I've been having a lot of fun experimenting with my French knitting machine and it was about time I made some Christmas decorations using it! So here are 5 decorations that I came up with using French knitting.
The first decoration is a super simple one. I made a red and a white piece of French knitting, put wire in them and then twisted them together. I sewed the two ends together and there we go - a cute candy cane.
Next up I made a snowman. I wrapped a long length of white French knitting around a plastic bauble, and then attached ear muffs made of red French knitting, and then added the facial features. This method of wrapping the French knitting around a bauble can be used as the base to make lots of different characters and designs.
This Rudolph has a more minimalist design and is pretty easy to make. There's wire through the circle and the antlers, and everything is sewn together.
This little wreath was made by threading beads on the wool before making the French knitting and sending them through the machine one by one. I made two strands in this way which I then wrapped together. I added a matching bow made of ribbon for a finishing touch.
This angel features light up wings which I made by threading a small string of led lights through the French knitting. I hid the battery pack in the body which I made by wrapping the wired French knitting around a cone. I used a bead for the head, wool for the hair, and a tinsel pipe cleaner for the halo.
Check out the video below for a more detailed look at how I made these decorations.
