Snowflakes

These are some crocheted snowflakes I made for christmas. I found this pattern on the Attic24 website and couldn't resist making some. I had been at the craft store last last week picking up some yarn I had ordered and they had 3 skeins of holiday yarn up by the register and I couldn't resist. That is the yarn I used to make the above snowflakes, though they use very little yarn you can use whatever is in your stash as well.

You can use whatever size hook you want.

I used Bernat Happy Holidays yarn:
31005 Silver Sparkle
31707 Red Sparkle
31708 Green Sparkle

I will be making some more of these using different size hooks to get different size snowflakes to hang in my windows.

Apple Cinnamon Ornaments

Apple Sauce
A whole lot of Cinnamon.


You add the cinnamon to the applesauce until it makes a non sticky dough. Roll it out and use holiday cookie cutters to cut out shapes. (TIP: make sure dough is at least 1/4 in. thick.)

You can use a straw to make holes for ornament hangers
or press in a paper clip/ornament hanger before drying

2 options of drying

the FAST METHOD: Place cut outs on wire rack in a 150 degree oven for 1-2 hours or intil no soft or moist parts are left

the SLOW METHOD lay out on wire racks 2-3 days or until dried all the way through.



*these last for years if they don't break. And they make your Christmas storage smell great. They are brittle though. Be prepared for breakage in weak spots.

New Aprons by Lexi

I had a few requests for custom aprons this Christmas. Here are two I made today. I didn't use a pattern for either just winged it based upon what I thought worked for each person.
This one was a request from my friend Brittany who wanted one made for her mom. She came with me and picked out the fabrics, ribbons and beads. She gave a brief description of the apron her mother has been dreaming of and then gave me the artistic freedom to put it together. She helped with the final touches and was very pleased with the results. Hopefully her mom will be as pleased as she is.
This one was made for my Gramma who requested one after seeing pictures of the others I had made as mothers day gifts. She requested a feminine design for entertaining and so I designed this with her favorite color of blue. Hopefully it was what she was thinking.

Hexagons

This is a hexagon pattern I had so much fun with. I crocheted the hexagons to the blanket as I went along. The pattern is on the Attic24 website.
The yarn I used was Bernat Super Value Yarn:
07421 Black
07407 Winter White
53044 True Grey
00607 Berry
I had fun doing this blanket. I wanted to make it a little bit bigger to fit a full size bed but decided it worked for being on the couch with a book for now. My hubby said I could always go back later and add to it which I might do.

Crocheted Bag

These are two bags I made using a pattern from Attic24's wesite. The pink one I made just like the directions but the bag is a pretty big size. It works for the next to the bed or couch big projects. The black/grey one I made to use to carry projects with me.
I used Bernat Super Value Yarn:
Pink Bag:
53435 Cameo
53531 Rouge
Black/Grey Bag:
07421 Black
53044 True Grey