Finally, the weekend: time for crafts!

Dear users, dear authors,
the week is over, and the weekend gives us another chance to take care of those last-minute Christmas shopping trips. I hope you’ll also have enough time for some relaxing crafts. You’ll find some great patterns here in this thread. Give them a try.

@Authors
Please post relevant patterns for the weekend here. Be sure to include an image, a link, and text with information on the materials, technique, difficulty
level, and what makes the pattern special.

Next weekend is Christmas! If you haven’t wrapped all your gifts yet and are looking for packaging ideas, you could make this pretty container this weekend.


 
This star is made from photo cardstock and measures approx. 16.5 x 18.5 x 6 cm. It’s not hard to make, but you should have a little crafting experience.



https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/22649/haekelanleitung-schaf-lily

You just have to love Lily!! The sheep for cuddling.....Who says it always has to be Santa Claus?
Lily is crocheted with single crochet stitches. Depending on the yarn weight, the size can vary. With filet crochet thread or mohair. Anything is possible. The matching hook and a little stuffing. Lily is crocheted relatively quickly, and if you start right away, Lily can still be under the Christmas tree.  
Have fun crocheting :-)

This cozy sweater is just the right companion for cold winter days. Not only does it protect your neck with its high
turtleneck, but you can also quickly
warm up your hands in the large front pocket. With this pattern, you can make a sweater for children’s
sizes 122/128.
Please note the measurements: total length from the shoulder 43 cm, sleeve length from
the armpit approx. 38 cm



Click here to go to the pattern:

You’ll need the following materials:

• Crochet hook sizes 4 + 4.5
• 450g of yarn (300g white/150g pink; recommended hook size 5.5; here with a length of 200m per 100g

Gauge: Using size 4, 8 rows of 17 double crochets each measure 10 cm x 10 cm

Brrrr... it's cold outside!
The knitted cowl "Nelthil" is just the thing. With thick winter yarn, the cowl can be knitted in just a few evenings. Thanks to its great shape, it reliably keeps your neck and décolleté warm, and nothing can slip out of place.

Materials needed:
• 120 grams of yarn (e.g., MyBoshi Goat or a similar yarn) = approx. 250 meters
• Circular knitting needle size 6 (or adjusted to the weight of the yarn used)
• Stitch markers
• Scissors
• Sewing needle

The cowl is started with just a few stitches at the lower point and knitted straight upward. It gets its shape through regular increases.
Finished size after blocking: approx. 63 cm (length) x 30 cm (neck diameter)

Skills needed:

Basic skills, emphasized decrease, full brioche stitch

The pattern is 7 pages long and includes written instructions as well as charts and a schematic drawing. It has been test knitted and checked for errors.

Difficulty level: easy to intermediate.

Click here and get this wonderful pattern!

Couch, blanket, TV... and of course the knitting! ;-)

That's my idea of a dream weekend!

How about this pattern? Great for *TV knitting*.

For more details, just click on the image.



A scarf made from leftover yarn with colorful fringes—suitable for beginners and perfect for knitting while watching a thrilling mystery—you don’t have to count stitches all the time :-)

Queen Mum egg cozy—crocheted in the lady’s bright, cheerful colors using leftover yarn. What an honor at the breakfast table! :-))

Not much of a shopper? Prefer to make things yourself? From DKG—the “German Consumer Society”—here’s a free pattern on how to make a colorful beaded necklace—feel free to use found beads or unloved costume jewelry that has been sitting in the shadows until now. The main thing is that you have beads of different sizes available that, when combined by color, create a harmonious, cheerful look… then you can simply adapt the pattern to the beads you already have.

Scarf made from leftover yarn with colorful fringe, suitable for beginners, also good to knit while watching an exciting crime thriller—you don’t have to keep counting stitches :-)


Not a consumer queen? Prefer to make it yourself? From DKG—the “German Consumer Society”—here’s a free pattern showing you how to make a colorful beaded necklace—also perfect with found beads or a piece of unloved fashion jewelry that has been living in the shadows until now. The main thing is that you have different sizes available that, when combined by color, create a harmonious, cheerful look... then you can simply apply the rhythm of the pattern to the beads you have.



Queen Mum egg cozy—crocheted in the lady’s bright, loud colors from leftover yarn. What an honor at the breakfast table! :-))



Sorry, the link was broken... so here it is again... with the correct signature link... have a nice weekend!

Something small and quick, perfect for the weekend,
crocheted from leftover yarn, and the New Year’s Eve party is coming up

https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/22741/geschenke-tasche-tiere-das-schwein-gehaekelt-von-dadade

https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/22745/der-marienkaefer-hat-schwein-dekoration-fuer-silvester-gehaekelt-von-dadade

Do you have all your gifts ready? Then it’s time to wrap them: This little house  here is one of many gift packaging options, but also one of the prettiest and most original.


 
This pretty gift box is made from cardstock and measures approximately 18.5 x 24 x 16 cm. It’s quick and easy to make and is just the thing for an Advent weekend project!