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Our Best Gift Projects
Quick, Easy & Popular Holiday
Gift Projects
Anyone can buy a
gift. A gift that you make
yourself stands out. And you still have time to make lots of gifts
because we've got some fast ideas.
Don't miss our
NEW
FREE PATTERNS in the listing below!
Stitch Diva
Studios Top Ten Gifts for Knitters & Crocheters
Complete any of these in one evening: ranked from quickest to just
plain quick, our top-quick-gift-picks:
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#1 Project: Grecian Headband (Knit)
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Pattern Purchase
Link:
Single Skein Stuff |
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Approx. Project Time: Less than 1
hour! |
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Tool
Recommendation: Knit / US #5 Needle |
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Clever Tip! Use
an electric mixer to make the twisted cord. Use some beautiful
scrap yarn and you can whip out a few of these in a single night! |
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#2 Project: Heirloom Crochet Ornament (Knit or Crochet)
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Pattern Purchase
Link:
Christmas
Ornament Collection
So many people collect heirloom ornaments. Add to their
collection! |
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Approx. Project Time: Less than 1
hour to 2 hours, depending on ornament |
Tool
Recommendation: Varies |
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- Limited Time purchase price of $5! |
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#3 Project: Cobweb
Scarf (Crochet)
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FREE
Pattern: Cobweb
Scarf |
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Approx. Project
Time: Under
an hour |
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Tool
Recommendation: Tunisian Crochet /
Double-Ended U Hook
See pictured
Knit Page Boy Hat above as #7: Knit Page Boy, further down on our list
of quick and easy gifts! |
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#4 Project:
Wavey Headband
(Knit)
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Pattern Purchase Link:
Single Skein Stuff
Perfect for learning drop stitch and
3 needle bind off! |
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Approx. Project Time: Under
2 Hours |
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Tool Recommendation: Knit
/ US #5 Needle
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NEW #5 Project:
Jewelry
Frame Organizers (Knit or Crochet)
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FREE Pattern:
Lace Jewelry Frames to Knit or Crochet
EASY project for a knitter or
crocheter |
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Approx. Project Time: 2
Hours |
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Tool Recommendation: Varies
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#6 Project:
Flower
Choker (Crochet)
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Pattern Purchase Link:
Crochet Flower Collection & Free Pattern below:
Note: We prestrung beads
onto our yarn and did a bead crochet variation of the Lupi Flora pattern
to create the flower in this photograph. Bead crochet instructions
are not in the Crochet Flower Collection pattern.
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Free Choker Pattern
copyright 2005, Stitch Diva Studios, All
Rights Reserved
See our
free, online crochet tutorial for help with these stitches.
Gauge: 12 sts = 4"
With a shiny, worsted weight yarn,
leaving 4 inch tail, ch 30.
Row 1: [RS] Sc in 2nd ch
from hook and in next ch. Hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 ch,
tr in each ch until 6 sts rem. Dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next 2
ch, sc in last 2 ch. Tie off, leaving 6" tail. (29 sts)
Row 2: Without turning
work, attach a sport/worsted weight ribbon yarn, leaving a 6" tail.
Reverse single crochet in each st across, tie off, leaving 6" tail.
Row 3: Rotate work,
keeping RS facing and attach sport/worsted weight ribbon yarn in
last foundation ch, leaving 6" tail. Reverse single crochet in
each ch across, tie off, leaving a 6" tail.
Finishing: Tie tails into a
knot right next to stitches. Optionally thread beads onto
tails and tie into knots at tail tips to contain beads. Create
a flower from our
Crochet Flower Collection and sew to choker.
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Approx. Project Time: 2 Hours |
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Tool Recommendation: Crochet /
H
Hook |
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#8 Project:
Evening Bag
(Knit)
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Pattern Purchase Link: Evening
Bag
A quick little project that requires no seaming! |
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Approx. Project Time: 3 Hours |
Tool Recommendation: Knit
/ US #5 Needle
- As featured in Vogue Knitting Holiday
2007!!
- A girl always needs an evening bag to match her
outfit!
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#9 Project:
Downtown Cloche
(Crochet)
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Pattern Purchase Link: Essential
Crochet Hats
Go single color or 2 color with the
Downtown Cloche to get radically different results each time! |
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Approx. Project Time: 3 Hours |
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Tool Recommendation: Crochet /
J
Hook
What our Customers have said:
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I downloaded the Essential Hats pattern on Monday, bought the yarn
that afternoon, and was wearing the Downtown Cloche on Tuesday! So
easy, and perfect for these nasty November days. Just wanted to tell
you how much I enjoyed making it and wearing it. ..Thanks for the
great patterns!
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#10 Project: Wrap Belt (Crochet)
or Waist Cincher (Knit)
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Pattern Purchase Link:
Both
these patterns come with 4 different designs each! |
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Approx. Project Time: 3 - 5 Hour
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Tool Recommendation:
- Crochet
/ D Hook
- Knit / US #5 Knitting Needles
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Quick Customer Favorites
Although you may need more than an evening to
finish some of these projects, they can certainly be easily completed in a weekend and
we are listing them here because our customers have told us that these are their
favorite patterns to give as gifts!
