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

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Chirstmas ornaments and wrappings using yarn.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

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.