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Ornaments of Christmas Past
Originally back in 2015, I did a series featuring knit & crochet ornaments called the 12 Ornaments of Christmas. But it was so well-received, that it made sense to bring it back again… and again… and now again in 2018! As of the end of last year, there were 20 knit and crochet ornament patterns in all, and I just started calling the series the Ornaments of Christmas (since the whole stopping at 12 thing was way out the window at that point). So for this year, I decided that yes, we’d bring back the Ornaments of Christmas, but this will be the last leg of the series. I want to leave room in the future for a wider range of festive ideas that aren’t bound by the size limits of a Christmas tree ornament. (Who knows – an ornament or two might even squeak in come next December!)
Past Ornaments
Here are links to all of our ornaments so far! If you make any of these, have made any of these, or are making any of the new ones coming out this year, please share the cheer! Use
Poinsettia Ornament Knitting Pattern
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Supplies
1 pack Lion Brand Yarn
size US 3 (3.25 mm) knitting needles
scissors
tapestry needle
poly-fil
scrap ribbon
sewing needle & thread
CO – cast on
sts – stitches
WS – wrong side
p – purl
RS – right side
M1R –
M1L –
rep – repeat
(X sts) – X indicates the number of sts that are now in the row
sk2p – slip one, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over
mattress stitch – A seaming technique used in knitting to join separate knit sections.
french knot – An embroidery stitch used to add texture.
Gauge & dimensions: 5.25 sts & 8 rows per inch, knit in stockinette stitch. Finished poinsettia is approx. 4 inches from tip to tip.
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Pattern
Flower Petals (make 12)
Using red yarn, CO 2 sts.
row 1 & all odd rows. (WS) p all sts.
row 2. (RS) k1, M1R, k1. (3 sts)
row 4. k1, M1R, k to last st, M1L, k1. (5 sts)
rows 6 & 8. Rep row 4. (9 sts)
row 10. k1, sk2p, k3. (7 sts)
row 12. k2, sk2p, k2. (5 sts)
row 14. k1, sk2p, k1. (3 sts)
row 16. sk2p. (1 st)Join petals
Using the mattress stitch, seam two sets of 6 petals into flower shapes as shown for form a flower front and flower back. With wrong sides facing, seam flower front and back together using the mattress stitch, pausing to stuff your ornament before finishing seaming.Finishing
Sew a dense cluster of french knots at the center of one side of your poinsettia ornament. Sew a small loop of ribbon to the back of your ornament to hang.
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