Holiday Ornaments

I love how old ornaments look. 

I love wooden ones, handmade ones- anything with character. 

 Not big on the whole holiday hubabaloo but I am big on ornaments. 

The felt creatures and acorns I made earlier in the year were made into ornaments for the tree. 

 They fit in perfectly. 

Getting Knitty

I find that the winter is the only good time to knit. 

My hands get to hot in the summer and when the fall comes I am too excited about the season change to start anything. 

 Now that cold weather is here my hands have been busy. 

Knitting away.

 I am using Elliphantom knits mitten pattern. 

It is an easy to read pattern and goes pretty smoothly.

 My problem is that I stop paying attention and drop stitches! 

So this has become a slow process for me. 

 Hopefully I'll have two mittens by the end of this weekend. 

Cold Day

Warm hands.

 Gotta get moving on these winter blankets.

Winter is here.

 It's gonna be a long, cold, hard winter.

 Must crochet squares faster. 

Granny Squares

I had been a knitter for years by the time I learned how to crochet. It took me very little time to learn how to knit but it took me something like two years just to get this first step in crocheting. 

 Chains and double chains, making corners- I had no idea what I was doing. 

I had no idear what words I was reading. It was all French to me. 

 One day it clicked. I picked it up again and was all set. I was on a roll. 

 Whenever I was sick as a kid my mom always pulled out the afghan blankets out of the ceder chest.

 They smelled amazing and I always felt better. 

 These beauties will eventually be put into a blanket.

  Something to snuggle up to when feeling down or sick. 

 Just gotta keep trucking through. 

Tiny blanket

Perfect for laps.

But not on summer days.

 More like winter nights. 

 I think she fully approves. 

 Soft blanket for a soft kitty. 

 She doesn't mind that it is summer. 

Crocheting a blanket

  Who knows how big it will be!