LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THIS PATTERN

This pattern is easy to follow with step-by-step instructions (21 pages with detailed instructions, tips, and photos illustrating the process)

SKILL LEVEL:

Intermediate

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Basic knitting stitches and basic sewing

FINISHED SIZE:

The ball is 65 mm in diameter.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS

● Any DK yarn of the following colors:

• gray – 22 g
• white, black, pink – leftovers
  ● two 60-mm DIY round Styrofoam balls, 60 mm in diameter
  ● four semi beads, black, 8-10 mm in diameter
  ● decorative cord, 35 cm or two lobster clasp rope keychain hooks
  ● a piece of satin ribbon 10-12 mm wide
  ● transparent glue
  ● 2.5-mm knitting needles or dpns

The baubles are made of Nako Bambino yarn (sport weight; 25% wool, 75% acrylic; 130m per 50g skein).
Suggested yarn:

• Kartopu Flora (sport weight; 100% acrylic; 230m per 100g skein),
• Kartopu Gonca (DK; 100% acrylic; 300m per 100g skein),
• YarnArt Baby (DK; 100% acrylic; 150m per 50g skein),
• YarnArt Elite (sport weight; 100% acrylic; 300m per 100g skein),
• Sufle by Moscow Yarn Company (DK; 100% acrylic; 292m per 100g skein),
• Baby by Troitsk Yarn (DK; 20% wool, 80% acrylic; 135m per 50g skein),
• Himalaya Hayal lux wool (worsted; 25% wool, 75% acrylic; 250m per 100g skein),
• Magic Babu joy (DK; 30% wool, 70% acrylic; 133m per 50g skein).

• The embroidery is done with fingering yarn: Kartopu Super Perle (fingering; 100% acrylic; 400m per 100g skein).
Suggested yarn:

• Kartopu Kristal (light fingering; 100% acrylic; 450m per 100g skein),
• New Kid’s by Pehorka (fingering; 100% acrylic; 199m per 50g skein),
• Nako Bon Bon Kristal (fingering; 100% acrylic; 475m per 100g skein),
• YarnArt Super Perle (fingering; 100% acrylic; 400m per 100g skein).