Pin Wheel Christmas Tree Ornament by Gina B. Ahrens

Materials:
Left over Carion Christmas yarn or any Christmas yarn

Keyplate:
Dot 3

Directions:
Cast on 6 stitches with WY.....Hang the small weighted hem instead of the large one or a claw weight.....K 4 r.........Switch to MC........K 8 r.......Insert tool into stitches 6 rows down and bring them up to the needles so that each needle has two stitches on it.......Push needle to FWP with latches open and K1r slowly.......K 7 r...... Insert tool into stitches 6 rows down and bring them up to the needles so that each needle has two stitches on it.......Push needle to FWP with latches open and K1r slowly.......K 7 r...... Insert tool into stitches 6 rows down and bring them up to the needles so that each needle has two stitches on it.......Push needle to FWP with latches open and K1r slowly.......K 7 r...... Insert tool into stitches 6 rows down and bring them up to the needles so that each needle has two stitches on it.......Push needle to FWP with latches open and K1r slowly.......K 7 r...... Insert tool into stitches 6 rows down and bring them up to the needles so that each needle has two stitches on it.......Push needle to FWP with latches open and K1r slowly.......K 7 r...... Insert tool into stitches 6 rows down and bring them up to the needles so that each needle has two stitches on it.......Push needle to FWP with latches open and K1r slowly.......Cast off onto WY leaving a two foot length.........Graft WY stitches together and then run a gathering stitch through the stitches on side.........Pull to gather and tie off........Push gathered stitches in towards center and flatten out edges to form your ornament.....It should be a fairly flat 2 inch ornament.....Cut a 2 inch circle from poster board and glue knitting to it making sure to hide the one short end of yarn and leaving the longer one to hang out on one edge......Glue or sew small beads or sequins randomly around ornament and crochet a chain to hang it by using the long end that is hanging out on the edge.....

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