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Knit Nativity Scene ePattern

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Knit Nativity Scene ePattern
$5.99

SKU# 800110

 

What I love most is that it leans beautifully into that timeless, heirloom craft vibe. The figures have that classic knitted-toy feel: soft shaping, simple embroidered details, and a warmth you just can’t buy off the shelf. If you’ve got a stash basket full of worsted scraps (don’t we all?), this pattern practically invites you to dip in and give Mary a blue cloak from last winter’s scarf leftovers or knit the shepherd’s robes in that yarn you’ve been “saving for something special” for far too long.

The instructions follow the familiar Leisure Arts format — clear, straightforward, and friendly — making it a doable project even if you’re still building confidence with shaping and assembly. The small pieces knit up quickly, so it’s one of those satisfying seasonal makes where you can see real progress even if you’re sneaking in rows between school pickups or waiting for the kettle to boil.

It’s also wonderfully customisable. Add a bit of textured yarn to Joseph’s beard, stitch tiny French-knot stars onto the cloaks, or weight the bases if you live in a house with a dog who thinks everything is a toy (Aloo certainly would). Whether you follow the pattern exactly or personalise every figure, the end result feels heartfelt and handcrafted.

If you’re looking for a Christmas knitting project that’s meaningful, display-ready, and just plain lovely to make, this Knit Nativity Scene ePattern is one of those patterns you’ll treasure. It’s the kind of craft that settles you into the season — a cup of tea, a few quiet rows, and a story we all know by heart.

Perfect for knitters who love tradition, sentimentality, and a good stash-busting excuse.

Description: Set includes these figures: Baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Three Wisemen (Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar), Shepherd, Shepherd Boy, and Angel.The figures are knit using fingering weight yarn and size 3 (3.25 mm) needles. The standing figures are each formed with a plastic foam cone for the body, plastic foam ball for the head, and chenille stick for the arms

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Patchwork Blanket Knitting Patterns

Any time of year is a good time for stash busting, but if you can combine it with knitting a blanket that will keep you warm when it (finally!) gets cooler that’s even better. Let’s take a look at some fun patchwork blanket knitting patterns. 

If you want to keep it super simple, you can just make blocks of garter stitch and sew them together, like the beginner’s patchwork baby blanket from Mini Baa Baa or the color block blanket from Make and Do Crew. Both projects are worked in strips and sew together, with the baby version calling for two strands of DK or light worsted weight yarn held together and the larger one using bulky yarn. 

Add a little more texture with the mixed blocks of the cottage quilt throw from Mama in a Stitch. This one combines garter stitch and seed stitch and uses worsted weight yarn. She used a crochet join to make the chains on top of the blocks, but you can join them however you like. It calls for eight colors but you can use what you have, and there are three size options. 

Get a real sampler style patchwork blanket with this design from Knit Sew Make. It calls for worsted weight yarn and has four size options. All of the patterns just use knit and purl stitches so this one is still pretty easy for beginners. 

If you want a more complex colorwork project that will keep you entertained all season, try the Peace by Piece blanket pattern from Needle and Feather. This one is made up of two color colorwork blocks and calls for worsted weight yarn. You can choose to use just a few of the blocks and repeat them more often, or make multiples of the whole set. 

The knitted patchwork recipe from Martine Ellis (free on Ravelry) uses mitered squares in fingering weight yarn, so it’s perfect for using up all your leftover sock yarn and mini skeins. This one is a tutorial more than a pattern so you can make your blanket as big as you like or keep going until you run out of yarn. 

Susan B. Anderson’s 100 Squares blanket (find it on Ravelry) has a lot of mitered squares, too, but they’re arranged in fun ways and includes some quilt inspired designs as well. This one also is a bit of method more than pattern but it sure looks like a lot of fun for using all the leftovers. 

Of course you can totally improvise a patchwork blanket using the yarn and stitches you like, but I hope these patterns inspire you to look at your leftover yarn in a new way.