This is the second oftwo articles containing free patterns for Christmas Decorations. All of the patterns are made using two needles (flat knitting rather than circular) and are quick to make.
Candy Cane Gift Bag
This pretty bag can either be used to contain gifts or, as illustrated, stuffed with tissue paper to make a pretty decoration.
Materials:
4mm needles
Approximately 20g of DK weight yarn in the main colour and an oddment in a contrast colour for the ribbon.
To Make:
Cast on 33 sts.
K4 rows
Row 5: K1, *yo, K2tog; rep from * to end.
Row 6: P 1 row
Work 6 rows st st
Row 13: K2, sl1, K1, psso, yf, k1, yf, k2tog, *k3, sl1, k1, psso, yf, k1, yf, k2tog, rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 14 every alternate row: Purl
Row 15: K1 *sl1, K1, psso, yf, K3, yf, K2tog, K1; rep to end
Row 15: K4, sl1, k1, psso, yf, *k6, sl1, k1, psso, yf rep from * to last 3 sts, K3
Row 17: K3, sl1, k1, psso, yf, *k6, sl1, k1, psso, yf; rep from * to last 4 sts, K4
Row 19: K2, sl1, k1, psso, yf,*k6, sl1, k1, psso, yf; rep from * to last 5 sts, K5
Row 21: K1, *sl1, k1, psso, yf, K6; rep from * to end.
Work 6 rows st st
Cast off loosely
Fold in half and sew up the base and side, creating the bag.
Ribbon
Cast on 100 sts.
Knit 1 row.
Cast Off
Thread the ribbon through the top set of holes.
Holly
Materials:
Oddments of Double Knitting Weight Yarn
4mm needles.
To Make Each Leaf:
Cast on 3 sts and K 3 rows
Row 4: K1, yo, K1, yo, k1 (5 sts)
Row 5: K1, p to last st, K1
Row 6:K2, yo, k1, yo, k2 (7 sts)
Row 7: As row 5
Row 8: K3, yo, k1, yo, k3 (9 sts)
Row 9: As row 5
Row 10: K4, yo, K1, yo, K4 (11 sts)
Row 11: Cast off 3 sts, p to last st, k1
Row 12: Cast off 3 sts, K2, yo, k1, yo, k2
Row 13: As row 5
Row 14: As row 8 (9 sts)
Row 15: As row 5
Row 16: As row 10 (11 sts)
Row 17: As row 5
Row 18: K5, yo, k1, yo, K5 (13 sts)
Row 19: Cast off 4 sts, p to last st, K1
Row 20: Cast off 4 sts, k2, yo, k1, yo, K2
Row 21: As row 5
Row 22: As row 8
Row 23: K1, P2, P3tog, P2, K1
Row 24: K2, sl1, K2tog, psso, K2
Row 25: K1, p3tog, K1
Row 26: K3 tog. Fasten off yarn.
NB – The red “berries” were sewn on using DK yarn.
Christmas lights.
Materials:
Double Knitting Yarn – oddments for each colour and black for the “cable”
3.25mm needles.
Stuffing
To Make:
Using the your chosen bulb colour, cast on 5 sts.
Row 1: K
Row 2: P
Row 3: Inc1, k2, inc1, k1 (7 sts)
Row 4: P
Row 5: K2, inc1, K2, inc1, K1 (9 sts)
Row 6: P
Row 7: K2, inc1, K2, inc1, k2 (11 sts)
Row 8: P
Row 9: K2, inc1, K3, inc1, k2, inc1, k2 (14 sts)
Row 10: P
Row 11: K3, inc1, K3, inc1, K3, inc1, K2 (17 sts)
Row 12: P
Row 13: K
Row 14: P
Row 15: (k2, k2tog) rep to last st, k1 (13 sts)
Row 16: (p2tog, p2), rep to last st, p1 (10 sts)
Row 17: K2 tog, rep to end ( 5 sts). Change colour of yarn to black.
Row 18: P1, P2tog, p2tog (3 sts)
Work 3 more rows in black on the three sts.
Sew up and stuff.
Make as many bulbs as you require. The bulbs are sewn onto a band made from three rows of garter stitch. Allow approx 10 sts between each bulb.
These patterns are free and offered for personal and charity use only. Patterns can only be used commercially with the permission of the designer.
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