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Knits for the Christmas Tree, if You’re Ready for That

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Knit some cute ball and star ornaments for the treeI have been lamenting for a while now that I’m in no way ready to think about Christmas, but that isn’t keeping it from getting any closer.

I wish we could avoid talking about it before Halloween, but if you want to do a “12 weeks of Christmas” the math just doesn’t work out any other way.

And at Red Heart, they do want to do a 12 Weeks of Christmas, so here we are, talking about knit Christmas ornaments.

These stars and balls are really cute, and great if you have bits of red and white yarn lying around, though of course you could do them in other colors, too. They’re rated easy even though there’s some colorwork involved.

Are you knitting for Christmas yet? I’m not sure I want to know, but go ahead and tell me about it!

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[Photo via Red Heart.]

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  1. I’m not knitting for Christmas yet, but am going to be traveling over the next several weeks, so I’m assembling some Christmas projects for flying/waiting times. I think I’ll definitely have some FO’s by Halloween.

Have you read?

Knit a Classic Aran Cardigan with this Free Knitting Pattern

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time. 

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring. 

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn. 

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row. 

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves. 

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body. 

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy. 

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn. 

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]