I wanted to share some fun little Christmas ornaments to knit up quickly. It’s such a busy time of year and we all love fast little projects to knit. The stars are an old favorite pattern and they are really fun to make. The little elves are adorable and will require you to drink some wine 🍷 because you stuff them with corks. So double the fun!
The little elves knit up very quickly. These are based on a pattern called Korkinesse, in Norwegian. There was an English translation but that’s no longer available. So I used a modified version on Ravelry and then modified that version to come up with a pattern. You can visit my Ravelry page for more details. Here is how I knit them:
Using fingering weight yarn and US #2.5 circle needle. I used the Magic Loop method.
CO 4 st. Join in the round.
1) *kfb* (8 st )
2) *K1, kfb* (12 st )
3) *kfb, k2* (16 st )
4) *k2, kfb, k2* 3 times, k1 (19 st)
5) P19
6-17) k12 rows
18) k5 BO 9, K4
19) K5, CO 10, K5
20) P13, P2 tog, P5 (19 st)
21) K
22) P
23 – 26) K (4 rows)
27) K2 tog, K3, K2 tog, K5, K2 tog, K2, K2 tog, K1 (15 st)
28 – 29) K
30) K2 tog, K1, K2 tog, k4, k2 tog, K1, K2 tog, K2 tog (10 st)
31-32) K 10 st
33) K2 tog, K1, K2tog, K2tog, K1, k2tog (6 st)
34) K
35) K2 tog, K1, K2 tog, K1 (4 st)
36) K2tog, K2tog
37) K2 tog
Pull yarn through remaining stitch. Leave a 10” tail. With a crochet hook, chain about 10 stitches. With a tapestry needle, attach tail of yarn to chain base, forming a loop. Secure. Bring CO tail up through bottom with a crochet hook.
I’ve knit the stars many times. This year I wanted some cranberry and snow white stars. A quick and easy project, you begin by knitting in the round and then just working on 10 stitches at a time for the individual star points. Here is the free pattern for the stars. The pattern has you stuffing the stars just with the loose yarn ends, but I filled mine with a bit of polyfill, for plumper stars.
Thanks for dropping by. I wish you a wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year! And, as usual, I hope you’re making something!
Elaine
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