MINI-CDPDELL xmas decorations by knitazoo
Adorn Your Xmas trtt with Swtt lit+le owls! New and funnY decorations for an original Christmas. You can uSt them as placcholder for a CoSY table and givt thtm to familY and friends as a lit+le gif+t for a luckY New Year.. if You can pe without thtm! Mini-Cordell is knitted on the round using double-pointed needles from bottom to head and is about 13 cm high from bottom to hat. I used a marled yarn ("Tormalina" by Silke by Arvier, made in Italy) but you can use whatever textured or boucle or marled yarn that will give a ruffled-up look to Mini-Cordell, or a metallic golden or silver yarn, perfect for the approaching holidays. Don't worry about the gauge, the thicker the yarn, the bigger the owl! Keep the right proportion between the main colour (bulkier, for the body) and the thinner yarn for beack and eye-patches. Choose safety eyes accordingly. Always use a needle that is one size smaller than the one recommended for the yarn, so that the stuffing will not come out.
MATERIAL:
One skein main colour (50 gr) is sufficient to knit 3-4 Mini-Cordells. Plus you will need a little amount of light yellow for the beack, a little amount of white for eye-patches and some red for the beanie. You can use the same white yarn also for the hat, or a bouclé yarn. Main colour: Tormalina (Silke by Arvier): 50% wool 50% acrylic, 50 gr 110m
Light yellow, white and red: (Titan wool, Zaffiro): 80% merinowool, 20% dralon. 50 gr 125 m/136 yds Soft bouclé white yarn: Australia (Roby), 18% wool, 82% polyester :ty eyes: 10 mm (better a little bigger than a little smaller!) - Stuffing - golden bell (option Double-pointed needles 4.5 (Us 7) for main colour and bouclé white, 3.5 (Us 4) for other colours - Tapestry needle - Stitch marker
ABBREVIATIONS:
co: cast on BO: bind off k: knit kf&b: knit one st front and back k2tog: knit two sts together (a right-slanting decrease) ssk: slip, slip, knit (a left-slanting decrease) sskpo: slip two sts knitwise without knitting, knit one, pass over the two sts pm: place marker sm: slip marker [] x times: means you have to repeat what is between parenthesis for given number of times ( ): the number in parenthesis is the number of stiches after completing the round. I-cord: work on two double-pointed needles. Put all your sts on one needle and work with a free needle. When you reach the end, do not turn but slide the sts back to the beginning of the needle. Pass the needle to the left hand, pull yarn tight and knit. You will obtain a cord.
NOTES:
Unless otherwise specified, you always use 3 double-pointed needles
Eye-patch (make 2)
CO 4 sts with white yarn and join in a round R1: kf&b all (8) R2: kf&b all (16) R3: knit all R4: BO all leaving a 15-20 cm tail that you will use for sewing up. I find it much easier to work on just two dpns when I knit the eye-patches, they are small and tricky!
Body
CO 6 sts with main colour and join in a round. Place marker to indicate beg. of round R1: kf&b all (12) R2: knit all R3: kf&b all (24) R4-5: knit all R6: [k1 kf&b] all (36) R7-8: knit all R9: [k2 kf&b] all (48) R10-15: knit R16: k2, ssk, k8, k2tog, k4, ssk, k8, k2tog, k4, ssk, k8, k2tog, k2 (42) R17-18: knit all R19: k2, ssk, k6, k2tog, k4, ssk, k6, k2tog, k4, ssk, k6, k2tog, k2 (36) R20-21: knit all R22: k15, pm, k18, pm, k3. R23: k13, k2tog, sm, ssk, k14, k2tog, sm, ssk, k1 (32) R24: knit all R25: k12, k2tog, sm, ssk, k12, k2tog, sm, ssk (28) Rearrange stitches as shown in picture, from the end of needle 3 to needle 1, from the beginning of needle 2 to needle 1.
R26: knit all R27: ssk, k10, k2tog, ssk, k10, k2tog (24)
Beanie
Change to white yarn. I used a soft bouclé. R1: knit all R2-3: purl all Sew the eye-patches to the body, then fix the safety eyes (not centred but on one side - or upwards as I did). Stuff the body and give it a rounded shape. Change to red yarn. R4-11: knit all (put a stitch marker in this round, so you know that you will have to stuff the hat only to this point.) R12: [k2tog, k6] 3 times. R13-14: knit all R15: k13, [kf&b] 2 times, k1, [kf&b] 2 times, k3 R16: [k2tog, k5] 2 times, put the following st on a spare yarn, kl, put the following on the spare yarn, k2tog, put the following on the spare yarn, kl, put the following on the spare yarn,k3. See picture:
You will need these four sts to knit the I-cord later on. R17-18: knit all R19: [k2tog, k4] 3 times R20-21: knit all Stuff the hat until the stitch marker. R22: [k2tog, k3] 3 times R23-24: knit all R25: [k2tog, k2] 3 times R26-27: knit all R28: [k2tog] 4 times, k1. Thread yarn through. Sew the little bell on top or make a small white ponpon if you like.
I-cord:
Move two sts from one spare yarn to one dpn. To know how to knit a I-cord, see Abbreviations at the previous page. Knit I-cord for 15 rounds. Leave it on hold. Move the other two sts from spare yarn to one dpn. Knit I-cord for 15 rounds. Pair the two dpns and knit sts together (pick one stitch from the dpn in front and one from the dpn in the back and knit together). Break yarn, thread through and weave in ends.
Beack:
With light yellow yarn. CO 13 sts leaving a 10 cm tail that you will use for sewing up, and join in a round. R1: knit all R2: k5, sskpo, k5 R3: knit all R4: k4, sskpo, k4 R5: k3, sskpo, k3 R6: k2, sskpo, k2 Thread yarn through rem sts and close. Lightly stuff (optional) and sew beack between the eyes, sew tip to the body.
Wings (make 2)
With main colour. CO 12 sts leaving a 15-20 cm tail that you will use for sewing up, and join in a round. R1-6: knit all R7: k2tog, k5, kf&b, k4 R8: k2tog, k5, kf&b, k4 R9: knit all R10: k2tog around R11: k2tog around Thread yarn through and sew to upper part of the body. Well dont! I wish You all a very.
