Holiday Knit and Crochet 2011 Pt 1.
I got really excited about knitting and crocheting decorations for winter/Christmas this year. It was so much fun and got me in the holiday spirit! I think I will have to make it a tradition that I make an ornament of some kind each year.
My first project was Oatmeal the snowman, a pattern by Rachel Borello Carroll. I fell in love with him the moment I saw him! I finished him on Halloween. As you can see, there was snow on Halloween, which I find ironic, as today is a snowless Christmas Day.
I used worsted weight instead of super bulky, so my snowman is probably about 7 inches high.
I used a knitted star pattern from Interweave to make an ornament. The color is off-white, though it looks a bit yellow in the photo. I really like stars and will try other patterns in the future. The only thing I disliked in this pattern is that there is a hole in the center.
I'm not sure when I officially finished crocheting these snowflakes, but I began them three years ago and thought I could quick crochet, block and stiffen them before we left to go home for Christmas that year. I was wrong. I made more snowflakes and tried a few different stiffeners until I found one I liked (Stiffy) and hurried to finish blocking them so that I could finally give them to my mom for Christmas this year (she has no idea I've been making them). The snowflakes are from the book 99 Snowflakes.
I finally got brave enough to try knitting a Christmas ball. I figured that if I could knit tiny stockings, this was probably manageable. This ball was a gift for my friend Joan. The pattern is Balls Up! I used fingering weight yarn, size 1 needles and a 2.5 inch styrofoam ball. I'll definitely make more of these next year!
Then I saw the cutest owl ornament in my life knit by Susan on Ravelry using the Owl Puffs pattern. Since Susan was so kind in sharing her modifications to make her version of the Owl Puff, I had to follow them. Yet another thing I will knit more of next year. And wouldn't this be cool as a Halloween ornament, too? Maybe in orange and black?
Stay tuned for the rest of the handmade holiday decor.
My first project was Oatmeal the snowman, a pattern by Rachel Borello Carroll. I fell in love with him the moment I saw him! I finished him on Halloween. As you can see, there was snow on Halloween, which I find ironic, as today is a snowless Christmas Day.
I used worsted weight instead of super bulky, so my snowman is probably about 7 inches high.
I had to make more of these (Knitted Mini Christmas Stockings from Little Cotton Rabbits) this year but added bells instead of buttons and tried some different fair isle patterns. My favorite is the heart in the middle--I think I might have to make a few more. Visit my Ravelry Project Page for details on the charts and mods to knit in the round.
I used a knitted star pattern from Interweave to make an ornament. The color is off-white, though it looks a bit yellow in the photo. I really like stars and will try other patterns in the future. The only thing I disliked in this pattern is that there is a hole in the center.
I'm not sure when I officially finished crocheting these snowflakes, but I began them three years ago and thought I could quick crochet, block and stiffen them before we left to go home for Christmas that year. I was wrong. I made more snowflakes and tried a few different stiffeners until I found one I liked (Stiffy) and hurried to finish blocking them so that I could finally give them to my mom for Christmas this year (she has no idea I've been making them). The snowflakes are from the book 99 Snowflakes.
I finally got brave enough to try knitting a Christmas ball. I figured that if I could knit tiny stockings, this was probably manageable. This ball was a gift for my friend Joan. The pattern is Balls Up! I used fingering weight yarn, size 1 needles and a 2.5 inch styrofoam ball. I'll definitely make more of these next year!
Then I saw the cutest owl ornament in my life knit by Susan on Ravelry using the Owl Puffs pattern. Since Susan was so kind in sharing her modifications to make her version of the Owl Puff, I had to follow them. Yet another thing I will knit more of next year. And wouldn't this be cool as a Halloween ornament, too? Maybe in orange and black?
Stay tuned for the rest of the handmade holiday decor.
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