Spring Whimsy
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Knitted Easter egg in DROPS Fiesta and Drops Kid-Silk. The piece is worked in the round with English rib. Theme: Easter.
DROPS Extra 0-1659
DROPS Design: Pattern fs-022
Yarn group A + B or C
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SIZE:
Circumference = 13 cm. Length = 8 cm.
YARN:
DROPS FIESTA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
50 g colour 14 rainbow sprinkles / 17 sunshine / 37 fairy lights
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
25 g colour 01, off white
1 egg weighs approx. 11 g with wadding.
ACCESSORIES:
Wadding.
NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3.5 MM.
KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 42 rows in height, with English rib and 1 strand of each quality on needle size 3.5 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
20 stitches in width and 27 rows in height, with stocking stitch and 1 strand of each quality on needle size 3.5 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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EASTER EGG – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked in the round with double pointed needles, bottom up.
EASTER EGG:
Cast on 22 stitches with double pointed needles size 3.5 mm, 1 strand DROPS Fiesta and 1 strand Drops Kid-Silk (2 strands) – leave a strand-end of 10 cm to use when assembling.
Work in the round as follows:
ROUND 1:
* Make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch purl-wise, knit 1 *, work from *-* to end of round.
ROUND 2:
* Purl together the yarn over and slipped stitch, make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch purl-wise *, work from *-* to end of round.
ROUND 3:
* Make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch purl-wise, knit together the yarn over and slipped stitch *, work from *-* to end of round.
Work ROUNDS 2 and 3 until the piece measures 7 cm, finishing after ROUND 3. Remember to maintain the knitting tension.
Now decrease for the top of the egg as follows:
ROUND 4:
* Purl together the first/next yarn over and stitch, knit 1 *, work from *-* to end of round.
Work rib (purl 1, knit 1) for 4 rounds.
Knit 2 together across all stitches on the next round = 11 stitches.
Cut the strands, pull them through the remaining stitches, tighten and fasten well.
Fill the egg with wadding. Using the strand from the beginning and tack up and down through the cast-on stitches, tighten and fasten well.
LOOP:
Cut 1 strand of Drops Kid-Silk, 15 cm in length. Pull the strand through the top of the egg and tie the ends together.
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