Dogwood Leaf Hair Ties

The Dogwood Leaf Hair Ties are a charming and stylish hair accessory that will add a touch of elegance to any hairdo. These quick and easy projects require very little yarn, making them perfect for stash-busting. The pattern is versatile and can be transformed into a unique gift wrap tie, belt, garland, backpack charm, or a bookmark by simply making the I-Cord longer.

This Free Knitting project is completely seamless and features techniques such as Judy’s Magic Cast On, an I-Cord, and knitting in the round. It’s a fun and easy way to learn something new while watching the leaves grow on your needles. The pattern includes clear instructions and detailed photographs, making it easy to follow even for those new to knitting.

The Dogwood Leaf Hair Ties are perfect for knitters of all skill levels, and you can make a bunch of colorful leaves for yourself or give them away as gifts. They make for great presents for the holidays or birthdays.

So if you’re looking for a fun, free and easy Kntting project that will add style to your hair or can be used as a decor item or a gift, Dogwood Leaf Hair Ties is the perfect pattern for you! Get your needles and yarn ready and start knitting your own Dogwood Leaf Hair Ties today!

For the past few years I’ve taken part in a Christmas in July blog hop that encourages people to get a jump on their making for holiday gifts.

I love to use yarn I already have for these projects in the hope that people will consider what they already have that they can use to make projects for themselves or to give as gifts.

This year it was a couple of knit baskets made using partial balls of yarn left in my stash from other projects.

They use the same basic pattern but the first one is made with two colors of bulky yarn, and the second used two strands of worsted weight yarn held together, which made the gauge about the same, but I cast on fewer stitches to make a smaller version.

The bottom of the basket is square, though you can make them rectangular if you’d rather. Then I just knit up the sides in rounds until I was about to run out of yarn. This gave both baskets rather short sides — maybe more like a tray than a basket — but you can keep knitting as long as you like to make the sides of your basket as tall as you want.

They’re worked in seed stitch, which keeps the edges from curling and adds a nice texture to the baskets.

Of course this also allows you to use even more odd balls from your stash. I’d love to make a big one someday combining lots of different yarn. I mean, I’d probably use it to store more yarn, but that’s a fine thing to do.

As it is, these little trays are great for sitting on your desk or bedside table to hold little things that always seem to appear there. I like to use one to hold the supplies for whatever project I’m working on, things like little scissors, my tape measure, a crochet hook, etc.

And they would make good gifts on their own or as a container to hold some other goodies if you like.

You can find the free pattern for these stash busting baskets over at Our Daily Craft.

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