Easy Knit Gift: Asymmetrical Knit Shawl

I’ve decided that I’m going to be knitting a lot of scarves this year for the holidays, but it occurs to me that a shawl is quite a lot like a scarf, but a little more fun to knit and to wear.

And there are a lot of easy shawl knitting patterns out there that won’t necessarily take a lot longer to knit than a big scarf would, but they look a lot more impressive than a scarf to the cynical knit-gift recipient (who maybe shouldn’t be on your knit-gift list, but still).

This Asymmetrical Knit Shawl from Yarnspirations is a great example. It’s worked from the tip out, starting with just 2 stitches, which makes it easy to customize to the amount of yarn you have. As knit it only uses two balls of yarn, less than 500 yards, so you’ve probably got something in your stash that would work (and then you can imagine it’s a gift that didn’t cost you anything, right?). You could also do it in stripes, or in a heavier weight of yarn, working to whatever size you want.

It’s a Garter Stitch shawl so it’s super easy for knitters of all skill levels, it just requires a bit of increasing to make the shape work. It couldn’t be easier or more versatile.

[Photo via Yarnspirations.]

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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