Christmas Crafting Inspired by TikTok - Mini Christmas Beanies

TikTok is pretty awesome and if you don't have your own account just know there is something for everyone. I went hard down the Christmas Crafting TikTok wormhole, a lot of the crafts are more fun to watch than actually create but there was one unique craft I finally decided to attempt mini-holiday beanies by TikTok artist @sarahliw. Sarah with an H so you know it's going to be good!

What will you need to make these adorable little beanies?

Listen to our Christmas Channel while you craft

empty paper towel roll or empty toilet paper rolls
notebook
scissors
yarn in the colors you like
cotton balls
glue or a hot glue gun (optional)

Check out my first attempt, fail!

the wrong way

I didn't refer back to the video and just went off what I could remember. At first, I blamed the fact that I'm left-handed on why it looked wonky but I knew there was more to it so I decided to reference back to the video, and sure enough I was making it harder than it had to be! With a simple fix, I was off and running

the right way

If you are already going to be taking some downtime and watching Christmas movies this the perfect project to keep your hands busy. It is slightly addicting I will warn you, but also good to keep you from wanting to fill your hands with snacks or cigarettes or a drink. No judging, I had a seven and seven while making some and it was the best. To each their own but I will be going back for white yarn because I just LOVE how all these are turning out.

Christmas Beanie Craft

Show me your crafts and I will add them to the gallery. My sister-in-law's Mom has been making these awesome Grinch signs and my husband actually asked for a custom order, she delivered it today! Ahhhh!

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made by Tami Mozingo Adams

You can mark it or just freehand but be careful if your cut is all wobbly the beanie edge will be too, easy to fix with a little trim
You can mark it or just freehand but be careful if your cut is all wobbly the beanie edge will be too, easy to fix with a little trim
1
Grab an empty paper towel roll
You can use a paper towel roll or I would suppose even a toilet paper roll so start saving them. Then pinch the middle to make it easier to cut into strips. Careful to make them even all around, if you get wonky the yarn won't help cover that up but it's pretty easy to snip off the edges so it's nice and smooth all the way around
Look how many beanies I can make with all these
Look how many beanies I can make with all these
2
Sliced paper towel roll
Like knitting, once you get in a rhythm these are hard to stop making so it's not a bad idea to get all your rolls cut and ready to go
Strips of yarn
Strips of yarn
3
Cutting your yarn
At first, I used the long side of the notebook, don't do that, too much yarn, then I started using my phone to wrap the yarn around, that worked great as well. You could even use a cd case to provide you with evenly cut strips
fold your yard in half
fold your yard in half
4
How to proceed with the beanie
Take your yarn and fold it in half
pinch the yard together
pinch the yard together
5
Create a loop with the yarn
Make sure both sides of the yarn are even and take the top bend and create a loop
make the loop and put it under
make the loop and put it under
6
Take the loop and grab your paper towel roll
Now it's time to start working the magic. Take the loop and press it on the inside of the toilet paper roll
insert through the loop
insert through the loop
7
Ready for the magic part
Now take the two ends of the yarn and wrap them through the loop, passing over the toiler paper roll
so simple yet effective
so simple yet effective
8
The pull and slide
Now you just need to pull the strings to tighten against the paper towel roll and slide tight against the others you have already created
Getting closer and closer
Getting closer and closer
9
Cover the toilet paper roll
We are getting so close and these next few steps will transform this troll doll looking headpiece into a mini beanie
flipping the beanie yarn
flipping the beanie yarn
10
Flip the yarn through the toilet paper loop
To create that cute little beanie edge you'll need to take all the yarn and pull it through the inside of the toilet paper loop
a mini beanie in the making
a mini beanie in the making
11
I just flipped the yarn
We are getting so close to the finished product. For some of these I was getting so excited I forgot to push the yarn through and it really does make a cool beanie edge so if you can help it, try not skipping this step
use cotton balls
use cotton balls
12
This is where the cotton ball comes in
I used two cotton balls to get a nice round top, don't glue them in just yet, you'll need to tie off the top
trim the beanie
trim the beanie
13
Tie and trim your mini beanie
This is one of the most fun parts because you get to see all your hard work pay off. Just tie off the top and trim the ball a bit and boom!
finished beanie
finished beanie
14
The finished product
Isn't it just the cutest thing you have ever seen?