addiExpress instructions
Last-Minute-Baumschmuck: Weihnachtskugeln umstricken
Want new Christmas tree decorations? Simply crank yourself a woolly cover - opaque or transparent, plain or with glitter - these instructions are perfect for using leftover wool.
Filled with Christmas baubles or filling material, individual tree decorations are created in a new guise.
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What you need:
- Yarn: You can use any yarn with a needle size between 2-8 mm that can be cranked with a knitting machine. Small scraps of a few grams are sufficient.
- addiExpress Professional knitting machine
- Christmas tree baubles or filling material + suspension
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Scissors and wool needle
Size:
- For balls with a diameter of up to 8 cm (3.1")
Upcycling from wool scraps
Fancy some new Christmas tree decorations?
Fancy some new Christmas tree decorations? Whether you want to give your old baubles a new look or you're still missing baubles - with the small addiExpress machine you can knit a woolly cover in no time at all.
- Variant 1: Balls with an embroidered cover. When stretched, the ball colour is still visible through the knitted fabric
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Variant 2: If the double height is cranked, the knitted fabric becomes so dense that the ball underneath is no longer visible.
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Variant 3: The ball cover is stuffed with wadding or yarn remnants instead of a ball
This is how it works:
Last minute: Knitting Christmas baubles
Cast on stitches with the standard cast-on yarn in the round.
Depending on the size of your desired ball, crank a single height of:
- up to Ø 4 cm (1.6") approx. 10 rounds
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up to Ø 6 cm (2.4") approx. 14 rounds
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up to Ø 8 cm (3.2") approx. 18 rounds
For variant 2, crank twice as many rounds.
Depending on the elasticity of the yarn and the desired density, you can adjust the number of rounds slightly.
- Fewer rounds = tighter and more translucent fit on the ball
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More rounds = looser fit and closer knit
Bind off the knitted fabric from the machine by threading all the stitches with the red sewing needle.
- Pull the knitted fabric together at the bottom and sew the closed end with the thread at the end.
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Fill the knitted ball with a Christmas bauble or filling material.
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Pull the upper end together around the suspension, knot and sew the end well.
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Optionally, a suspension or the end thread can be used as a hanging loop for self-filled baubles.
This is how it works:
Last minute: Knitting Christmas baubles
Cast on stitches with the standard cast-on yarn in the round.
Depending on the size of your desired ball, crank a single height of:
- up to Ø 4 cm (1.6") approx. 10 rounds
-
up to Ø 6 cm (2.4") approx. 14 rounds
-
up to Ø 8 cm (3.2") approx. 18 rounds
For variant 2, crank twice as many rounds.
Depending on the elasticity of the yarn and the desired density, you can adjust the number of rounds slightly.
- Fewer rounds = tighter and more translucent fit on the ball
-
More rounds = looser fit and closer knit
Bind off the knitted fabric from the machine by threading all the stitches with the red sewing needle.
- Pull the knitted fabric together at the bottom and sew the closed end with the thread at the end.
-
Fill the knitted ball with a Christmas bauble or filling material.
-
Pull the upper end together around the suspension, knot and sew the end well.
-
Optionally, a suspension or the end thread can be used as a hanging loop for self-filled baubles.
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