With Christmas Jumper Day fast approaching, I thought it would be fun to make a Christmas jumper for Boy 4. I had an idea for making something with an interactive element. I didn't want anything too complicated, perhaps something involving a pocket. So here we have Santa and a chimney! The Santa is attached to the inside of the chimney with a ribbon so that he doesn't get lost. He can go into the chimney feet first......or head ... Read the Post...
Christmas Stocking With Cuff
A Christmas stocking is a nice easy thing to make and makes a good gift for somebody's first Christmas or even for somebody who just needs a new one. They can be made different sizes. A small one for a baby, a larger one for an older child or a tiny one to hang on the Christmas tree. If you don't want to draw you own, I have the templates available as part of the extremely good value Christmas bundle. How to Make a Christmas Stocking With ... Read the Post...
Felt Bird Christmas Decoration
Now that we are almost into December, I have launched myself into Christmas crafting with a felt bird Christmas decoration. The problem I find with Christmas crafting is that the kind of thing you can make is more limited than the rest of the year. It's fun to make things at Christmas, but how to make something that is different to what you have made in previous years so that you don't just end up with more of the same? Some Scandinavian ... Read the Post...
Learn How to Crochet Part 3: Trebles (US Double Crochet)
This is the third in a series of posts for people who want to learn to crochet. If you haven't already, before jumping in with trebles, you might want to take a look at the two previous posts. How to Crochet Chains How to Crochet Double Crochet (US SIngle Crochet) Before you can learn how to crochet trebles, you will need to know how to crochet chains. If you don't know how to crochet chains yet, you'll need to learn to do that ... Read the Post...