I was happy to see that Whipup blogged about my free Snails and Slugs pattern last week as a “simple gift” for the holidays. This inspired me to make them just a bit more festive.

The tiny Santa hats are very simple to make.

With white fingering-weight sock yarn, cast on 9 sts onto 3 size 1 or 2 dpns, and join in a rnd.
Purl one rnd.
Switch to red sock yarn, and knit 2 rnds.
Next rnd: [k2tog, k1] 3 times (6 sts)
Knit 2 more rnds, then break yarn and draw through sts with a tapestry needle.

For pom pom, thread white yarn through top of hat several times, crisscrossing over the six stitches that you pulled together to close the end. (I made more of these stitches on the hat on the left for a bigger pom pom.)

Weave in loose ends, and now you have a Santa topper for your Snail or Slug!

December feels like the fastest month of the year to many of us, I’m sure. Luckily, some of us are getting a little extra help this year from a few diminutive friends.

Sparkle sparkle! No one can accuse lisamarykay1’s Elves of not getting into the holiday spirit.

Giolou whipped up some fraternal twins, Winey and Limey, to help her out for the holidays. They may have stubby appendages, but they look ready to lend plenty of moral support!

Hannah’s duo has “Christmas tree radar,” and set up camp under her tree while her back was turned. These guys are ready for the 25th!

Something tells me that many more elves elves are on their way. Thank you very much to Giolou and Hannah for testing!

As of now, there are three more days until Halloween. It takes less than a day to make a Boo or two, so it’s not too late for spooky knitting!

As promised, here are a few more of my favorites from Ravelry:

I’m astounded by this Giant Boo and mini Boo from lisamarykay1.

(Check out her amazing toy designs too!)

Wouldn’t it be nice if real bats had the same colors as melissa85148’s Boo?

And finally, these Boos from yarnpr0n win for most Halloween-y!

New Boos are being added to Ravelry all the time (we’re now up to 111 projects), and they are all so cute. Great job, everyone!

Hannah of BitterSweet just posted a photo of her adooorable Pundit Babies!

(Is it just me, or is that elephant looking just a little bit nervous…?)

Hannah was nice enough to test the pattern for me when it was still in development. Thank you Hannah!