I have 5 ideas you can easily make yourself to add a special handmade touch to those smaller gifts. Here is the first stocking stuffer idea in this 5 part series. Be sure to check back for more!
Santa Hat for Hand Lotion
Hand lotion is always a great gift for anyone, especially this time of year when it gets so dry. To make it a little more personalized, try adding a cute little handmade crocheted Santa hat to the bottle to dress it up!I've been making a lot of Santa hats for babies, kids and adults, and I've come up with a pattern that looks really cute on a travel size hand lotion bottle. The lotion bottles I am using are from Arbonne's Holiday Collection. They are THE BEST hand lotion, and they smell great! They have sold out of the holiday smells for this year, but you can still get the regular shea butter lotion here, which is still a great lotion.
If you purchase hand lotion from Bath and Body Works, or even the grocery store, I'm sure the sizing will be similar for a travel-sized lotion bottle. To check, after you chain 20 and SlSt into a ring, slide it over your lotion bottle to make sure it will fit before continuing the pattern.
This pattern is also available on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/santa-hat-for-lotion-bottle
Santa Hat for Hand Lotion
Materials:
Size G hook
Red yarn - medium weight 4 (small amount needed)
White Bernat Pipsqueak Yarn (small amount needed)
Clover pom-pom maker (yellow) 
Travel Hand Lotion bottle Arbonne shea butter lotion
Abbreviations in US terms:
Ch - chain
St - stitch
SC - single crochet
DC - double crochet
DC2tgr - double crochet 2 together
SlSt - slip stitch
Santa Hat Pattern:
Ch 20, SlSt to first Ch to make a ring.
Row 2: Ch 2. DC in each stitch around. Join to beginning Ch 2 with a SlSt (20).
Row 3: Ch 2. *DC2tgr, one DC in each of the next 2 stitches.* Repeat from * and SlSt to beginning Ch 2 (15).
Row 4: Ch 2. DC in each stitch around. SlSt to beginning Ch 2 (15).
Row 5: Ch 2. *DC2tgr, one DC in each of the next 3 stitches.* Repeat from * and SlSt to beginning Ch 2 (12).
Row 6: Ch 2. DC in each stitch around. SlSt to beginning Ch 2 (12)
Row 7: Ch 2. *DC2tgr, one DC in each of the next 3 stitches.* Repeat from * ending with DC2tgr and SlSt to beginning Ch 2 (9).
Row 8: Ch 2. DC in each stitch around. SlSt to beginning Ch 2 (9).
Row 9: Ch 2. DC2tgr, one DC in each of the next 2 stitches. DC2tgr, one DC in each of the next 3 stitches. SlSt to beginning Ch 2 (7).
Row 10: Ch 2. DC in each stitch around. Sl st to beginning Ch 2. (7)
Row 11: Ch 2. DC2tgr 3 times, DC in next stitch. Sl st to beginning Ch 2 (4). Cut yarn. Weave in ends.
Row 12: Switch to white Bernat Pipsqueak yarn. Join to the bottom of the santa hat. Ch 1. SC in each stitch around. SlSt to beginning Ch 1 (20).
Row 13: Ch 1. SC in each stitch around. SlSt to beginning Ch 1 (20). Cut yarn. Weave in ends.
Finishing: Using white Bernat Pipsqueak yarn, make a pompom. I used the yellow clover pompom maker. Tie to the end of the santa hat. Add the hat onto your lotion bottle!
Merry Christmas! Be sure to check back for more stocking stuffer ideas!
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