Holiday Calendar

January 3rd

3 days till 3 Kings Day

Is it snowing where you are today? It could be if you followed the tutorial below and made several snowballs!

Free Tutorial for How to Make Paper Snowballs
Instructions provided by Mette.

Mette is the owner of the Etsy store Knitting Mette. It is a store where you can find small cute items and patterns!



This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.To find out more about the group, please visit our team page.

Etsy Knitters Team's Holiday Calendar will run through 3 Kings Day, January 6th. Join us as we count down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day. Each day will feature one of the following: a link to a free knitting pattern, a link to a free tutorial on making handmade Holiday decorations, a free holiday recipe, or a picture of a holiday item for sale.

Holiday Calendar

January 1st

Happy New Year!

5 days till 3 Kings Day

Do you have a lot of empty water bottles leftover from the party last night? Here is a tutorial that will help you recycle them.



Free Tutorial on How to Make Glittery Balls
Instructions provided by Mette.


Mette is the owner of the Etsy store Knitting Mette. It is a store where you can find small cute items and patterns!



This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.To find out more about the group, please visit our team page.

Etsy Knitters Team's Holiday Calendar will run through 3 Kings Day, January 6th. Join us as we count down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day. Each day will feature one of the following: a link to a free knitting pattern, a link to a free tutorial on making handmade Holiday decorations, a free holiday recipe, or a picture of a holiday item for sale.

Holiday Calendar

December 27th

5 days till the New Year
10 days till 3 Kings Day

Both my Aunt Bette and I collect angels. She, having a few years on me, has managed to cover almost every inch of her bathroom walls in angels. Whereas I have only managed to cover a small square on my dining room wall. (I have bigger goals than she.) This angel will make a lovely addition. I can't wait to try my hand at Mette's tutorial.



Free Tutorial on How to Make an Angel from Extra-fine Cottonthread
Instructions provided by Mette.

Mette is the owner of the Etsy store Knitting Mette. It is a store where you can find small cute items and patterns!



This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.To find out more about the group, please visit our team page.

Etsy Knitters Team's Holiday Calendar will run through 3 Kings Day, January 6th. Join us as we count down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day. Each day will feature one of the following: a link to a free knitting pattern, a link to a free tutorial on making handmade Holiday decorations, a free holiday recipe, or a picture of a holiday item for sale.

Holiday Calendar

December 23rd

2 days till Christmas
8 days till the New Year
14 days till 3 Kings Day

I loved to play with Play-Doh when I was young. So, it is no surprise that it is my favorite activity in the Cranium game. Yet, it wasn't until recently that I learned you could make your own play dough at home.



From this play dough, you can make Christmas ornaments.



Free Tutorial on How to Make Homemade Craft Dough and Craft Dough Ornaments
Instructions contributed by Nikki.

Nikki is the owner of two Etsy stores: My 7 Kids and Heart Felt Fun.

My7kids store sells high-end fiber yarns from recycled sweaters, which are then hand-dyed.

The HeartFeltFun store sells hand knitted items, and felted items made from the sweaters that can't be unraveled for yarn for whatever reason (already felted, bad seams, etc.)



This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.To find out more about the group, please visit our team page.

Etsy Knitters Team's Holiday Calendar will run through 3 Kings Day, January 6th. Join us as we count down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day. Each day will feature one of the following: a link to a free knitting pattern, a link to a free tutorial on making handmade Holiday decorations, a free holiday recipe, or a picture of a holiday item for sale.

Holiday Calendar

December 20th

2 days till Hanukkah
5 days till Christmas
11 days till the New Year
16 days till 3 Kings Day

Here is a quick, simple and fun project to do with the kids!



Free Tutorial on How to Make Orange Ornaments
Instructions provided by Mette.

Mette is the owner of the Etsy store Knitting Mette. It a A store where you can find small cute items and patterns!



This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.To find out more about the group, please visit our team page.

Etsy Knitters Team's Holiday Calendar will run through 3 Kings Day, January 6th. Join us as we count down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day. Each day will feature one of the following: a link to a free knitting pattern, a link to a free tutorial on making handmade Holiday decorations, a free holiday recipe, or a picture of a holiday item for sale.

Holiday Calendar

December 18th

4 days till Hanukkah
7 days till Christmas
13 days till the New Year
19 days till 3 Kings Day

Is your Christmas tree looking a bit sparse these days? (Note that anything less than two ornaments per branch is considered sparse in my book). Bubolina to the rescue with her cute and fuzzy ornaments!



