Moon (pattern)

Description

The moon is worked from the center, with two identical halves worked separately. Short rows are used to create the moon's curved shape.

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.
• 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).
• Decreases.
• Centered double decrease.
• German short rows (double stitches).