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Pattern Purchase Link: Celebrity
Look-Alike Shawl |
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Approx. Project
Time: 7-8
Hours |
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Tool
Recommendation: Crochet /
Hook size dependant on yarn
- Check this out in our
Customer Gallery!
What our Customers have said:
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I've made 10 of the
shawls so far. The pattern is easy and the shawl is beautiful! All my
friends demand that I make it for them for their birthdays. I can
finish one in 2 evenings so it's been so much fun! I've even modified
the pattern to make a small flowered one for my boyfriend's niece and
she loves it!!! Connie
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I am now making my 5th
Celebrity Shawl, my daughter got the pattern for me. I realize you can
be very versatile. I can make a shawl in ordinary supermarket double
knit wool for less than £5.00 GBP and they still look lovely. - Paula
T
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I made the original version of the shawl for my 20 yr old daughter. I
finished it just before going on 2 weeks holiday. See never took it
off she loved it so much. Can't wait to try this new one with the edge
work on it. Please, keep up the great work.
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Pattern Purchase Link: Curiously
Clever Clogs |
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Approx. Project
Time: One Weekend |
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Tool
Recommendation: Knitting US #13 Needles
Customer Quotes:
- I've cranking through these for holiday
gifts and will post more on the needle felting once I decide what to
put on each pair. The second pair that are pictured next to the first
pair are made from Araucania Nature wool, Cascade 220 and Patons
Merino. Read more at
IndigoMuse Knits.
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Pattern Purchase Link: Floral
Clogs |
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Approx. Project
Time: One Weekend |
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Tool
Recommendation: Crochet
/ J hook
Customer Quotes:
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I love them. They’re so
comfortable! I wear them all the time now that we’ve hit freezing
temps up here in Oregon.
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Pattern Purchase Link: Stash
Buster Blanket |
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Approx. Project
Time: 12
Hours |
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Tool
Recommendation: Tunisian Crochet /
Tunisian
Extended S Hook
- Check out our
Free, Online
Tunisian Crochet Tutorial
- Check this out in our
Customer Gallery!
Customer Quotes:
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Why "The Love Afghan" you ask? I made this for
my husband. It will probably be the only thing that I've made him
that he actually likes.
This pattern is all the rage at
Yarntopia. We can't keep the hooks in stock! It is done in
tunisian crochet. Don't let the crochet in the name scare you off
knitters! The only crochet you need to know for this project is the
chain stitch, and you only do that to cast on.
I throughly enjoyed doing this project. It was
extremely simple and quick work as far as an afghan goes. The rhythm
of the stitches is hypnotic. I also loved the creative side of
working with all the different yarns. It felt almost like painting
with fiber.
For an even faster stash buster - make our
Tunisian
Pillow using the
3-Color Tunisian Technique! This is a gift suitable for just about
anyone!
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Pattern Purchase Link:
Shimmering Thread Necklaces |
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Approx. Project
Time:
12 Hours |
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Tool Recommendation: Crochet / Size 7
Steel Hook
- Check this out in our
Customer Gallery!
What our Customers have said:
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"I really
think they are beautiful. I have bought so many colors of the threads
and beads to make many more."
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Pattern Purchase Link:
Lotus
Dress & Camisole |
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Approx. Project
Time: 12
Hours (camisole), 18 hours (dress) |
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Tool Recommendation: Hairpin
Lace: Jenkins
Handmade Hairpin Lace Loom
- Check this out in our
Customer Gallery!
What our Customers have said:
"So I mentioned before that hairpin lace was fast, but did I mention that
it is fast? ... Now, I'm not a crocheter at all. At All. Not that I don't
know how, but I don't enjoy it per say. But the awesome drape and fit of this
garment was totally worth it. And once you get the very entertaining
technique of hairpin lace down, any knitter with a basic knowledge of crochet
can tackle this project.."
"I made the lotus smock for a wedding I went to in Las Vegas. I got tons
of complements on it!"
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Pattern Purchase Link:
Trendy
Knit Hats |
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Approx. Project
Time: About
5 hours |
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Tool Recommendation: Knit / Depends on
Hat
What our Customers have said:
I always
get compliments whenever I wear them!
Just knit the Page Boy hat with Landscapes Yarn the other day and it
was GREAT! Instructions were easy to follow and I'm really going to
enjoy it this Winter! Can't wait to try the other hats next!
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Pattern Purchase Link:
Banff
Winter Beanie |
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Approx. Project
Time: About
5-6 hours |
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Tool Recommendation: Knit & Hairpin
Lace / Depends on Hat
As Featured on
Knitty Gritty!
A great way for knitters to learn hairpin lace - this little hat combines
knitting and hairpin lace in one quick little project! |
More Fast
Projects
Just a few more
last-minute project ideas that were on our Top 10 list in prior years or
that we just thought merited mention!
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Project: Knit, Crochet or Hairpin
Lace Earrings
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Pattern Purchase
Link:
Wire Earring Collection |
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Approx. Project
Time: Under
2 hours per pair |
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Tool
Recommendation:
See our free
Wire Tutorials! |
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Project:
Cecilia
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Pattern Purchase Link:
Cecilia Chemise |
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Approx. Project Time: Under 12 hours |
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Tool Recommendation: Crochet / US Size E & C |
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Christmas
Ornaments
Make your holidays something
special
Gift
Tags
Put a polished finishing touch on
your work.
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