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Free Knitting Patterns - Knitted Christmas Tree Ornaments
Santa Boot - Candy Cane - Bell
Small amount of red, green or white yarn is required to
create these knitted tree ornaments.
Santa Boot: Materials: White and red yarn; #2 needles.
Size: (2 1/2" high)
Pattern: With white yarn and # 2 needles, cast on 22 sts.
Rows 1-8: K each row. Fasten off. Rows 9-22: Join red yarn and work in
stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row). Shape instep: Row 23: K 8 and sl
st to holder, k 6, sl remaining sts on second holder. Work center 6 sts (instep)
in stockinette for 7 rows. End with a row on the wrong side. Fasten off. Row
24: Sl 8 sts from first holder to left hand needle. Join red yarn and k these 8
sts, pick up and k 7 sts along side of instep, K across center 6 sts, pick up
and k 7 sts along other side of instep, k 8 sts from second holder. Row 25:
Purl. Row 26: Knit. Row 27: Purl. Row 28: K 2 tog, k 13, k 2 tog, k 2, k 2
tog, k 13, k 2 tog. Row 29: P. Bind off. Sew seams. You may decorate the
boot with sequences, fabric paints, beads, etc. Striped Candy Cane: Materials:
Red and white yarn; #3 needles; pipe cleaner (4" high) With red yarn
and #3 needles, cast on 5 sts. Row 1. Knit Row 2: Purl. Row 3: K 3 sts.
Drop red yarn (do not cut it but leave it hanging behind work) and tie in white
yarn. Finish row. (When changing colors, twist one strand under to prevent
a hole). Row 4: Purl. Row 5: Knit. Row 6: Purl. Row 7: K 3 sts, drop
white (as before) and pick up red. Finish row. Row 8: Purl. Row 9: Knit. Row
10: Purl. Repeat rows 3-10 until you have six stripes of red and five stripes
of white. Bind off, leaving at least 22" of yarn to sew seam. To finish,
lay a pipe cleaner in center of wrong side of strip and sew the edges together
covering the pipe cleaner. Bend the pipe cleaner into the shape of a candy cane. Bell: Materials:
#2 needles; red, green or white yarn; yarn needle With desired color yarn and
#2 knitting needles, cast on 12 sts. Row 1: Knit Row 2: Purl Row 3-15:
Repeat rows 1 and 2. Row 16: K 2 tog across row-6 sts. Cut yarn leaving
about 10". Thread yarn in yarn needle and run it through the 6 sts. Pull
tight and fasten. Sew bell together. Roll up the bottom of the bell to give it
eh bell shape. Use dental floss to attach a clapper, either a tiny jingle bell
or a 10mm pearl bead. Back
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