Christmas Balls 2020

This advent calendar includes a basic pattern to make 24 Christmas Ball designs. **ROWAN Alpaca Soft DK** You will need the following colours and quantities to knit all 24 balls: 201 Simply White x 4 balls (200g / 500 m / 548 yds) 206 Deep Rose x 3 balls (150g / 375 m / 411 yds) 215 Clover x 1 ball (50g / 125 m / 137 yds) **GAUGE** Make sure that your gauge is 23 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm (4 inches). If you knit looser than that, you must go down a size in needles to get the correct gauge indicated; otherwise, you will run out of 201 Simply White and possibly also 206 Deep Rose. **STUFFING** Use 100% wool batting for stuffing because it makes the balls firmer and suppler and they keep their shape. Although this material is more expensive, you will need less filling per ball. Choose natural white or beige colours. Figure on about 20 gr / .70 oz per ball