Bauble of Love

Here’s a sweet little Bauble to share with your favorite person on Valentine’s Day. Or maybe you’ll opt to make a bunch of them to hang on a garland or tree to make things a bit more festive in February. Either way, it will be a Bauble of Love!

The ornament is knit top down, starting with an adorable, rolled turtleneck collar. After finishing the increases, you’ll work 20 rounds of stranded knitting before starting the decreases.

The bauble cover is designed to fit a 2.63” / 67 mm plastic ornament. For the last few rounds, you will be creating your stitches with the plastic bauble nestled inside the knitted fabric. For your safety, please do not use a glass ornament to create this project!

Techniques Used:
German Twisted cast on
Small diameter knitting in the round
Stranded knitting
Knit front and back increases
Knit 2 together decreases

Materials Needed:
Yarn:
30 yards each of MC and CC, fingering weight yarn
Sample used 2 Madelinetosh Unicorn Tails, colorways Tart (CC) and Scout (MC).

Needles:
US 1 / 2.25 mm DPNs or 32” / 81 cm circular needle or size needed to achieve gauge

Notions and additional materials:
Removable stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Plastic ornament, 2.63” / 67 mm diameter

Finished Measurements:
Fits a 2.63” / 67 mm plastic ornament with negative ease.

Gauge: 18 sts and 23 rounds over 2”/ 5 cm in stranded knitting in the round

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knit. If you find a mistake, need pattern support or are interested in private knitting lessons please write to info@theknittingtutor.net.