Book Review – 20 to Knit: Tiny Christmas Toys to Knit

“20 to Knit: Tiny Christmas Toys to Knit (Twenty to Make)” by Sachiyo Ishii is a must-have guide for knitters who love Christmas! The book contains 20 patterns for gorgeous, quick, and easy tiny Christmas toys that are perfect for knitters of all abilities. The projects are accompanied by clear, easy-to-follow patterns and fun photography, making it easy for knitters to follow along and create their own Christmas toys.

The book starts with a useful page of basic techniques, including making up, stuffing, and simple, decorative surface stitching. This is perfect for those who are new to knitting or need a refresher on the basics. The projects in the book range from a polar bear, angel, penguin, and robin to a Christmas pudding, bauble, snowman, and Santa with his sack, and many more cute and quirky Christmas ideas, all bursting with character.

All the projects are beautifully made, exquisitely designed, and very easy to make. They make perfect gifts and will delight young and old alike. Whether you’re knitting for your own family or as a gift for someone else, these tiny Christmas toys will be cherished for years to come.

“20 to Knit: Tiny Christmas Toys to Knit (Twenty to Make)“ is a great guide for knitters who want to make their own Christmas decorations and gifts. The patterns are easy to follow and the finished products are adorable and charming. This book is perfect for knitters of all levels and will provide hours of crafting fun during the holiday season.

Next Pattern:

Using your yarn stash is important to me throughout the year, but as I start to feel the end of the year coming on I get more excited about using things I already have in the house. Maybe that’s because I don’t want to go to a store in the thick of holiday shopping times, or I like the idea of having a little space in my stash when the new year rolls around.

It’s super satisfying to use up all the little odd balls you’ve made over the year (or years), and I have several stash busting blankets I work on when it’s cold and will maybe finish someday.

If you’d like to start a stash busting project that’s perfect for using up odd balls, check out the Soukish pattern from Neisha Abdulla. This pattern is made for fingering weight/sock yarn, and it’s worked in a tube with allover color work.

This is great for a couple of reasons. You don’t really have to weave in your ends when you can hide them in a tube (this is one time you might even get by just tying a knot when you change colors!) and you can change colors whenever you run out of yarn and it will look good.

Of course the pattern is made with blocks where the designer changed colors, but you can change yours more or less often as you need to make it work for your stash. You can use blank charts to design your own color combinations, or even your own stitch patterns if you like. You can also adjust the length of the scarf as needed or turn it into a cowl based on the amount of yarn you have.

This project looks like a lot of fun and would be a great thing to have on hand to stitch up and then to wear during the cold, gloomy months.

You can get a copy of the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Neisha Abdulla]

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