Tiny Woolly Nest

Tiny Woolly Nest Knitting Pattern

Requirements

Small amount of chunky yarn, I used Drops Nepal.  If you want to felt the finished nest please use wool yarn.

5mm double point needles

Sewing up needle

Washing machine for felting

Mini Egg (or you could felt your own)

Instructions

Cast on 35 stitches, share over three needles and get ready to knit in the round being careful not to twist the stitches.

Row 1 Knit

Row 2 Purl

Row 3 *K6 k front and back of next stitch* repeat around (40 stitches)

Row 4 Purl

Row 5 Knit

Row 6 Purl

Row 7 Knit

Row 8 Purl

Row 9 *ssk k6 k2tog* repeat around (32 stitches)

Row 10 and all other even rows purl

Row 11 *ssk k4 k2tog* repeat around (24 stitches)

Row 13 *ssk k2 k2tog* repeat around (16 stitches)

Row 15 *ssk k2tog* (8 stitches)

Cut yarn and thread through remaining stitches to bind off.

You can keep the nest as it is or you can throw it into the washing machine to felt it.