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Do You Know the Velvet Acorn?

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velvet acorn designsIf you’ve ever looked at knitting or crochet patterns on Pinterest, you’ve probably seen patterns from the Velvet Acorn.

Designer Heidi May has hundreds of patterns she sells on etsy, which are inspired by nature and styled beautifully and usually pictured on super adorable kids (though her patterns are sized from littles through adults). You can also check them out at a glance on Pinterest.

She does a lot of hats and scarves, but also totally cute pullovers like the Azel Pullover, which uses super bulky yarn and is a super simple knit no matter what size you make. She’s also the designer behind adorable head gear like the Burton Bear Cowl and the Failynn Fox Cowl, both of which I would totally make for my daughter and me.

Her patterns are priced at $5.50 each, and most of them use bulky yarn and simple stitches for quick work that you’ll love to make and wear or gift to a little one in your life.

Have you ever knit (or pinned) any of these patterns? I’d love to hear about it! And if you are or know a great knitwear designer you’d like to see featured, let me know!

[Photos via the Velvet Acorn on etsy.]

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  2. Her patterns are great! I have knit one before and the directions are very good and her designs awesome!

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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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