Stitch Some Shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have time to stitch a little green. I’m loving this collection of shamrock patterns I found on Ravelry (by the way, they just hit 3 million registered users, which is so awesome!).

Mary C. Gildersleeve’s St. Patrick’s Day Washcloth features a three-leaved shamrock worked in an eyelet pattern and is a free Ravelry download.

Another washcloth pattern can be found at Kris Knits. It uses garter stitch on a ground of stockinette to make the shamrocks stand out.

Vickie Howell has a cute mitered Bejeweled Shamrock pattern on her site that you can make with a scrap of sock yarn. If you don’t have a heat-setting tool, you could sew a blingy button to the center.

Add a four-leaf clover charm to your cell phone with this adorable pattern from Free Cute Knit.

And if you want to try a loom-knitted version, check out this shamrock pattern from Loom Lore.

(And if you’re looking for more St. Patrick’s Day patterns, check out my projects at About; especially the adorable Rainbow Scarf, which is a really quick knit.)

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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