Christmas Party – Ugly Sweater Holiday Party

It’s that time of year again! Dig out the decorations and pull on your cozy clothes. The holiday season is upon us.

While everyone is putting up their trees, wreaths, and lights, we can’t forget about the sillier traditions. We’re talking about Ugly Sweaters. Ugly sweaters have come a long way. It started off with just wearing winter sweaters that just happened to be less than visually appealing. Now, you can purchase ugly sweaters that light up or make noise. You can even DIY your very own festive sweater to stand out in the crowd.

If you’re looking to host an Ugly Sweater Party this holiday season, we’ve got you covered.

We’ll take the guesswork out of planning the perfect celebration. Just refer to our Ugly Sweater Holiday Party Ideas to get inspired. From the invites to the party favors, we’ll help you put together the perfect holiday party. And if you’re in need of an ugly sweater, Wholesale Halloween Costumes has got you covered. Check out their inventory of all the holiday wearables that will be a hit at any ugly sweater party.

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If you have a little one in your life, Knits for Little Ones by Lotte Rahbek is full of sweet patterns for kids ages 0-2 inspired by nature and the sea.

Rahbek is a designer of Nordic inspired knits and these projects include lots of simple but nice details like stripes, cables, ruffles and eyelets.

There are no knitting instructions in the book and one page that includes descriptions of a few techniques like raglan shaping, picking up stitches and German short rows, so it’s good if you have some knitting knowledge under your belt before you pick up this book. There is a little chart that shows some of the skills required in different projects such as I-cord, picking up stitches or cable and lace patterns.

The skill levels are described as beginner, somewhat experienced and experienced. Of the 22 patterns, 6 are rated for beginners, 7 for somewhat experienced and 9 for experienced knitters. I’m not entirely sure I agree with her ratings, which put anything with cables or lace in the experienced section, including a baby blanket that’s worked flat and mostly garter stitch with easy cabled stripes.

The patterns for beginners include socks worked on double pointed needles, which I wouldn’t consider a beginner skill. Others are a bottom up raglan worked in garter stitch with stripes, a colorblocked raglan worked from the bottom up, a pair of shorts with stripes and a drawstring waistband, top down leggings with an elastic waistband and a little knit collar with a ruffle.

Other projects include that pointed bonnet featured on the cover, a twirly dress, bloomers, a romper, cardigans and a ruffled vest, to name a few.

She leans heavily on ruffles and little cables and embellishments, which feels a little repetitive but does make the collection feel cohesive. I’d have loved to see more colorwork, but that’s clearly not what she was going for.

The photographs of kids of various ages on the beach are darling and will make you wish you had a baby and a beach to re-create some of these scenes.

If you like simple designs with a few fun details and have a kiddo under 2 to knit for, this collection is lovely and will result in pieces you are sure to treasure.

About the book: 176 pages, 22 patterns. Published 2025 by Penguin UK. Suggested retail price $16.99.

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