This is a super simple pattern to make decorative knitted nests for mini chocolate eggs. It’s knitted on straight needles, so no fiddly dpns required. It’s also a great introduction to short row shaping, which I’ll write more about tomorrow.
Materials
Knitted Nest
Bulky weight yarn in a nestlike colour
Size 5.5mm needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)
Tapestry needle
Gauge
16 stst = 4inches in garter stitch (Note) You don’t have to get an exact gauge, you just need a dense fabric. Knit up some garter stitch using smaller than recommended needles, until you get a fabric that you can only see pinpricks of light through.
Pattern
CO 10 sts
*K10 sts
K5, yarn over and turn work
Sl1 purlwise, K4 (end of row)
K6, yarn over and turn work
Sl1 purlwise, K5 (end of row)
K7, yarn over and turn work
Sl1 purlwise, K6 (end of row)
K8, yarn over and turn work
Sl1 purlwise, K7 (end of row)
K10
repeat from * ten times
Cast off and sew together top and bottom of knitted fabric
(copyright Clare Doornbos 2008)
If you have any trouble with the pattern, or you think I may have made a mistake or you make one and you want to show me a photo, then please feel free to contact me, either here or through my Etsy shop http://nattyknits.etsy.com
