hook me up

Yes. I was working on my Christmas gifts right up to Christmas Eve! I put the finishing touches on the last hat around 10:00 p.m. Peeve number 102 is “quick” what ever… I realize I am as guilty as everyone else when it comes to quick Craftification.

In my quest for quick I did find a new book that I love, love (that was multiple loves): Get Your Crochet On! Hip Hats & Cool Caps The designs are funky (run me over if I EVER use that word again) fresh. I really liked her suggestion for using fabric glue and use of elastic.

I admit I am an Interweave junkie but their Holiday Gifts issue was a life saver. It has a number of items that you would find in their other publications but I like having them in one place. I think I knit and crocheted half of the projects in that magazine.

Our family decided we would have a hand made Christmas. Gifts focused on our talents and time instead of our cash. Our children took a family photograph, enlarged and framed it for us. I LOVE it. Keep in mind that our three children and their spouses have 8 children that are six years old and under. That picture was Herculean effort if there was one! There are the wrong parents holding kids (more effective to keep them still) and children looking in all different directions. It is so true life and precious. We exchanged sewn, crocheted, colored, baked and I think welded gifts.

I really got the prize though. My husband does auto body repair for living. He painted a custom grill to match my car! I will post a pic after he puts it on.

Some of my favorites were the face clothes. Just make your favorite dish cloth using cheneille or my favorite: Cascade Cotton Rich. Then I crocheted lace trim on the bottom of cotton face towels using perl cotton. Just grab your favorite stitch book and have fun. I weaved ribbon around the face cloth and tied up a luxery bar of soap before wrapping them.

Embroidery design from Sublime Stitching

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