Knitted Christmas Village Houses
Simple, charming, and perfect for mantles, bookshelves, tiered trays, and windowsills.
These houses are knit flat in pieces, sewn together, and lightly stuffed. Each one is worked in basic stitches with optional embroidery for windows, doors, and snowy roofs.
Materials
Worsted weight yarn (Category 4):
MC (house walls): any color (red, tan, stone gray, green, blue)
CC (roof): white, cream, or “snow” colors
Optional accent colors for windows and doors
Needles: US 6 or 7 straight needles
Notions: Tapestry needle, scissors, fiberfill stuffing, pins
Gauge: Not crucial; houses will be firm once stuffed
Skills Used
Knit stitch
Purl stitch
Mattress stitch or whipstitch for seaming
Basic embroidery (optional)
House Size Guide
You get three houses:
Small Cottage: 3.5" tall
Medium House: 4.5" tall
Tall Townhouse: 6–7" tall
Each uses the same construction formula:
2 wall panels (front + back)
1 roof panel
Optional: chimney block
Pattern for Small Cottage (3.5")
Walls (make 2):
With MC, cast on 20 stitches.
Rows 1–24:
Knit every row (garter stitch).
Bind off.
Roof:
With CC, cast on 20 stitches.
Rows 1–12:
Knit every row.
Bind off.
Optional Chimney:
Cast on 4 stitches.
Knit 8 rows.
Bind off.
Pattern for Medium House (4.5")
Walls (make 2):
With MC, cast on 24 stitches.
Rows 1–32:
Work in stockinette:
Odd rows: knit
Even rows: purl
(Edges will curl by design; it looks charming once assembled.)
Bind off.
Roof:
With CC, cast on 24 stitches.
Rows 1–16:
Knit every row (garter).
Bind off.
Pattern for Tall Townhouse (6–7")
Walls (make 2):
With MC, cast on 28 stitches.
Rows 1–48:
Work in garter stitch (knit all rows).
Bind off.
Roof:
With CC, cast on 28 stitches.
Rows 1–24:
Work in stockinette:
RS: knit
WS: purl
Bind off.
Assembly
1. Sew the Walls
Place the two wall panels wrong sides together.
Seam both sides and the bottom edge, leaving the top open.
2. Stuff
Lightly stuff with fiberfill.
Don’t overfill — you want them structured, not spherical.
3. Attach the Roof
Lay the roof panel over the stuffed house.
Sew down one long side, then the other.
Leave a slight overhang—it looks more “house-like.”
4. Optional Chimney
Sew the chimney to one side of the roof, slightly off-center.
5. Embellish (optional)
Use duplicate stitch or embroidery to add:
Windows (squares or crosses)
Doors
Snow or icicles
Wreaths
Mini Christmas lights (small French knots)
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