A Couple of Cute Christmas Projects

It’s been well established that I am not even ready to talk about thinking about getting ready for Christmas. But. Maybe you are? Good for you.

And the good news is you’re not a lone, as lots of folks are already getting into the Christmas spirit.

Recently I spied this cute — and totally simple — snowflake hat on the Yarnspirations site. It’s knit flat in stockinette stitch, has minimal shaping, and the snowflake is worked in duplicate stitch once the knitting is done. Easy peasy and a great way to add some holiday to your wardrobe without knitting a holiday jumper. Not that there’s anything wrong with holiday jumpers.

And Kat at Just Crafty Enough knit up a little scalloped trim that because a super cute Christmas tree ornament. I love the little beads and think this would be awesome in a bigger version as a decoration for the table or the mantlepiece.

Are you thinking about holiday knitting yet? I’d love to know what you’re working on.

[Photos via Yarnspirations and Just Crafty Enough.]

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If you’re looking for a sweater knitting pattern that uses up some of your stash and allows you to make just the sweater you want, the Marlina Rib by Shay Johson might be just the thing.

It’s worked with two strands of fingering weight yarn held together to make a DK weight gauge, so you can use the same two yarns throughout or change one or both regularly for an even more colorful look.

The pattern has options to make it either a crewneck or a henley style with buttons, tapered or relaxed sleeves, and a straight hemline or a split hem with buttons (which sounds so cute if you do the henley with split hem and match the buttons on both parts).

It’s also knit from the top down so you can make the body and the sleeves as long as you want. There are 10 sizes available in the pattern, with a chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 81.5 to 172.5 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 4-6 inches/10-15 cm of positive ease at the chest.

The pattern page on Ravelry includes tons of measurements and yardage estimates so you can make sure you’ll get a good fit for your body before you even buy the pattern. Shay also shows a few variations of the sweater so you can see how different options look before you decide how you want to put them together.

The stitch pattern is 1×2 ribbing, which is really easy to do and gives a look almost like fisherman’s rib that’s relaxed and easy to wear.

This sweater looks like a great option for people who are somewhat new to sweater knitting or those who love to have lots of customization options (because it’s like getting multiple sweater patterns in one!).

Check out all the details and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself at Ravelry.

[Photo: Shay Johnson]

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