After a hard night of traveling the world to deliver presents, Santa’s outfit needs to be washed and hung to dry. This project makes a wonderful banner to hang from a mantel or across a doorway to help celebrate the Christmas season.

Gauge not important, select any yarn and hook size needed. Yardage totally depends on what you are making, i.e., washcloth, blankie, afghan, blanket, etc.

I don’t know what this stitch is called but it uses two contrasting yarns which alternate on each row. You end up with a fairly bulky fabric with a different color on each side. Depending on the size of the hook and yarn weight, you can end up with a heavy, dense fabric to keep even the coldest day at bay, or a lighter (relatively anyway) fabri...

Pattern can be used with any kind of yarn or hook size depending on how thick or light you want it.

No gauge required for project, yardage varies.

No gauge required for this project.