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Sunday
Dec062009

Handmade Christmas Projects on The Purl Bee, There's Still Enough Time to Make Them!

We got an early start on Christmas projects for you this year so thought that we should remind you of some of the great ideas that we've shared so far. There is still enough time to make a few of them in time for this year's festivities. 

You can find Molly's beautiful Simple Embroidered Stockings pattern, pictured above, here.

This adorable knit stocking was created by Mary Lou Risely, a long time teacher at our shop Purl in New York, you can find the pattern for Mary Lou's Holiday Stocking here.

Jen made this adorable snowman family from a pattern called The SnoBuddy Family created by Knitting at KNoon.  You can read about them here, and find the pattern she used to create them here.

Molly's Strip Pieced Christmas stocking was a big hit when we posted it back in October, you can find the pattern and how-to photos here.

Whitney's Felted Christmas Trees pattern help you create a sweet, soft heirloom, you can find the pattern here.

 

Sharilyn from Lovely Design shared her adorable Little Forest Quilt pattern last week.  You can read more about Sharilyn here, and find her sweet pattern here.

Still scratching your head about what to make this year?  Don't forget about these great handmade holiday projects from The Purl Bee last year:

Molly's Two Sided Felt Snowflakes can be found here.

 

Whitney's knitted Holiday Bird Ornaments can be found here.

Page's Super Easy Snowflake Stocking can be found here.

And Molly's Simple Sewn Bird Ornaments can be found here.

Happy Making! --The Purl Bee

Reader Comments (11)

i love ALL of these stocking patterns. my head is swimming! if only i had more time! this really is such a wonderful collection of goodies. thank you for taking the time to post these.
December 6, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterbright and blithe
i've asked santa for a sewing machine all because of your site!! and i'm in the process of borrowing my mom's to make molly's embroidered stockings in the meantime... thank you thank you!!! :)
December 6, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterlily
ooooh, i love those snowmen. LOVE THEM!
December 6, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterdinah
Such great ideas! Will definitely have to add some to my list for next year.
December 7, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJennifer
so sweet i love them all! but have about 1, 2, 3, 4 projects to finish before Christmas. 3 of which I can't do when little eyes are up! Once I finish the socks the rest should be a breeze! Happy crafting.
December 7, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterdarlene
Wonderful ideas! I'm loving all of them!
December 7, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterCheryl
lovely projects! happy holidays!
December 7, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterjessica dougherty
LOVE the felted Christmas trees! And also the felt snowflakes - so creative. Everything looks like fun - I'll add them to the list of fun things for personal gifts to make next year!
December 7, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterBrenda
Thank you for this post. I'm a new reader, and have just begun hand embroidery. It's so addicting.

I'm anxious to try a few of these projects. =) Thanks again.
December 12, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterKim@NewlyWoodwards
I love the stockings. They're always so fun to make and stuff with little goodies! If anyone would like to see the mini stocking ornaments I've been working on, please visit thehoneypietree.com

I think I'm going to try my hand at Molly's Stripped Piece Christmas Stocking for a bigger project.
December 15, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterStephanie
I didn't get a chance to do these projects when they were posted last year, but made a point of starting early on them this year . . . I love how they came out, take a look!
http://web.me.com/andrea.hungerford/On_Blueberry_Hill/Blog/Entries/2009/12/17_A_pink_and_ivory_Christmas.html
December 17, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAndrea

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