Tue. Mar 21st, 2023
Knitted party lights

These lights look terrific on my Christmas Tree which is hung entirely with my own home-made decorations. The idea for this pattern is not original, it came from many Pinterest posts however this pattern is my own.

Knitted Christmas lights
Knitted Christmas lights
Instructions
Make 6 to 12 in different colours. A set of six lights will measure approximately two metres when chained together.

Using coloured yarn, cast on 4 sts
1st row: Kfb to end.  (8sts)
  Starting with a purl row,  stst 3 rows.
4th row: (k1, m1, k1) to end. (12sts)
  Stst 3 rows.
8th row: (k1, m1, k1) to end. (18sts)
  Stst 3 rows.
12th row: (k1, m1, k1) to end. (27sts)
  Stst 7 rows.
Next row: (k2tog) to last st, k1. (14sts)
Next row: Purl
Next row: (k2tog) to end (7sts)
Next row: Purl
Break off colour
Change colour to white and stst 4 rows.
Next row: (k2tog) to last st, k1.
B&T tightly.

Make up
Over sew row ends using matching yarn and leaving a gap at the centre.  Stuff firmly and sew closed.

Finishing
Using white and 4mm crochet hook, chain 50, dc in top of first light, chain 50 and dc into top of next light. Continue as before until all lifhts have been attached. Chain 50, cut yarn and pull through.  Sew yarn ends into chain.

Make more or less lights and make the chain in between longer or shorter as desired.

By CJ

Who am I? I am different things to different people. I am a poet, a visual artist, a sculptor of found objects, and a writer. I am a bookkeeper, an office manager, an administrator and software support consultant, even a short-order cook and barista. I am a parent, a grandparent, a sibling, a cousin and a friend. I am a traveller, a technophile, a philosopher and a student of all things.

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