except this
at least for now
I wonder how much longer the magic will continue.
christmas vacation
Wow. I didn’t mean to abandon the blog last week. Time just got away from me. No matter how hard I try to plan ahead, things always creep up that last week before Christmas and I get a little overwhelmed. I’ve been taking lots of pictures, though. Hope to get back into the blogging groove soon.
Hope you holidays were great!
mini santa hat pattern!
from the julie-bird.com archives
Last year I tried knitting a little stocking for our knitting group’s ornament exchange and it turned out really wonky. The night before the exchange, I whipped up this little Santa hat instead.
For this year’s exchange, I knit the stocking from Last Minute Knitted Gifts and it turned out MUCH better. Tana, who picked my Santa hat from last year, picked the stocking this year. I knit them both out of the same yarn. Too funny! I should see if I can complete her set with a mini sweater next season.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the little Santa hat ornament. It was so cute and easy! So the other night I decided to knit another one for our tree. I love it so much! Here’s the pattern so you can knit up some cuteness for your tree.
Knitted Santa Hat Ornament
Yarn: Lion Brand Micro Spun colors red and white
Needles: I used size 3 dpns
Gauge: 6 stitches = 1 inch
Time to complete: Less than two episodes of the Sopranos.
Hat
Using white yarn, cast on 30 stitches and divide evenly over 3 dpns.
Join and knit 8 rows in white (add rows if you need to so it forms a nice roll brim).
Change to red yarn and knit 12 rows.
Begin decreases:
Knit the first two stitches on each needle together.
Knit a plain round.
Repeat these two rows until you only have 3 stitches left. Tie them off.
Pom Pom
Start with a slip knot of white yarn on a single needle.
Knit in the front and back of the stitch, increasing to 2 stitches.
Knit in the front and back of both stitches, increasing to 4 stitches.
Repeat once more for a total of 8 stitches.
Begin decreases:
Knit two together across, decreasing to 4 stitches.
Repeat, decreasing to 2 stitches.
Repeat once more and tie off.
Pull the two ends together and shape a little ball. With a darning needle, thread the ends through the top of the hat and tie a knot.
If you want your hat to hang straight, string it up from the top. If you want it to have a little curl, like mine, string it up from the middle.
Hang on the tree and admire your craftiness. Merry Christmas!
reuse: Don’t let all of those tiny balls of leftover yarn go to waste. Use them for small projects like tree ornaments.
