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With the holidays fast approaching, I wanted to create something you could decorate your home with. It didn't take long for me to realize that stars are perfect because they are universally appealing regardless of what holiday you celebrate, and if made small enough, one could easily knit 1-2 (or more!) of them in an evening. I made this sweet little garland using each of the yarns from our Luxury Fiber Sampler but it's also great for using up scraps of yarn. Each star uses 15-20 yards of a Fingering, Sport, or DK weight yarn knit on US 2.5 needles (or whatever size you need to get gauge.)
The stars are the perfect as ornaments, garlands, coasters, or any other use you can think of! These are surprisingly fun to knit with simple short row shaping (wrap and turns), and it's even more fun when you get to knit with a variety of different fibers! The garland is created by connecting all of the stars together with a single crochet chain and I used decorative buttons to create loops for hanging on hooks, although it's not necessary.
From all of us here at Jimmy Beans Wool, we wish you a very happy (and crafty) holiday season!
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| You can purchase the Luxury Fiber Sampler Set to make your own Luxury Holiday Garland here! |
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Full Downloadable and Printable Pattern
This free pattern is available as a PDF that you can view, download, or print.
We offer both original and text-only PDF options.
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Materials
- 12 mini balls of Fingering, Sport, or DK weight yarn, 15-20 yards each -or- 1 Jimmy Beans Wool Luxury Fiber Sampler Set
- 1 mini ball of a cotton or linen blend yarn, 25 yds (included in the Luxury Fiber Sampler)
- US 2.5 Double Point Needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)
- US E or F (3.5-3.75mm) crochet hook
- A tapestry needle
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Finished Measurements:
Approximately 4.5" in diameter
*Please Note: If you use a variety of yarn weights ranging from Fingering to DK, you may find that your stars are slightly different sizes. They will still be somewhere in the 4-5" range which is fine. If you are getting stars larger or smaller than this, you might consider adjusting your needle size to achieve more uniform sizes.
Gauge:
Approximately 6 sts per 1" in garter stitch
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About the Designer
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Kristen Ashbaugh-Helmreich lives in Reno, NV and works on the Customer Engagement team at Jimmy Beans Wool; her tasks include social media (Ravelry & Pinterest, yay!)
and coordinating the blog, she co-writes the bi-monthly newsletters and designs knitting, sewing and crochet patterns among various other fun tasks. Outside of work, she is
the designer behind Marinade Designs (www.marinade.wordpress.com), her own line of knitting patterns that she
is hoping to expand in the coming year. When she's not knitting or sewing her own clothes, she is working in her garden, tending to her chickens, cooking up delicious food,
doing yoga, or hiking and backpacking with her husband and their feisty little mutt Wallace. Feel free to check out all of Kristen's designs on Ravelry:
https://www.ravelry.com/designers/kristen-ashbaugh-helmreich.
For help with any of Kristen's patterns on the JBW Free Patterns Page,
feel free to e-mail her directly at: kristen@jimmybeanswool.com.
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We hope you enjoy this free knitting pattern. This free pattern and the associated photographs are only for personal non-commercial use and are not for resale.
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