Santa Knitting Patterns

I wanted to do a post of Santa knitting patterns, but maybe not in the way you would expect. Instead of sharing a bunch of Santa dolls, I wanted to point you to Santa-themed patterns that might or might not have an actual Santa in them.

Like this Santa tree skirt from Yarnspirations. It uses the colors of Santa’s belted coat to make a fun and festive tree skirt pattern, trimmed with fur yarn for added texture. It’s an easy pattern but a lot of fun to knit and a great way to embellish your tree for the season.

Yarnspirations also has a Santa shaped basket that would be so cute for holding presents, hot chocolate supplies or anything else you need to contain. It uses worsted weight yarn and is rated intermediate.

Or what about a Santa shaped doorstop? This one from Knitting by Post (available via Ravelry) is super cute, and its worked in bulky yarn so it won’t take a lot of time to finish. The details are really cute and it will keep your door open in style, but don’t be surprised if a little one carries it off at some point.

Let Santa help with the dishes with this dishcloth and hang towel set from DigKnitty. Or cover a jar with this cute Santa topper from Frugal Knitting Haus.

Ellen Kapusnia’s Santa uses a water bottle as a frame, which is a great way to use an empty bottle instead of tossing it. She suggests it can be used as a tree topper, place setting decoration or as decor anywhere in the house. It’s made with DK weight yarn and you can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Cover a jar with a knit Santa to make a cute decoration for the kitchen or anywhere else. This one is from Rebecca Roberts and you can buy it on Ravelry.

If you’re in a country that has chocolate oranges, or you have another little something you want to cover with a cozy, these covers are so cute. There’s a Santa in addition to a reindeer and a Christmas pudding. They’re all worked with DK weight yarn and you can get the pattern from Bizzy Bee Patterns on Etsy.

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If you’re looking for a fun project to play with brioche knitting, check out the My Buddy knitting pattern/recipe from Casuarinagirl on Ravelry.

This project doesn’t include a brioche tutorial, so it’s good to know the basics, including how to increase and decrease, but you can always practice on a swatch before you start the project if you want.

The design is meant to be flexible for the yarn you have and what size and shape of project you want to make, from a skinny neck scarf to a asymmetrical triangle or a more classic triangular shape.

The shape you end up with will depend on how often you increase (and then decrease on the other side). The pattern mentions increasing every fourth, fifth or six row (and the one shown increases and decreases every sixth row) but you can do it even more or less often depending on the shape you’re looking for an how much yarn you want to use.

You can work to whatever depth you would like, or use almost half of the yarn you have set aside for the project and begin decreasing.

When it comes to yarn, she used three strands of yarn held together to make a super fluffy shawl, but you can work it with whatever yarn and needles you like to make a wrap that’s all your own.

If you are new to brioche (or to increasing and decreasing in brioche) it might be a good idea to make a little scarf or head wrap first before diving in to the bigger pattern, just so you’re more comfortable with the technique. Or just give it a go; nothing about brioche knitting is that difficult. (But you might want to use a lifeline because I find brioche hard to rip out or fix mistakes in properly.)

You can grab the free pattern for the Buddy Wrap on Ravelry.

[Photo: Casuarinagirl]

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