Cute Ways to Wrap and Decorate for the Holidays from Our Readers

December 11, 2014 by Sarah White 1 Comment

I love getting user submissions because there’s no way I can keep up with all the yarny goodness happening out there in the world without a few spies. If you ever have anything to share, whether it’s a pattern on your blog or something you see somewhere else that you just love, you can click on that link at the top of the page that says “suggest a DIY” and give me all the details.

That said, here are a few great posts my readers have shared recently that revolve around the theme of getting ready for Christmas and wrapping presents. A couple use knitting and a couple just use yarn, but they’re all cute.

On the knitting front, there’s this super cute Santa Knit Gift Card Holder from Kara at Petals to Picots. Inspired by Santa’s suit, this is a fun way to give a gift card, use up little bit of yarn and make a present that doubles as a decoration.

And Dee Hardwicke has a really cute “pot stand” with a reindeer worked in stranded knitting back and forth in rows. It’s really pretty and would be great to use as a hot pad or an extra large coaster for your hot chocolate.

In the yarn but not knit category we have purl3agony’s cute yarn-wrapped Christmas ornaments (I love the one with the buttons!) and the super-cute ice cream cone themed wrapping decoration from Let’s Wrap Stuff.

Do you add yarny embellishments to your packages, or your tree? I’d love to hear about it!

Looking for more Christmas themed Knitting patterns? Check out some of our favorite Knitting patterns on Etsy and

These Christmas Knitting Pattern Books on Amazon

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Heather Cummings says
December 13, 2014 at 4:33 am
I also use knitting patterns that are on a grid like this for Cross Stitch! 🙂

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Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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