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12 Ornaments of Christmas Roundup

December 24, 2015 6 Comments

Check out the 12 ornaments of Christmas from Hands Occupied for free knitting and crochet patterns, yarn craft tutorials and clever holiday inspiration!

I can’t believe it’s Christmas Eve! That means it’s time to put the 12 ornaments of Christmas series to bed for the year. Designing, photographing and sharing these 12 yarn craft ornament ideas has been really fun and even a little challenging in the best way. I’ll definitely have to do another ornament series next year.

The idea I had going into designing these ornaments was to do something different. In that spirit, I bought two packs of cotton Lion Brand’s Bonbons yarn to work with since the colors are bold and not your traditional Christmas colors. The color options in the bonbons seemed like they’d offer a fun take on Christmas ornaments that would stand out from the usual tinsel-covered (not that there’s anything wrong with that!) ideas you see leading up to Christmas. The other key to these was that most of them are stuffed and seamed, which was a nice little challenge and a departure style-wise for me as a designer.

In the end, I hope you’ve enjoyed watching this series unfold. If you have any ideas for next year’s series, any ideas you’d like to see, please holler in the comments. And even if it’s July of next year, continue to share your takes on these patterns using #handsoccupiedhohoho on Instagram!

Check out the 12 ornaments of Christmas from Hands Occupied for free knitting and crochet patterns, yarn craft tutorials and clever holiday inspiration!

Get your hands on each of the 12 ornaments of Christmas patterns & tutorials:

  1. knit star ornament
  2. knit heart ornament
  3. knit gift box ornament
  4. knit stocking cap ornament
  5. crochet bell ornament
  6. crochet mug ornament
  7. crochet peppermint ornament
  8. crochet tree ornament
  9. yarn scrap wreath ornament
  10. yarn tassel angel ornament
  11. crochet glass of milk ornament
  12. crochet cookies ornament

Filed Under: Christmas, Crochet, Knitting, Knitting & Crochet Tagged With: 12 ornaments of christmas, crochet ornaments, handmade christmas ornaments, handsoccupiedhohoho, knit ornaments, yarn ornaments

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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  1. Julie

    December 28, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    All totally adorable! Love these.

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  2. Chris

    January 2, 2016 at 5:52 pm

    Didn’t get these made this year, but I plan to try ea h bsefore next Christmas. That is so much for the patterns.😊

    Reply
  3. Chris

    January 2, 2016 at 5:55 pm

    (Auto correct got my previous post)
    Thanks for the patterns, I will be making them for next year.

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    • Heidi

      January 3, 2016 at 11:24 pm

      No worries! We’ve all been there. :)

      Reply
  4. Ruth Cregier

    November 16, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    These are just the thing, to keep my hands busy and to put into the pockets of the Advent Calendar I’m cross stitching. I’d better get busy!!!!

    Reply
  5. Faye

    December 17, 2016 at 4:39 pm

    Wonderful, thank you sooo much.

    Reply

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