Knit a Simple Scrunchie to Use Some Stash

These days I think we’re all thinking about using the yarn and other supplies we already have at home (even as we want to support the yarn and fiber arts community) and small projects that use leftovers from other projects are a great way to do that.

This knit scrunchie pattern from Quince & Co. is a super easy Stockinette Stitch project that uses less than 40 yards of heavy worsted weight linen (though of course you can use whatever yarn you like that looks good worked on size 9 US knitting needles).

There are large and small sizes so you can knit them for yourself or your kids — though my daughter has so much thick, curly hair she’d probably need the big one anyway.

Head to their website to grab the pattern.

[Photo: Quince & Co.]

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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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Millie Cox says
March 19, 2020 at 12:39 am
I have been slow to the scrunchie train, Its been a hard trend to embrace..again lol, I do however love the way these look, and I think my girls could learn to make them. What a fun craft to do together. Thank you for sharing. we recently make homemade soap and sugar scrubs ( we made them to look like cupcakes to give as gifts! Thanks bulkapothecary.com) I cannot wait to give this a try! thank you again
Paula Sibert says
April 1, 2020 at 5:51 pm
Making this soon.

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