K098 Christmas tree bauble or decoration Tiger Girl and Boy by Zabelina

LANGUAGE:

English

FLAT and IN ROUNDS:

The pattern provides instructions for both knitting with two knitting needles back and forth (flat) and knitting with five knitting needles in rounds.

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 or sport yarn of the following colors:

• brown - 3 g
• white – 5 g
• yellow – 12 g
• leftovers of pink and black yarn
  • two 60-mm DIY round Styrofoam balls
  • four black semi beads (8-10 mm in diameter)
  • wadding polyester
  • 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).