Best Free Decor Knitting Patterns for Christmas
If you’re looking for decor knitting patterns for Christmas, you’ve come to right place. Today we’re sharing free patterns to spice up your Christmas decorations this holiday season.
There’s nothing better than waking up Christmas morning with presents around the tree and surrounded by handmade decor. If you’ve never made knitting decorations before, you’re in for a real treat. It’s an amazing feeling looking around your home and seeing things you’ve made with your own two hands.
From garland and bunting to Christmas tree decorations to dishcloths, we’ve got free decor knitting patterns for Christmas for every skill level.
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Hanging Advent Calendar
Designer: Julie Ferguson
About the Pattern: This fun hanging advent calendar with pockets will spark joyous fun year after year. The pattern uses a combination of seed stitch, stockinette stitch, fair isle knitting, and the duplicate stitch to create a fun and functional decor piece.
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Advent Garland
Designer: Frankie Brown
About the Pattern: This advent garland was a fun “knit-a-long” type project. The designer released the garland pattern and the pattern for each ornament one day at a time for 25 days total. Instead of having you go hunting for each individual pattern like I had to once I realized how they were released, I’ve included links below for the garland itself and each ornament pattern. An advent garland would make a thoughtful gift and is a great stashbuster.
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- Advent Garland 1, Mitten
- Advent Garland 2, Candle
- Advent Garland 3, House
- Advent Garland 4, Tree
- Advent Garland 5, Snowflake
- Advent Garland 6, Stocking
- Advent Garland 7, Sugar Mouse
- Advent Garland 8, Paper Chain
- Advent Garland 9, Angel
- Advent Garland 10, Candy Cane
- Advent Garland 11, Basket
- Advent Garland 12, Santa
- Advent Garland 13, Wreath
- Advent Garland 14, Pudding
- Advent Garland 15, Heart
- Advent Garland 16, Snowman
- Advent Garland 17, Bauble
- Advent Garland 18, Gingerbread Man
- Advent Garland 19, Cracker
- Advent Garland 20, Icicle
- Advent Garland 21, Star
- Advent Garland 22, Bells
- Advent Garland 23, Hat
- Advent Garland 24, Present
Nordic Style Christmas Bunting
Designer: Floral & Feather
About the Pattern: Bring a touch of snow to your home this festive season whether you get actual snow or not. This easy Christmas bunting is a great pattern if you’re looking for a quick knit to add some festive touches. The flags are stockinette stitch with a small garter stitch border and uses easy decreases for shaping. The designer used fair isle knitting and you could also use the duplicate stitch if you prefer. The tiny clothespins that hold them on the string are the perfect finishing touch.
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Mini Christmas Jumper Bunting
Designer: Sue Stratford
About the Pattern: Not a fan or knitting full sweaters? Knit this Christmas themed jumper bunting instead! These miniature Christmas sweaters each have their own design and bring the perfect amount of handmade holiday cheer to your mantle or hung on a wall.
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Tiny Knit Sweaters
Designer: Nourish + Nestle
About the Pattern: Here we’ve got another adorable tiny knit sweater pattern. This one is raglan style, which I personally love the look of. These tiny sweaters would be the perfect addition to your Christmas tree as ornaments or as a bunting. This fun pattern uses a minimal 20 yards of worsted weight yarn and the letters are embroidered on after.
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Christmas Tree Garland
Designer: Gina Michele
About the Pattern: These adorable little trees are so much fun. Knit in garter stitch with easy increases and decreases on single-pointed knitting needles, this is one of those quick projects that are the perfect way to help clear out your yarn stash overstock.
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Christmas Tree Banner
Designer: Savvy Apron
About the Pattern: Looking for a modern Christmas tree banner? These cute little striped trees checked all the boxes for me. The pattern is beginner friendly using stockinette stitch and easy decreases. The designer even glued a popsicle stick to the bottom of the tree to prevent curling. Genius!
