St Patrick’s Day Candle Holder

St. Patrick’s Day is a beloved holiday celebrated around the world. Whether you’re Irish or not, there’s something special about dressing up in green and enjoying a festive atmosphere. If you’re looking for a way to add some St. Patty’s Day spirit to your home decor or party, making your own candles is a perfect option. Not only can you customize the color and scent to fit the theme, but it’s also a fun and easy DIY project.

To start, you’ll need candle-making supplies like wax, wicks, and fragrance oils. For St. Patrick’s Day, some popular scents include fresh clover, peppermint, and lemongrass. You can also create your own blends for a unique fragrance. Here are five St. Patrick’s Day scent blends to try:

Irish Meadow – A blend of fresh clover, sweet grass, and wildflowers.

Leprechaun’s Brew – A blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove.

Pot of Gold – A blend of bergamot, lemongrass, and patchouli.

Lucky Charm – A blend of peppermint, vanilla, and cream.

Emerald Isle – A blend of green tea, bergamot, and jasmine.

Once you have your fragrance blend ready, you can start pouring the wax into your candle holders. For St. Patrick’s Day, using green or gold candle dye can help create a festive atmosphere. You can also add in some glitter or small shamrock-shaped confetti to the wax before it sets.

To make your St. Patrick’s Day candles even more special, you can add some decorative touches like ribbon or a label with a St. Patty’s Day message. These candles make great party favors or gifts for friends and family.

Overall, making your own St. Patrick’s Day candles is a fun and easy way to add some festive spirit to your home or party. Whether you’re using a tutorial like the St. Patty’s Day candle holder or creating your own unique designs, the possibilities are endless. So get creative and enjoy the luck of the Irish this St. Patrick’s Day!

. You can see the full St patty’s day candle tutorial here.

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You probably know by now if you’re a regular reader (and if you’re not, welcome!) that I love a knitting pattern that’s a little silly or a little different from the usual. Classic patterns are great, too, but sometimes you just want to make something with a bit of whimsy. And when it’s super functional, too, that’s even better.

That’s the case with the Bananen-Socken pattern from Susanne Shahin. These banana socks are one of those patterns no one seems to be totally sure where it came from, and this free pattern on Ravelry explains how she makes them based on how she learned it.

It’s a sock that’s curved and when not on a foot it looks rather like a banana. There’s no heel, and you can use whatever number of stitches you need to make it fit your foot. If you’ve knit enough socks to know how many stitches you like you can just use that number, or the pattern notes include sizing charts to help. (It needs to be multiples of 2 for the ribbing.)

After working a traditional cuff, the body is made with ribbing on the back and welts (or what the pattern calls horizontal ribbing) on the front, which is what gives it the curved shape. There’s no heel, but there is toe shaping, but for the leg and the foot you just keep working the same pattern as long as you like.

I’m a little skeptical about how these socks will feel with ribbing on the bottom of the foot, but I’m definitely intrigued and will probably give them a try.

The pattern notes are available on Ravelry in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. If you head to the pattern page you can see a photo of what it looks like on a foot, and it just looks like a normal sock.

Have you ever knit banana socks or do you want to now? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[Photo: Susanne Shahin]

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