Leftover Yarn + Christmas

Dear users, dear authors,
If you have leftover yarn and want to make something beautiful for Christmas, you’re in luck. With the leftover-yarn patterns here on Crazypatterns, you can get started right away. Have fun!

@Authors
Please post all patterns for leftover yarn with Christmas motifs (decorations, gifts, etc.) here. Don’t forget to include a link, an image, and text with information about the difficulty level, materials, technique, and what makes the pattern special.

Here’s a beautiful idea for using up leftover yarn. Whether in one color or very colorful, this little light-up caterpillar always looks great.  This Christmas caterpillar is relatively quick to crochet and also doable for beginners. It’s not just children who will love it.



Click here to go to the pattern:


Materials needed:

• approx. 45g - 50g cotton (Catania by Schachenmayr with a yardage of 125m/50g was used here
• 4 LED lights
• possibly felt scraps for the nose and eyes (but they can also be embroidered on)
• crochet hook size 2.5

Quick and easy, yet impressive and effective. The cute little angels even have room for a small surprise under their dresses. The base has a diameter of approx. 4 cm, so
that money, jewelry, or something sweet to nibble on fits inside nicely. A
custom, special
and slightly different gift box that you can design entirely according to your
own ideas.  To make the figures, all you need are crochet hooks in sizes 2.5 and 3.5, leftover yarn and decorative scraps.

https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/21729/engel-und-nikolaus-geschenkverpackung-schmuckdose https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/users/del-59823

Leftover yarn is perfect for knitting doll clothes. These here are for 28–30 cm dolls, so they’re suitable for Baby Born or the Saha Baby. Needle size 2.5–3 cm. Knitted in different colors, they always make any doll mummy happy when she gets little outfits for her favorite doll

Jana

...quick to knit and always matches your outfit... About 20 g of leftover cotton yarn is enough for this hair tie. Use a needle size appropriate for the yarn. This knitting pattern is available for free here.

Sweet Christmas Frame - quick & easy to make 



Sometimes you just don’t know what to give for Christmas or St. Nicholas Day. Many people ask for money or gift certificates, and those are pretty boring to wrap. With this crocheted Christmas frame, you can not only give a lovely family photo, but also package a gift certificate or money decoratively.The frame is very quick to make and also great for beginners.What you need:Gründl Happy yarn (100 g = 250 m yardage)

• Red approx. 30-40 g
• A few grams of baby pink, some black and white
• Stuffing and googly eyes
• A picture frame in a matching color for 10x15 photos and with a frame width/depth of 1 cm x 2 cm
• Crochet hook size 4, yarn needle, and scissors
• (Spray) glue, glue gun if needed
• A pom-pom maker (two cardboard discs also work as a pom-pom maker; there are videos about this on YouTube)

What you need to know:

• MR = Magic Ring
• M = stitch
• FM = single crochet
• Lm = chain stitch
• hStb = half double crochet
• zusm. = together
• verdp. = increase by doubling the stitch

I’m happy to help if you have any questions :)

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With this super-soft X-mas Merino sock yarn - 6-ply by Ferner Wolle (150 g/450 m), after knitting a pair of adult socks, there is usually still enough yarn left for at least 1 pair of smaller socks for a baby or children.
Remaining leftovers of approx. 50 g can also be wonderfully made into wrist warmers (so without a heel or sock foot) - for this, just knit the "leg".

Of course, any other 6-ply sock yarn can also be used for this pattern.

The PDF pattern is basically a sock-knitting course.  For this, I have worked out tables for 6-ply sock yarn for shoe sizes from newborns up to size 47.

Included in the download of the item Socks knitted from 6-ply yarn with tables for all sizes
- see image -:

• PDF sock-knitting pattern - illustrated step by step (22 pages) using size 32/33
  
• Baby sock table for 6-ply sock yarn for newborns up to shoe size 20
• Sock table for 6-ply sock yarn, children's socks up to adult shoe size 47

The course presents the principle of sock knitting and can therefore also be applied to other yarn weights, but then other table values corresponding to the yarn weight must be used
as the basis. Tables for 4-ply sock yarn are included in this pattern: https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/5603/sockenstrick-lehrgang-fuer-4-faediges-garn-alle-groessen-fuer-baby-kinder-damen-herrensocken

The preemie socks are also wonderful for using up leftovers, e.g. also
as a keychain; this pattern for 4-ply sock yarn is available here: https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/17536/strickanleitung-fruehchen-sockerl-baby-puppensocken-schluesselanhaenger

Good luck.

More patterns and free tables are available in my shop:
https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/store/Traudelina

Everyone knows it, and many people do it: “Secret Santa,” also called “Engerl-Bengerl.”



Here I have these little (B)angel figures for you!
https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/22223/haekelanleitung-engerl-und-bengerl-zum-wichteln

A little time, some leftover yarn, eyes and stuffing, a pipe cleaner—and you’re all set to make a cute little gift to give away.

Like all Knobblys, the Christmas Knobblys are also great for using up leftover yarn ♥
Thanks to the many pictures, the pattern is also well suited for beginners.
The little balls are quick to make and put a smile on everyone's face :-)

Christmas Knobblys crochet pattern

The little Christmas ornaments are even faster to crochet.
For a Christmas tree, bauble, bell, or star, you only need a tiny bit of yarn -
and, depending on what you like, plenty of decorative bits and pieces ♥
Crochet 2 of each kind, fill them with a little stuffing, and sew them together -
and you’ll have wonderful Christmas tree decorations ♥

Crochet pattern for a Christmas tree ornament



Crochet pattern for a bell & bauble ornament



Crochet pattern for a star ornament

Want to really get into the Christmas spirit first thing in the morning at breakfast? Then these cute “Christmas hat” egg cosies might be just the thing!

With just a few grams of red and white yarn, they’re quick to crochet and make an ideal practice project even for beginners. But the most important thing is: they’re just plain fun! :-D



You can find the pattern here: https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/22084/eierwaermer-weihnachtsmuetzchen-haekelanleitung

If you need a quick and beautiful Christmas gift and have some leftover yarn in your closet, be sure to grab the pattern for the fantastic Varya knitted hat right away.

The hat is knitted flat in rows, so you don’t even need a set of double-pointed needles. There’s also no need to calculate the number of stitches for the head circumference. Just cast on and start knitting. ☺

That’s why the pattern is suitable for all sizes. ☺ The width of the hat is, depending on the yarn, approx. 28 - 30 cm.

Materials needed:

• approx. 70 grams of yarn for needle size 6 - 7 or approx. 140 meters (e.g. MyBoshi Goat or similar yarn; please note the yardage)
• size 6 - 7 knitting needles
• 2 stitch markers
• measuring tape
• scissors
• sewing needle
• some leftover yarn for the provisional cast-on
• crochet hook

The pattern includes:

• 9 pages
• written pattern
• charts
• photo tutorial for the cross rib
• explanation of the provisional cast-on

Difficulty level: easy to intermediate.

Get this great pattern now, Christmas is just around the corner. ;-)
And best of all: You can even save up to 30% on the pattern price!

Click here for the pattern