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Easy Christmas Tree
Designer: Gina Michele
About the Pattern: Looking for stand-alone Christmas trees you can place anywhere? I’ve got you covered with a couple of those as well. These easy Christmas trees are knit flat with easy increases and decreases then sewn and stuffed with Polyfil. The designer mounted them on a wood slab using a cinnamon stick and hot glue which looks great and smells amazing.
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Trio of Party Trees
Designer: Yarnspirations
About the Pattern: Looking for whimsy? These little festive decorations are perfect for adding a whimsical touch to your holiday decor this year. You’ll use worsted weight yarn to create the tree, then embroider the details. Add a few tiny pom poms or baubles for a fun finishing touch!
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Mistletoe
Designer: Dawn Finney for Let’s Knit
About the Pattern: Get into the holiday spirit with some classic mistletoe, but make it handmade. This beginner friendly mistletoe knitting pattern uses simple knitting techniques like garter stitch, moss stitch, and basic shaping. This is sure to become one of your favorite Christmas knitting patterns for your home or for gift giving.
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Deer Trophy
Designer: Dot Pebbles
About the Pattern: This deer trophy pattern is more on the intermediate/advanced side of knitting but I think the end result is well worth the effort. The designer recommends Aran weight wool yarn so you can felt your work afterward. She also used it as an advent calendar with the bells. How clever!
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Jolly Santa Basket
Designer: Yarnspirations
About the Pattern: If you’re looking for decorative patterns to jazz up your gifting or just to organize some clutter, this cute little Santa basket is a perfect option for the whole family. This pattern calls for a whopping quadruple strands of worsted weight yarn. The body of the basket is worked in rows using intarsia and the nose and mustache are added after. Add black buttons for eyes as a finishing touch.
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Knitted and Felted Basket
Designer: DROPS Design
About the Pattern: This cute little felted basket is just the right size for a handmade gift. This is one of those easy Christmas knitting patterns you’ll want to make over and over again as gifts for loved ones and family members. You’ll knit the base in rows, then the body in rounds, and felt in the washing machine after it’s complete.
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Christmas Joy Hanging Hand Towel
Designer: Wishing I Was Knitting At The Lake
About the Pattern: This pretty and lacy Joy dishcloth will give a classic yet feminine look to your decor this year. Don’t be intimidated by the lace though, it’s made using easy increases and decreases and yields a beautiful result.
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Christmas Pudding Dishcloth
Designer: Yarnspirations
About the Pattern: Made in Lily Sugar ‘N Cream worsted weight cotton yarn, this dishcloth is not only cute but also functional. Working on straight needles, you’ll start at the base of the pudding and use easy increases and decreases for shaping. The leaves and berries are knit separate and added at the end. Knit this awesome pudding dish for a cute decoration for any room in the home.
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Holiday Face
Designer: DROPS Design
About the Pattern: Next up we’ve got some classic home decor. Dishcloths have been a statement item when it comes to holiday decor for decades. Our first dishcloth pattern is a classic dishcloth pattern but is made is Christmas colors. You’ll work the entire dishcloth in garter stitch with easy yarn over increases at the center for the shaping. Get creative with your colors and make a set of different but coordinating colors as a gift set.
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3 Little Snowmen
Designer: DROPS Design
About the Pattern: I love the look of this cute little dishcloth. You’ll knit each little snowman at the same time from a chart and using fair isle knitting and the border is added last. Knit in classic colors like the designer used or a more whimsical color palette, this snowman dishcloth can be made for anyone.
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Christmas Tree Dishcloth
Designer: Creative Green Living
About the Pattern: This dishcloth might be small in size but is big in festivity. Not only is a cute Christmas tree shape, it also has ornaments adorning it throughout. The contrasting colored ornaments are made using French knots and the rest of the pattern is written in garter stitch with easy increases and decreases.
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Final Thoughts on Decor Knitting Patterns for Christmas
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