KNITTED TREES  

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The ones in the picture use two strands of double knit together to make a chunky yarn, and 6mm needles but you could use chunky yarn, or double knit yarn and 4 mm needles to make smaller trees.

 

Make a loop.

Row 1: Increase (see below)

Row 2: Increase in both stitches

Row 3: Knit all the stitches

Row 4: Knit all the stitches

*Row 5: Increase in the first stitch, knit to the last stitch, inc.

Row 6: Knit all the stitches

Row 7: Knit all the stitches*

*Repeat these three rows until there are 16 stitches*

Cast-off 5 stitches, knit 6, cast off the remaining stitches. Cut the yarn and feed it back through the loop - pull tight.

Join a new colour to the remaining 6 stitches.

Knit 4 rows.

Cast off.

Weave in ends.

Sew onto a card or peg onto strings.

 

To Increase - Knit into the front of the stitch, do not slip the stitch off the needle, put the needle back into the stitch and knit it again to make another stitch.

KNITTEDHEARTS

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The ones in the picture use two strands of double knit together to make a chunky yarn and 6mm needles, but you could use chunky yarn, or double knit yarn and 4 mm needles to make smaller hearts.

 

Cast on 2 stitches. 

Rows 1: Increase in the first stitch (see below), increase in the second stitch. 

Row 2: Increase in the first stitch, knit 2, increase in the last stitch. Rows 3 - 6: knit all the stitches

Push the knitting to the end of the needle. Break the wool. 

Cast on 2 stitches on the same needle.

Repeat rows 1 – 6. Push the two sections of knitting together.

Row 7: Knit 5 stitches. Knit 2 together (one stitch from the first block and one from the next block), knit 5 stitches.

*Row 8: Knit

*Row 9: Knit 2 together, knit to last 2 stitches, knit 2 together

 

* Repeat these 2 rows until there are 3 stitches left.

Next row: Knit 2 together, knit 1

Last row: Knit 2 together

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Cut the wool. Slip the last stitch off the needle. Pass the tail of the wool through the loop. Pull tight.  

Weave in ends.

Sew onto a card or peg onto strings.

 

To Increase - Knit into the front of the stitch, do not slip the stitch off the needle, put the needle back into the stitch and knit it again to make another stitch.