{"id":2488,"date":"2013-12-19T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T19:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?p=2488"},"modified":"2020-08-06T14:37:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T21:37:58","slug":"fancy-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/2013\/12\/19\/fancy-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Fancy Balls ::: a free ornament pattern!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Only 6 more sleeps &#8217;till Christmas, and I must admit, I am not the most organized of holiday creators&#8230; so I&#8217;m scrambling to put together a few last-minute knits to add to my crop of gifts this year!<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/fancy-balls\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Fancy Balls\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tincanknits.com\/images\/blog-GWN-fancyballs.jpg?resize=600%2C314\" alt=\"Fancy Balls\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Fancy Balls by Tin Can Knits\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/fancy-balls\">Fancy Balls<\/a> and <a title=\"Little Sock Ornaments by Tin Can Knits\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/little-sock-ornaments\">Little Sock Ornaments<\/a>&#8230; two perfect holiday patterns!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alexa just showed off her adorable rainbow of little socks <a title=\"Wee\u00a0Socks\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/2013\/12\/16\/wee-socks\/\">[check out this post!]<\/a>, but you can also try our <a title=\"Fancy Balls by TIn Can Knits\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/fancy-balls\">Fancy Balls<\/a> &#8211; a free pattern from Great White North!\u00a0 You can mix and match colours, knit them in any yarn you like <em>(we made ours in Indigo Moon Superwash Merino Fingering)<\/em>.\u00a0 High-contrast combinations work best!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Other patterns from GREAT WHITE NORTH:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tincanknits.com\/pattern-GWN-snowflake.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"Snowflake\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tincanknits.com\/images\/GWN-snowflake-tmb-adult.jpg?resize=150%2C194\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tincanknits.com\/pattern-GWN-fancyballs.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"Fancy Balls\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tincanknits.com\/images\/GWN-fancyballs-tmb-c.jpg?resize=150%2C194\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tincanknits.com\/pattern-GWN-drift.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"Drift Shawl\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tincanknits.com\/images\/GWN-drift-tmb-shawl.jpg?resize=150%2C194\" alt=\"Drift Shawl\" width=\"150\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tincanknits.com\/pattern-GWN-bonbontoque.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"Bon Bon Hat\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tincanknits.com\/images\/GWN-bonbontoque-tmb-adult.jpg?resize=150%2C194\" alt=\"Bon Bon Hat\" width=\"150\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tincanknits.com\/pattern-GWN-bonbonmittens.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"Bon Bon Mittens\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tincanknits.com\/images\/GWN-bonbonmittens-tmb-02.jpg?resize=150%2C194\" alt=\"Bon Bon Mittens\" width=\"150\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tincanknits.com\/pattern-GWN-littlesocks.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"Little Socks\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tincanknits.com\/images\/GWN-littlesocks-tmb-a.jpg?resize=150%2C194\" alt=\"Little Socks\" width=\"150\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tincanknits.com\/pattern-GWN-marshmallow.html\"><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"Drift Shawl\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tincanknits.com\/images\/GWN-marshmallow-tmb-adult4.jpg?resize=150%2C194\" alt=\"Drift Shawl\" width=\"150\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tincanknits.com\/pattern-GWN-talldarkhandsome.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"Tall Dark and Handsome\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tincanknits.com\/images\/GWN-tdh-tmb-hat-c.jpg?resize=150%2C194\" alt=\"Tall Dark and Handsome\" width=\"150\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tincanknits.com\/pattern-GWN-snowflake.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"Snowflake Sweater\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tincanknits.com\/images\/GWN-snowflake-tmb-child.jpg?resize=150%2C194\" alt=\"Snowflake Sweater\" width=\"150\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Following Tin Can Knits standards, all the patterns in Great White North are sized from baby to grandpa; so you can make matching hats, scarves, and cowls, and mittens for the entire family.\u00a0 We have included some very simple patterns that would be perfect for new knitters, as well as more complex and challenging knits like snowflake and drift.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/snowflake-123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tincanknits.com\/images\/GWN-snowflake-16.jpg?resize=609%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"609\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who doesn&#8217;t love &#8216;Red Is Best&#8217;?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Like these designs?<\/strong>\u00a0 The best way to keep in touch and hear about our new designs is to get <a title=\"Tin Can Knits Email Updates\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/k5p8L\">our email updates<\/a>.\u00a0 They are designed to inspire and instruct, and let you know about our designs and <a title=\"Tin Can Knits Techniques\" href=\"http:\/\/tincanknits.com\/techniques.html\">tutorials<\/a> as we create them.\u00a0 We hope to hear from you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only 6 more sleeps &#8217;till Christmas, and I must admit, I am not the most organized of holiday creators&#8230; 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