Inspired by the classic Ukrainian Easter eggs, this version uses stranded knitting and embroidered accents with fingering-weight yarn, to create ornaments perfect for Easter or Christmas. Use the traditional colors shown in the samples, create your own colorway to coordinate with your decor, or use scraps from previous projects.
Finished size of eggs as written is 3-3.5" high.
These ornaments work up quickly, about 2 hours per egg. However, they are not recommended for someone new to colorwork, as increases and decreases can be abrupt, and are coupled with stranded knitting on both right and wrong sides. Some
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Inspired by the classic Ukrainian Easter eggs, this version uses stranded knitting and embroidered accents with fingering-weight yarn, to create ornaments perfect for Easter or Christmas. Use the traditional colors shown in the samples, create your own colorway to coordinate with your decor, or use scraps from previous projects.
Finished size of eggs as written is 3-3.5" high.
These ornaments work up quickly, about 2 hours per egg. However, they are not recommended for someone new to colorwork, as increases and decreases can be abrupt, and are coupled with stranded knitting on both right and wrong sides. Some previous knowledge of embroidery is also helpful. This pattern is charted.
Amanda Carrigan
Knit
12 Eggs approx, 3.5" high
Palette Yarn, Bare Palette Fingering Yarn, Stroll Sock Yarn, Gloss Fingering Yarn, Chroma Fingering Sock Yarn
1,155yds
Wool & Blends
Fingering
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