Multicolor Soft Ball Ornament
Designed by Tatjana

The ornaments are approximately 4"- 4.5" in diameter. The entire ornament is hand made and hand knitted. Of course, they would look spectacular on your Christmas tree. They could be used elsewhere as home decor or given to a small child to play with. For purchases of 2 or more ornaments, take 25% off on any additional ball.

Tatjana is the owner of two Etsy stores: Bubolina and Bublico.

Bubolina specializes in stunning knitted jewelry among other accessories.

Bublico is geared towards the wee ones, focusing on children handmade knitted items.


Below Tatjana told me a little bit about the history of these ball ornaments.

I've been making homemade play toys for my little son since he's been born and this was one of his first toy balls. The ball is soft and light and almost like a stuffed animal. He loves the texture of these balls. Last year we took the Christmas tree out. Since we always make the ornaments, my mother kindly suggested that we hang one of my son's ball as an ornament. She was right; they looked great on the tree!





This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.To find out more about the group, please visit our team page.

Etsy Knitters Team's Holiday Calendar will run through 3 Kings Day, January 6th. Join us as we count down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day. Each day will feature one of the following: a link to a free knitting pattern, a link to a free tutorial on making handmade Holiday decorations, a free holiday recipe, or a picture of a holiday item for sale.

Holiday Calendar

December 10th

12 days till Hanukkah
15 days till Christmas
21 days till the New Year
27 days till 3 Kings Day

If you have some scraps of fabric laying around (old shirts count) and a beer bottle, then you can churn out these fun ornaments by the dozen. They'll look great on your tree. If you still haven't figured out what to get Aunt Sue, why not give her 5 or 6, saving the rest for yourself, of course.



Free Tutorial on How to Make Yo-Yo ornaments.
Instructions contributed by Desiree.
Yes, she clearly mentions that the beer bottle isn't necessary, but it IS more festive.

Desiree is the owner of the Etsy store Hamncheezr. Her store specializes in quilted tote bags for the knitter, quilter, or bag-lover in your life.

This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.To find out more about the group, please visit our team page.

Etsy Knitters Team's Holiday Calendar will run through 3 Kings Day, January 6th. Join us as we count down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day. Each day will feature one of the following: a link to a free knitting pattern, a link to a free tutorial on making handmade Holiday decorations, a free holiday recipe, or a picture of a holiday item for sale.

Day 6 of the Holiday Calendar

December 6th

16 days till Hanukkah
19 days till Christmas
25 days till the New Year
31 days till 3 Kings Day

I am a firm believer that a Christmas tree can never have too many ornaments. I also hate throwing out old Holiday cards; it seems such a waste. This ornament offers the best of both worlds: more bling on the ole tree and another life for all those Holiday cards.



Free Tutorial on How to Make Your Own Paper Ornament
Instructions provided by Anne


Anne is the owner of the Etsy store Ennadoolf.

Of course you'll find knitting in Ennadoolf - there is a variety of scarves and hats in different colours and styles, cotton dish cloths, shopping/beach bags, and a variety of cup cozies (otherwise known as java jackets or coffee sleeves). When Anne isn't knitting, you might find her in front of a sewing machine, so naturally Ennadoolf is also filled with several topsy turvy dolls as well as fashion doll clothes for the discerning Barbie (or similar) doll needing a wardrobe infusion of sundresses or fancy gowns. With a bit of help from Anne's husband, who hand made the wooden corkers, the store also has corking sets, otherwise known as knitting spools or knitting nancy. Come and visit Ennadoolf and enjoy your time there.


This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.To find out more about the group, please visit our team page.

Etsy Knitters Team's Holiday Calendar will run through 3 Kings Day, January 6th. Join us as we count down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day. Each day will feature one of the following: a link to a free knitting pattern, a link to a free tutorial on making handmade Holiday decorations, a free holiday recipe, or a picture of a holiday item for sale.

Day 1 of the Holiday Calendar

December 1st

21 days till Hanukkah
24 days till Christmas

30 days till the New Year

36 days till 3 Kings Day

How to Make a Christmas Ball Ornament with Sparklers

Instructions can be found here.

Instructions were graciously provided by Mette. She is the owner of the Etsy store Knitting Mette. It is a store where you can find small cute items and patterns!

Learn more about Mette on her website.

This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.
To find out more about the group, please visit our team page.

Etsy Knitters Team's Holiday Calendar will run through 3 Kings Day, January 6th. Join us as we count down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day. Each day will feature one of the following: a link to a free knitting pattern, a link to a free tutorial on making handmade Holiday decorations, a free holiday recipe, or a picture of a holiday item for sale.