Hello everyone! It’s 48 days until Christmas, and I know you’re furiously working on gifts for the holidays. We went to Las Vegas over the weekend to see Earth, Wind & Fire in concert. What a night!! I spent the travel time working on an extra special design that I hope to have ready for you this week to help with your holiday gifting.
In the meantime, today’s freebie is a sheet of Christmas gift tags. Each sheet contains 4 different tags – Santa Claus, Christmas tree, stocking, and snowman. All you have to do is download the free PDF and print it out on your color printer using 2-sided printing. Then cut them out and fill out the back to make your gifts extra special this year.
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For the last Christmas in July post of the year, I made a cute little Christmas ornament to match my pug, Bruno. He doesn’t look too impressed, does he?
Anyway, I thought it was cute, and I’ll hang it on my tree this year. I may even make a couple more with squeakers inside. That should impress him! Bruno loves squeakers and won’t play with a toy that doesn’t make noise.
It only takes a few yards of each color, so you probably already have them in your scrap basket.
Finished ornament measures approximately 3” wide by 5” tall (including hat)
HEAD:
Rnd 1: With tan yarn, ch 2 (or magic ring), 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc).
Rnd 3: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (18 sc).
Rnd 4: *Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (24 sc).
Rnd 5: *Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (30 sc).
Rnd 6: *Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (36 sc).
Rnds 7-12: Sc in each st.
Rnd 13: *Dec, sc in next 4 sts,* repeat 5 times (30 sc).
Rnd 14: *Dec, sc in next 3 sts,* repeat 5 times (24 sc).
Rnd 15: *Dec 3 times, *sc in next 4 sts, dec,* 3 times (18 sc). Stuff head.
Rnd 16: *Dec, sc,* repeat 5 times (12 sc).
Rnd 26: Dec 6 times (6 sc). Fasten off and close Rnd 26.
MUZZLE:
Rnd 1: With black yarn, ch 2 (or magic ring), 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc).
Rnd 3: Sc in each st. Join with sl st. Fasten off black leaving 9” length. Sew to Rnds 7-11 of head.
EYES: (Make 2)
Rnd 1: With black yarn, ch 2 (or magic ring), 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off leaving 6” length. Insert safety eyes in center. Sew to face above muzzle, 2 sts apart.
EARS: (Make 2)
Row 1: With black yarn, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 3 sc in sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, sc in next st, 2 sc in last st (5 sc). Fasten off leaving 6” length. Sew ears to sides of head at Rnd 12, approximately 4 sts from eyes.
HAT:
Rnd 1: With red yarn, ch 2 (or magic ring), 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join rnds.
Rnd 2: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat once (6 sc).
Rnd 3: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat twice (9 sc).
Rnd 4: Sc in each st.
Rnd 5: *Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat twice (12 sc).
Rnd 6: Sc in each st.
Rnd 7: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (18 sc).
Rnds 8-9: Sc in each st.
Rnd 10: *Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (24 sc).
Rnds 11-12: Sc in each st.
Rnd 13: *Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (30 sc).
Rnd 14: Sc in each st. Join with sl st. Fasten off red yarn.
Rnd 15: Attach white yarn, sc in each st. Join with sl st.
Rnd 16: Ch 1, turn, BLO sc in each st. Join with sl st. Fasten off leaving 12” length. Fold Rnd 16 up and stitch to Rnd 15. Sew hat to head. Sew or glue pompom to top of hat.
Cut 8” length of ribbon and pull through back of hat to hang ornament.
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Did you enjoy this week’s Christmas in July roundup? I know that I really have to get started on Christmas gifts if I want to finish in time. This week I have a Christmas gift tag for you to download to personalize your crochet gifts even more.
Simply download the file and print as many copies as you need when you start your gift wrapping. I know, I know, most people think it’s a chore, but I enjoy wrapping gifts. For the little gifts, I really enjoy making unique gift bags.
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You’ve seen the beautiful snow globe ornaments that everyone is crocheting! These snow globes work as gift bags and work up quickly in worsted weight yarn. Because they only use a few yards of each color, they are great stash busters. They are also easy to personalize by using different colors and adding embellishments.
Skill level: Easy
Finished bags measure approximately 6 ” tall by 3-4” inches wide.
Materials you will need:
Small amounts of worsted weight yarn
Size H (5.0 mm) crochet hook
Yarn needle
Fiberfil
Buttons, sequins, etc.
Directions:
Rnd 1: With white yarn, ch 2. Sc 6 in second ch from hook. Do not join.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc (12 sc).
Rnd 3: *1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (18 sc).
Rnd 4: *1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (24 sc).
Rnd 5: *1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (30 sc).
Rnd 6: *1 sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (36 sc).
Rnd 7: *1 sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (42 sc).
Rnds 8-15: Sc in each st.
Rnd 16: *Dec, sc in next 5 sc,* repeat around (36 sc).
Rnd 17: *Dec, sc in next 4 sc,* repeat around (30 sc).
Rnd 18: *Dec, sc in next 3 sc,* repeat around (24 sc).
Rnd 19: *Sc, ch 1, skip 1 sc,* repeat around.
Rnd 20: *Dec, sc in next 3 sc,* repeat around (24 sc).
Join with sl st. Fasten off white yarn.
Drawstring:
Using white yarn, make a chain 12″ long and knot both ends. Pull through loops made in Rnd 19.
Base:
Rnd 1: With red yarn, ch 2. Sc 7 in second ch from hook. Do not join.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc (14 sc).
Rnd 3: *1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (21 sc).
Rnd 4: *1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (28 sc).
Rnd 5: *1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (35 sc).
Rnd 6: *1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (42 sc).
Rnd 7: *1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (49 sc). Lay flat on piece of cardboard and trace around the edges. Cut out circle from cardboard and set aside.
Rnd 8: Working in BLO, sc in each st.
Rnd 9: : *Dec, sc in next 5 sc,* repeat around (42 sc).
Rnd 10: Sc in each st.
Rnd 11: *Dec, sc in next 4 sc,* repeat around (35 sc).
Rnd 12: Sc in each st.
Rnd 13: *Dec, sc in next 3 sc,* repeat around (28 sc). Join with sl st. Fasten off red with 12” length.
Insert cardboard circle into bottom of base. Fill with Fiberfil. Sew Rnd 13 of base to Rnd 4 of globe.
Glue on Christmas buttons, sequins, or any decoration you would like.
Decorate each snow globe as you wish to make each one different.
Wrap your holiday gifts in handmade charm with this Christmas Gift Bag Crochet Patterns Ebook! This festive collection includes 15 different cute, clever, and reusable crochet gift bags perfect for candy, small presents, gift cards, and stocking stuffers. From classic Christmas characters to cheerful seasonal themes, each pattern is designed to be fun, quick, and irresistibly giftable.
These bags work up fast, making them ideal for last-minute gifts, craft fairs, or adding a special handmade touch to your holiday celebrations.
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Now that Christmas is less than 3 weeks away, we all hope to be almost finished with our handmade gifts. (I said hope!) I know I’m always rushing to get a few small ones done at the last minute. At least these gift tags should help make your gift wrapping easier. Download, print, cut them out, and tape them to all the wonderful things you made this year! https://myfingersflyblog.com/?post_type=product&p=7402&preview=true
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