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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

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and 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.

    Reply
    • 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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How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style . How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style 
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In knitting, there are a few common knitting styles. Most often you’re going to encounter continental style and English (throwing) style on your knitting journey. I recently had an old video teaching continental style get a lot of views. Based on the comments, it was clear the people wanted to also see a throwing tutorial, so here you go! 🧶
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Please note that there is a LOT of variation in knitting styles, and one isn’t necessarily better than another. Most often, I’ve found it comes down to two things: how you were taught and whether or not you’re really into colorwork knitting (which can involve a mix of styles). 
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Longer-term knitters who’ve made it this far: do you prefer one over the other? And why? 
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How to do a one-step provisional knitting cast on How to do a one-step provisional knitting cast on / a.k.a. crochet provisional cast on, scrap yarn cast on
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I read recently that tiktok and Instagram are being used as search engines more and more. 🤔 I thought since I’m going to all the work of making tutorials on YouTube, I should experiment with making a quick version of them for other platforms. There are obvious teaching limitations to vertical video, short-form content like this, but I think I covered the gist of this cast on in a minute. The YouTube version also covers how to unzip this cast on because there was time for it 👍🏻 L1nk is in my profile. 
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I’m very much looking for feedback as I continue to make instructional knitting & craft videos. Sometimes good tutorials are hard to find, and (ideally polite) feedback helps me improve. 
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For the first time in a long time, there’s a new For the first time in a long time, there’s a new tutorial from Hands Occupied! 🎉 The video is live on YouTube & the blog. 
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The post covers what provisional cast ons are & how they differ, and the video covers how to work a one-step provisional cast on using scrap yarn and a crochet hook. (This is a great one to save for future reference.)
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I learned several names for this method while researching this video & post. Crochet provisional cast on, one-step cast on, scrap yarn cast on - if you know even more names for this technique, please share! 
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Working on a sample for some upcoming videos. It’s an overcast day with intermittent sunshine & I have a scruffy little sidecar. 🐶 Can’t complain! 
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What’s on your needles this week? 
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Yarn: @debbieblissknits Cashmerino Aran 
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Peg boards and craft room organization go together Peg boards and craft room organization go together like peanut butter and jelly. So, as you can see, do latch hook tools and screwdriver organizers! 🪛 
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I think this trick translates to any tool with a thick handle, so leather working tools, punch needles, print making tools, etc. should work! What other tools am I, a needlecrafter, blanking on right now? 
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