Christmas Bell Garland – Knit Pattern

Clover Needlecraft

5 years ago

Designed by Debbie von Grabler-Crozier

Another Christmas project to keep you busy this holiday season! This garland is a beginner friendly knitting pattern and can be used in many different ways: wrap it around your Christmas tree, hang it over an entry way or over your mantel!

Gather these supplies

Tools

Bamboo Knitting Needles No. 8 (5mm) Single Pointed 9 in (23 cm) long (Art No. 3011-8)
Bamboo Knitting Needles No. 8 (5mm) Double Pointed 7 in (18 cm) long (Art No. 3015-8)
Darning Needle Set (Bent tip) (Art No. 3121)
Knitting Register (Art No. 328)
Point Protectors (Large) (Art No. 333/L)
Patchwork Scissors Mini (Art No. 493/CW)
Protect and Grip Thimble (Art No. 6025/6026/6027)

Yarn

For the tinsel: 1x 50g ball King Cole Tinsel Chunky: Icicle
For the bells: 2x 50g balls Scheepjes Stone Washed XL: Carnelian
TIP: For the pattern as written with six bells, you need slightly more than one 50g ball. This gives plenty left over either for a longer garland or some more bells somewhere else.

Everything Else

Large gold Christmas bells: you need one for each bell

Here’s How:

Note: Please read all the instructions through and assemble the equipment before beginning.

Abbreviations:

CO: Cast On
BO: Bind Off
K: Knit
P: Purl

To Make the tinsel i-cord:

CO 4 stitches using two of the DPNs.

Knit the four stitches and then without swapping needles, slide the work along the needle to the other end so that you are ready to knit again and take the working yarn behind the knitted row.

Knit again and repeat until you have a piece of tinsel about 3 ft (1 m) long.

TIP: you will have heaps over on your ball so you can make this much longer if you like.

Weave in the ends using a darning needle for the set.

To make the Bells:

CO 14 stitches onto a SPN.

TIP: aim to have a long tail for gathering the bell at the top.

Row 1: k 10, p4

Row 2: K 14

Repeat for 18 rows.

BO leaving a long tail.

Use the long tail on the bottom (where you can see the purl stitches) to sew the bell up the back.

The other long tail on the top is used to weave in and out of
the stitches to gather the bell. Use the darning needle in your set for both jobs.

TIP: The purl stitches at the bottom want to curl and stand out a bit so without too much trouble, the bell shape will form itself.

Finally, take a long piece of yarn (about 20 in/50 cm) and thread a gold bell onto it.

Fold the yarn in two and thread it up through the top of the bell and anchor it there.

Allow the gold bell to hang slightly below the base of the knitted bell.

Use the top of the yarn to tie the bell to the tinsel garland.

Weave in the ends and trim.

I have arranged two bells in the center of the garland, two on the very ends and the remaining two in the space left.