Knitted Strawberries by Gabrielle Vézina

Knitted Strawberries

Knitting
September 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in St st after stuffing.
US 6 - 4.0 mm
320 yards (293 m)
3 3/4” circumference at widest part and 2 1/4" high (not including stem).
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $3.25.

Designer Gabrielle Vézina

Finished Size 3 3/4” circumference at widest part and 2 1/4” high (not including stem).

Yarn Spud and Chloë Sweater (55% superwash wool, 45% organic cotton; 160 yd 146 m/3 1/2 oz 100 g): #7518 barn (red, MC), #7502 grass or #7514 turtle (green, CC), 1 skein each (see Notes). Yarn distributed by Blue Sky Alpacas.

Needles Sizes 6 (4 mm): set of double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Marker (m); tapestry needle; stuffing (see Notes).

Gauge 19 sts and 26 rnds = 4” in St st after stuffing.

Work these Knitted Strawberries in the round from the bottom up, then sew on a crown of leaves. You can get about twenty berries from one skein of the main color!