Knitted & felted Christmas tree cone

This is meant to be a small thing, but the pattern is easily converted to make any size you want! Fill it with nuts or candy or leave it as is is, it makes a cute ornament either way :)

You will need:

* pair of 6.5mm knitting needles

* 4mm crochet hook (optional)

* small amount of red pure wool yarn

* scrap of white eyelash/fuzzy yarn

Pattern:

Cast on 8 stitches with red yarn

Knit 2 rows of stocking stitch

*Increase, knit to end of row, increase in last stitch - 10 sts

Purl

Knit

Purl*

Repeat from * to * until you have 18 stitches

Cast off with white fuzzy yarn, leave a long end of red yarn for the handle

Finishing:

Sew up the cone. With the red yarn end, chain 20 and slip stitch in the edge of the cone to make the loop. Weave in all ends. Felt in washing machine (40-60 degrees C) along with a pair of jeans (or a towel of similar color). Shape the cone when wet, leave to dry. Tamtadam :)

Tiny knitted santa hat

Flattened out the hat measures about 5cm across and 8cm from top to bottom. It sort of bends backwards a bit, but it is stretchable. Attach a loop of yarn to the top of the hat to make it into an ornament :)

Here is what you need if you want to make your own:

* a pair of 3.5mm knitting needles

* small amount of red yarn (wool or acrylic)

* a scrap of white fuzzy or eyelash yarn

Pattern:

Cast on 25 stitches with white

Knit 2 rows

Change to red yarn

Knit 2 rows of stocking stitch, start with a knit row

*K1, decrease (knit 2 stitches together), knit until 3 stitches remain, decrease, k1

Purl*

Repeat the last two rows until only 4 stitches remain (from * to *)

Change to white yarn

Knit

Increase in every stitch (knit front and back of all stitches) - 8 sts

Repeat the last row - 16 sts

Knit

Decrease until end - 8 sts

Break yarn, pull end through remaining stitches, pull tight and shape the top into a ball

Sew the hat together with the seam at the back, weave in all ends, and you're done! :)