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Snowflake Crafts to Knit

December 10, 2013 by Sarah White

snowflake knitting patternsIt’s probably all the snow around here lately (on day 6 of being snowed in — hoping to get out tomorrow!) but I’ve been thinking about knitting projects involving snowflakes. I’ll share some non-Christmas patterns here soon, but here are some great ornaments and doily-type snowflakes you still have time to knit to decorate for Christmas.

Norah Gaughan has a pretty snowflake pattern that would be great to decorate a large gift box or even (worked in cotton instead of wool) as a washcloth or dishcloth.

Sharon Winsauer has a stunner of a a snowflake that’s available as a free Ravelry download.

Judy Gibson’s Snowflake Star has the airy quality of a crocheted doily and would be great as an ornament or hanging from a gift bag.

Snowflaked is a pretty pattern from Follow the Star Studio that looks pretty in multiple gauges.

Katie Himmelberg’s snowflake ornament (available as a free download from Knitting Daily) is a pretty little hexagon with crocheted edging, perfect if you want to learn either of those techniques.

Kristin Nicholas has some cute little colorful ornaments with snowflakes stitched on them. These would be great as gift tags, too.

Lion Brand has a cute ball ornament with a snowflake motif, and Frankie Brown has a cute little button-adorned snowflake as part of a knit advent calendar on Ravelry.

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A Sweet Skater Dress to Knit

I know knitting a dress sounds like a major time commitment. And that’s before I even tell you that this particular dress, the Sixth Ave Skater Dress by Briana Luppino, is worked in light fingering weight yarn. 

But would you just take a moment to look at it and tell me if it doesn’t look like it would be worth all the time you would spend knitting it? And it’s miles of stockinette stitch so it’s actually beginner friendly and a great semi-mindless knit you can take with you on your travels this summer and wear when it is done. 

The dress is worked from the top down with tank straps, a scoop neck, waist shaping and a flowy skirt for a fun and comfortable fit. 

The pattern has 10 sizes, with finished bust measurements ranging from 28 to 64 inches, or 71.5 to 163 cm. The sample shown was worked with 4 inches/10 cm of negative ease at the bust, and the designer says most people like between 2 and 6 inches/5 to 15 cm of negative ease in the bust and around 10 inches/25.4 cm positive ease in the hips. 

(To refresh your memory, negative ease means the measurement of the garment is smaller than your actual body measurement, while positive ease is bigger than your body.)

To pick a size you’d work from the bust measurement because you can always add more or fewer decreases as you need to get your desired fit at the waist and hips. And because it’s worked from the top down you can try it on as often as you like to make sure it’s the perfect fit. 

The I-cord edgings give the dress a super casual feel, and I think this would be a great one to add to your summer rotation. (Yes, even with a wool blend yarn.)

You can see lots of cute finished versions and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Briana Luppino]

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