Difficulty Rating: N.E. W.T
Potion Ingredients Reqired Skills. Sock yarn in white, red/orange, and green. Knitting in the round Four size 1 double-pointed needles I-cord Polyester Stuffing or small bits of yarn Various increases and decreases: Make one, with which to stuff the earings. knit in front and back, knit two together One pair earing hooks. Stitch marker and needle for weaving in ends
Introduction
These delightful earrings are worn by Luna Lovegood, a rather eccentric fourth year Ravenclaw. She believes that they enhance the ability to accept the extraordinary. Which is what you must be open to to be her friend. She'll tell you to look out for Nargles, beware of Wrackspurts, and take you on vacation to look for Crumple-Horned Snorkacks! These earrings are hard if you can't handle small stitches, but well worth the time and effort. Abreviations: M1 = make one BO = bind off/ cast off rep = repeat CO = cast on rnds = rounds K = knit P = purl Kf&b = knit in the front and back of a sitch pm = place marker K2tog = knit 2 together
Bulb (make 2)
CO 2 sts in white. Work I-cord for 4 rnds. Next row: K1, M1, K1 - 3 sts (divide onto 3 needles) Rnd 1: Kf&b, rep around - 6 sts Rnd 2: pm, K1, Kf&b, rep around - 9sts Rnd 3: K2, Kf&b, rep around - 12 sts Rnd 4: K3, Kf&b, rep around - 15 sts Cut white and change to red/orange. Rnd 5: K4, Kf&b, rep around - 18 sts Rnd 6: K5, Kf&b, rep around - 21 sts Rnd 7: K6, Kf&b, rep around - 24 sts Rnd 8: Knit Rnd 9: Knit Rnd 10: K6, K2tog, rep around - 21 sts Rnd 11: Knit Rnd 12: K5, K2tog, rep around - 18 sts Rnd 13: Knit Rnd 14: K2, K2tog, [K4, K2tog] twice, end K2 - 15 sts Rnd 15:Knit Rnd 16: K1, K2tog, [K3, K2tog] twice, end K2 - 12 sts Now is a good time to weave in the ends, and stuff the earin Rnd 17: K2tog around - 6 sts Cut yarn, leaving a 6 inch tail, and draw yarn through remaining sts. Stem (make 2) With green, CO 2 sts work a 1' I-cord
Leaves (make 2)
With green, CO 4 sts Row 1 and every alternate row: Purl Row 2 : K2, M1, K2 -5 sts Row 4: Kf&b, K3, Kf&b - 7 sts Row 6: Kf&b, K5, Kf&b - 9 sts Row 8: K2, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K2 - 7sts Row 10: K1, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K1 - 5 sts Row 12: K2tog, K1, K2tog - 3 sts Row 14: Knit Row 16: Kf&b, K1, Kf&b - 5 sts Row 18: K1, Kf&b, K1, Kf&b, K1 - 7 sts Row 20: K2, Kf&b, K1, Kf&b, K2 - 9 sts Row 22: K2tog, K5, K2tog - 7 sts Row 24: K2tog, K3, K2tog - 5 sts Row 26: K2, K2tog, K1 - 4 sts Row 27: BO in Purl Sew the center of the leaves to the top of the raddish, then sew the stem to the center of the leaves, bending it over to make a loop. Attach the earing hook to the stem.
