One down, four to go!

Hello everyone,

I recently realised that if wanted to get all my Christmas crafting done I was going to have to start taking some of it to school too! So I sat and thought about what would be most practical and decided cross stitch would be the best option as I have a lot of books and that is small enough to fit in my bag :)

In Hobbycraft a while ago I bought 5 Christmas cross stitch kits to make decorations for my tree so I took one of those in and now I have finished it:

I am soo happy, he is soo cute!

One of my friends did one stitch, she really wanted to try it, hehe :0) she did very well, she stitched one of the pieces of fallings snow.

It took me a week and a 1/2 doing it in my breaks, registration and lunch if I got a chance. I had to do a bit of undoing due to counting wrong because of the noise in the common room! lol

I lost the mini kit at one point as it fell out of my pocket :( but someone found it and handed it in at the office which I was very grateful for as I really wanted to finish him! and now I have :D

Only four more left now, a cat (which I am starting tomorrow), a penguin, a robin and a little Santa too. I think I will manage to get them all finished....

I'm once again off to bed now,

See you all very soon!

Bye xXx :D

Snowman finger puppet: free pattern :)

Hi everyone,

I have been feeling very christmassy and found this pattern I wrote a while ago and thought what the hey! its the festive season why not give you all a treat :0) Here is the pattern for these little guys!! :

Make loads of them with different coloured scarves to get you in the festive mood :D

Awww I think they are soo cute!

(I call them freddy and eddy.)

You will need:

• 3 1/4 mm needles
• 3mm crochet hook
• White DK yarn
• Black DK yarn
• and oddment of orange yarn for carrot nose
• and another odment of coloured wool for the scarf :)
• a tiny bit of stuffing for the head
• an embroidery needle!

stst: stocking stitch
sts: stitches
k2tog: knit two stitches together
ch: chain

Snowman:

With white yarn and 3 1/4mm needles cast on 14 sts

stst 23 rows

change to black and stst 3 rows (for hat)

last row: k2tog across row (7sts)

cut long piece of yarn and thread through all 7 sts on needle, draw up and fasten off.

Scarf:

Using 3.00mm hook ch 25. fasten off

To make up:

Snowman:

Sew around 1.5cm down back of snowman (down from  head) and thread yarn all the way around neck, stuff  and draw up and fasten, do not cut yarn, continue to seam the rest of the back of snowman. Embroider features as seen in picture.

Scarf:

Thread pieces of same coloured yarn through ends of scarf tie then cut short to create tassel effect.tie round neck, done.

Congratulations you are now the proud owner of your own little eddy (or freddy :)

You can put small sweets in the end and use them as place settings or sew a loop to thier head, stuff and sew  body and hang them on your tree!

Enjoy, and think ITS CHRISSSSSSTTTTMMMMMAAAAASSSSSSSSS! (hahaa)

Bye!

I'm dreaming of a white christmas........

ITS SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I still had to go school :/

Ahhh well when I got home there was enough snow to make......

     Mini man the snowman :)

I <3 him!

He even has a little hat and scarf.

Recenlty my swap parcel arrrived from the swap I take part in on Ravelry, again I had another generous parcel :)

Thankyou!!!

I have been making some more buttons, I made come cookie ones and some mini mushroom ones. I will post pictures soon!

Tomorrow is the 1st of december!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ive been waiting for ages for it to be that day!

In my house all the christmas decorations go up on this day so its very exciting. Also advent calendars start :P Yummy choclate........

Thsi will be a month full of fabulous blogging so check back soon for special free patterns, pictures and a christmas giveaway!

(And obviously because you love me! ahhahaha )

Post again very very soon........

Byeeeeeee.