Christmas Goose (pattern)

Description

The ornament is worked from the tail end through the body, neck, and head in the round in stockinette stitch. Short rows are used to shape the body. The wings and feet are knitted separately and attached to the body at the end.

Yarn, gauge, and recommended needles

As gauge is not critical for these ornaments, you can skip knitting a gauge swatch and use any yarn and needle size you prefer.
Choose your needle size based on the yarn's yardage (metres per gram). The thicker the yarn and the larger the needles, the larger your finished ornament will be.

Each pattern includes a small table with suggested needle sizes based on the yarn's yardage.

Materials

• Yarn of your choice.
• Circular needles for casting on (optional).
• Double-pointed needles.
• Stitch markers.
• Tapestry needle.
• White sewing thread.
• Ribbon or string for hanging, such as satin ribbon.
• Stuffing suitable for machine washing and spinning.

• Embroidery thread, beads, ribbons, or anything else you'd like to decorate your ornament with.

Relevant techniques

The video tutorials are in Danish, but you can enable subtitles in your preferred language using YouTube's subtitle settings.

• Judy's Magic Cast-On (video tutorial linked in the pattern).
• Increases and decreases.
• German short rows (double stitches).
• Make two (m2): Knit two stitches into one stitch, increasing by one stitch.

• Knit two together (k2tog).