Snowflake Christmas Ornament Pattern

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This Ornament is easy to whip up...so you can have allot of them on hand for gifts. And it will use up those bits of yarn you don't know what to do with.

Snow Flake Christmas Ornament Pattern

MATERIALS

Needles:
4 double pointed needles (size 2)
Darning Needle

Yarn:

Finger weight in Light Blue and White
(or any colors in your stash)

Notions:

Wool for stuffing

DIRECTIONS

With LT Blue Cast on 4 stitches and divide between three needles

Round 1: kfb of all stitches (8sts)
Round 2: Repeat round 1 (16sts)
Round 3: K
Round 4: ^K1,kfb^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (24 sts)
Round 5: K
Round 6: ^K2, kfb^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (32 sts)
Round 7: K
Round 8: ^K3, kfb^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (40 sts)
Round 9: K
Round 10: ^K4, kfb^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (48 sts)
Round 11: K
Round 12: ^K7, kfb^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (54 sts)
Round 13: K
Round 14: Using white ^K8, kfb^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (60 sts)
Round 15: K every stitch in a 1sts white 1sts blue pattern to end
Round 16: Using white ^K14, kfb^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (64 sts)
Round 17: Using Blue K
Round 18: Using Blue ^k15, kfb^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (68 sts)
Round 19 – 35 follow chart

Note: On chart X are Lt Blue and the blank squares are white

Forgive my chart my printer wouldn't scan

Round 36: Using Blue ^K15, K2tog^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (64 sts)

Round 37: Using Blue K
Round 38: Using White ^K14, K2tog^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (60 sts)
Round 39: K every stitch ina a 1sts white 1 sts blue pattern to end
Round 40: Using White ^K8, K2tog^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (54 sts)
From rows 41 – 54 Use Blue
Round 41: K
Round 42: ^K7, K2tog^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (48 sts)
Round 43: ^K

At this point you will want to stuff your ornament.

To stuff an ornament and get a nice round shape (not all lumpy) make a round nest and put lavender in it, lavender will help keep the bugs away if you are using wool.

Pull the wool around the lavender making it a ball keep on making flat sheets and adding it around the ball until it is slightly larger than your ornament. Carefully stuff this in your ornament try not to let the stitches slip off.

Round 44: ^K4,K2tog^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (40 sts)

Round 45: K
Round 46: ^K3,K2tog^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (32 sts)
Round 47: K
Round 48: ^K2,K2tog^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (24 sts)
Round 49: K
Round 50: ^K1,K2tog^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (16 sts)
Round 51 K
Round 52-54 ^K2tog^ (repeat between the ^ ^ to end) (2sts)

With the remaining 2sts work in I cord for two inches

Break off yarn and thread it through remaining sts.
Weave it into you work
The I cord gives it a very nice finish, don't you think.