Free Pattern: Knitted Owl Holiday Ornament

A couple of weeks ago there was a boutique show where I live, in which lots of small crafty companies showed off their wares in the hope that people would buy them for holiday gifts. I didn’t get to go because it was just days before my book deadline (it’s done! woohoo!) but a friend who was there told me it was all “chevrons, owls and Razorbacks.” (Now if someone could just create the chevron owl Razorback we’d hit the crafty trifecta.)

So it’s clear that owls are still big, at least where I live. And in the world of Jenni at the Vintage Umbrella, too, though her owls are actually quite small.

Check out her free pattern for a wee owl ornament you can hang from your tree, add to a package or use to decorate just about anything you want. It’s made holiday with the addition of a Santa hat, but you could work the hat in a different color if you wanted to make these cuties for any occasion.

The pattern does not say what weight of yarn or size of needles was used, though it looks like a light worsted. I’ll bet they’d also be cute — and even smaller! — worked in sock yarn. So sweet!

[Photo via the Vintage Umbrella.]

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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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