The perfect gift deserves only the best gift wrapping, right? Whether you’re giving store-bought or homemade gifts this year, think outside the box when it comes to wrapping your presents. Proper gift wrapping adds the perfect finishing touch to any holiday gift.
A nice wrapping job often requires a little bit more than your standard holiday gift wrap and store-bought bows. If you don’t have time to make your own gifts this year, you can at least add a quick homemade touch to your wrapping. All it takes is a few minutes and a little bit of yarn to create beautiful crochet or knit gift toppers and bows.
Find our favorite crochet patterns and free knit patterns for bows, gift boxes, gift toppers, and more below. You’ll discover the best free patterns ever for making your wrapping just as special as the gift itself.
Knit and Crochet Bows:
Bows don’t have to be made out of ribbon! Use your leftover yarn scraps to quickly create an adorable knit or crochet bow for your holiday presents this year.
- Super Simple Crochet Bows
- Quick & Easy Gift Bow
- Easy Peasy Crochet Bow
- Cute and Easy Bow
- Addictive Knit Bows
- Nubby Knit Bow
- Little Bo Peep’s Bow
- Easy Knitted Bows (right)
Crochet & Knit Gift Toppers:
Bows are cute, but sometimes they just don’t cut it. Add an extra special touch to your presents by using ornaments as gift toppers. Not only do they look insanely cute on your presents, but the recipient gets an extra bonus gift – a homemade ornament they can use year after year!
Free Crochet Patterns:
- Multicolored Mini Christmas Stockings (right)
- Winter Wonderland Ornaments
- Crocheted Christmas Baubles
- Granny Star Ornament
- Wreath Gift Topper
- Star of Bethlehem Ornament
- Floral Gift Topper
- Holiday Gift Box
- Stitchy Gift Tags
- Gift Card Holder
- Multicolored Printable Gift Tags
- 28 Crochet Gift Bags and Crochet Gift Ideas
Free Knitting Patterns:
- Mini Mitten Ornaments
- Tiny Sweater Ornaments
- Silent Night Six Pointed Star
- Tiny Treasures Stocking
- Hanging Heart (right)
- Skate Ornament
- Quick n Easy Christmas Decoration
- Even More Knit Bows + Present Toppers
PLUS… Enter to win 6 skeins of silk ribbon yarn from Darn Good Yarn. We are giving away 2 skeins of each to one lucky winner: Sari Silk Ribbon, Printed Silk Ribbon, Silk Chiffon Ribbon Yarn. This yarn is great for a variety of knit and crochet projects, plus it would also be great for gift wrapping! The deadline to enter is December 4th, 2013 at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Enter now!
Have you ever used yarn to wrap gifts before? Leave a comment below and let us know!
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I have never used yarn before but love these patterns and plan to now.
I haven’t yet, but will this year. These patterns are great!!
Yes, I have. Crocheted jar toppers with apple slice ties to go on my homemade apple butter for Christmas gifts last year. I think that counts? I also crocheted peppermint “starlight mint” pins that I added to gift packages & handed out to the nurses that were caring for my husband while he was in the hospital over Thanksgiving & Christmas. I’ve used bulky weight fluffy yarn instead of ribbon for ties & bows, etc. to wrap packages, also.
Yes I have I have made snow man and angel ornaments for on top of christmas gifts instead of bows
My family stayed over for Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas morning opening of presents one year. Since the children were four years old and under and couldn’t really read their names, I wrapped each child’s presents in a separate yarn color. This way in case they got up before their parents, they would know what presents were theirs by the color of the yarn. Worked out very well, because you know they were up before the roosters!!
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I have used yarn remnants in place of ribbon on many occasions with pompoms instead of bows.