DIY Knitting Patterns and Tutorials

Knitting is one of the crafts I’ve been meaning to learn forever. Years ago, I received a ‘how to’ knitting book with all the supplies needed for beginners. I must have looked over the book and tried to knit a bunch of different ways for over a week – but just couldn’t get anywhere! I’m thinking about going to a class at Jo-Ann’s – hopefully they can teach me! In the mean time, here are some free patterns and tutorials for those who can knit.

Contents:

• Accessory Tutorials
• Stuffed Tutorials
• Halloween Tutorials
• Christmas Tutorials
• Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos

Accessory Tutorials:

• How to Knit Socks Video: Lion Brand Yarn

Stuffed Tutorials:

Halloween Tutorials:

Christmas Tutorials:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

I’m looking for more! If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

DIY Gift Packaging Tutorials

Holy Packaging Batman! There are so many tutorials for this subject – it’s crazy! I tried to sort all of my findings the best I could, so please refer to the contents section below if you’re looking for something in particular. I can’t believe I found so many – I’ve been wrapping my gifts horribly for my entire life, I had no CLUE how to tie a bow, and there are a ton of things that you can reuse for packaging! I hope this really helps – here we go!

Oh! But first – here are 101 links from TipNut for Gift Tags, Toppers, and Wraps. Check it out!

For gift tags, check out my previous post: DIY Gift Tag Tutorials

Contents:

• Bow Tutorials
• Box Tutorials
• Circular Tutorials
• Cash and Gift Card Holder Tutorials
• Gift Bag Tutorials
• Printable Holiday Quotes
• Wrapping Paper Tutorials
• Halloween Packaging Tutorials
• Christmas Packaging Tutorials

Bow Tutorials:

Box Tutorials:

• Making an Origami Gift Box: InsidiousNeth on YouTube

Circular Tutorials:

Cash and Gift Card Holder Tutorials:

Gift Bag Tutorials:

Printable Holiday Quotes:

• Printable Holiday Quotes: Scrappin’ Out Loud

Wrapping Paper Tutorials:

Halloween Packaging Tutorials:

Christmas Packaging Tutorials:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

DIY Paper and Fabric Flower Centerpieces, Decorations, and Tutorials

I’ve been looking around at various flower shops to attempt to pick out flowers for the wedding. I found that flowers were way overpriced, and 1 simple bouquet alone costs around $70. There is no way that I can afford bouquets for the centerpieces, bridesmaids, me, decorations, etc. All of that would easily cost over $2,000! I looked into other options, and found that there are actually a lot of paper and fabric flowers that you can make, that look really modern and classy!

And hey – fabric flowers and bouquets will last forever, so you don’t have to pay a bunch to get them preserved! They also won’t die in 2 days! So, in reality, I think fabric and paper flowers are a lot more awesome anyways!

Did I mention I’m allergic to flowers anyways? This is a bonus!

Oh hey! Costco has 400 sheets of tissue paper right now for around $5!!! Check out the Christmas aisle. You CAN’T beat that! I have only seen packs of white though – if you are looking for that color.

I hope the links below help you out as much as they helped me. Click on the photos or links to go to the tutorial. Enjoy!

Misc. Tutorials:

• Paper and Fabric Flowers: Martha Stewart – There are 32 ideas in just this link alone!
• I haven’t seen the book yet, but I’m so excited to know that a paper flower book exists! Check out CraftZine’s review of Make Your Own Paper Flowers by Klutz

Fabric Flower Tutorials:

Paper Flower Tutorials:

Paper Flower Bouquet Tutorials:

Paper Flower Pom Pom Decoration Tutorials:

• Paper Flower Pom Poms: Martha Stewart

Paper Flower Centerpiece Tutorials:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. I would be so happy to find more tutorials to test out for my wedding. Thanks!