MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND
HAPPY NEW YEAR
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISITS AND COMMENTS
SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR
Julie.C xx
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Friday 22 December 2017
WISHING YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
Welcome I am Julie a Mother and Nana I love everything about yarn knitting/crochet, I like Xstitch hand embroidery needle felting, and many other crafts. But mostly knitting.
Wednesday 20 December 2017
Christmas cross stitch buttons and patchwork table mat.
Hello everyone,
One more day to go before I break up for the Christmas holidays I have done all the shopping I just need to wrap a few more presents and that is it done.
How are you all doing with your preparations?
I have a few st itchy projects to show you I finished two of the cross stitch buttons I have been making,
the little hedgehog needs to be done then I will crochet a small circle for the backing. The pattern booklet was from one of the Cross Stitcher magazines but I cannot remember which issue number it was.
I also did some sewing on my sewing machine and using scraps of fabric I made this patchwork table mat,
I have enough bits left to make coasters then they can be used on the table over Christmas.
I have had time to crochet a warm and snug scarf for myself using Rowan alpaca chunky
it only needed 2 x 50g balls on 10mm hook.
I picked a stitch pattern from one of my books a lacy shell stitch so easy to do and works up very quickly.
I have found this encyclopedia of techniques by Jan Eaton very good to follow if you are a beginner it has picture tutorials and is a good reference to carry around.
I have started knitting a hat and small scarf for my Grand daughter and found this self patterning yarn complete with Pom Pom from my local shop for £2.99 there is a pattern inside the ball band but this is for an adult size so I will adjust this to fit Suzie, I probably need a little extra yarn to make a scarf but that won't be a problem.
Well that is all for now I will see if I can squeeze one more post before Christmas, so until then enjoy you week.
One more day to go before I break up for the Christmas holidays I have done all the shopping I just need to wrap a few more presents and that is it done.
How are you all doing with your preparations?
I have a few st itchy projects to show you I finished two of the cross stitch buttons I have been making,
the little hedgehog needs to be done then I will crochet a small circle for the backing. The pattern booklet was from one of the Cross Stitcher magazines but I cannot remember which issue number it was.
I also did some sewing on my sewing machine and using scraps of fabric I made this patchwork table mat,
I have enough bits left to make coasters then they can be used on the table over Christmas.
I have had time to crochet a warm and snug scarf for myself using Rowan alpaca chunky
it only needed 2 x 50g balls on 10mm hook.
I picked a stitch pattern from one of my books a lacy shell stitch so easy to do and works up very quickly.
I have found this encyclopedia of techniques by Jan Eaton very good to follow if you are a beginner it has picture tutorials and is a good reference to carry around.
I have started knitting a hat and small scarf for my Grand daughter and found this self patterning yarn complete with Pom Pom from my local shop for £2.99 there is a pattern inside the ball band but this is for an adult size so I will adjust this to fit Suzie, I probably need a little extra yarn to make a scarf but that won't be a problem.
Well that is all for now I will see if I can squeeze one more post before Christmas, so until then enjoy you week.
bye for now
Julie x
Welcome I am Julie a Mother and Nana I love everything about yarn knitting/crochet, I like Xstitch hand embroidery needle felting, and many other crafts. But mostly knitting.
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