So a new goal for next year is to do my best to write here once a week. I also need to go through this blog and add the tags I often forget to write at the end of posts. Let's see how I do.
I only made a few Christmas presents. I forgot to take a picture of the cookies and crackers I gave as a present.
This Fancy Crocheted Cross Bookmark was for my sister.
My son's partner likes turquoise, so when I noticed that this turquoise was no longer in the new colour palatte, I bought a ball so I'd have it if she wanted anything knitted or crocheted from me. When I asked what she'd like for Christmas, she suggested handwarmers and she found the Emerald Green Handwarmer pattern, so I made them. I liked how they turned out. I made a few changes. One being to knit them in the round. It's so much easier than having to fuss with a seam.
I was at a flea market and came across a few CrossStitcher magazines. Issue 190/September 2007 had this free kit with it and I thought that my son might like it. Though the pattern said that it would take 12 hours, it took forever! I didn't even get it done in time for Christmas. I showed him the suggestions in the magazine of how to frame it. One of them was to cross stitch two smaller pieces with Chinese characters on them to place on each side of this piece. That's the one he chose so I'll have to find some matching aida cloth and get them done too.HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Don't stress if you don't find matching Aida cloth. It may be nicer if the background cloth was black.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on keeping up with a blog. I have entered the Every Inchie Monday challenge and so I guess I have to post at least once a week.
even if you blog just once a week it's better than nothing. Also the more you comment on other people's blogs the more people will visit your blog and that will encourage you to write me.
ReplyDeleteI always love to hear from you,
Gill in Canada