Fair Isle Holiday Ornaments by Sunne Meyer

Fair Isle Holiday Ornaments

Knitting
Aran (8 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 25.5 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
442 yards (404 m)
round or long
English
This pattern is available for $6.00 USD
buy it now or visit pattern website

Choose from a traditional round shape, or try something different with the longer variation of these classic holiday ornaments. Knit up your favorite motif or even try your hand at designing your own colorwork pattern to create a truly custom gift.

Finished Measurements:
Round Ornament: 10¾“ (27.3 cm) circumference x 5½” (14 cm) tall
Long Ornament: 7¼“ (18.4 cm) circumference x 6” (15.2 cm) tall

Yarn
Cloudborn Fibers Highland Worsted 100% Fine Highland Wool, 3.5oz/100g (221yds/202m); 2 skeins, 1 each of contrasting colors (shown in Ecru/Scarlet)
Each ornament takes 10-30 yds (9-27.5 m)per color; two full skeins will produce 6-10 ornaments, depending on the patterning

Gauge
24 sts x 25.5 rnds = 4” (10 cm) of steam-blocked stockinette in the round

Needles
US 6 (4 mm) DPNs or needles for working very small circumferences OR size needed to get the correct gauge

Notions
Waste yarn
Spare needles (for closing provisional cast on)
Tapestry needle
Crochet hook, size F (for provisional cast on and chain)