Finished: Hat and Headband with Interchangeable Flowers

December 20, 2013

It wouldn't be the holiday season if I wasn't knitting headbands or crocheting flowers out the wazoo! Here's one of my favorite sets that I whipped up last week for a custom order in my etsy shop.

I loved making the hat because a) it's one of my favorite designs I've come up with and b) I've never made one with a stripe at the bottom before, which led to some pattern alterations that I love, love, LOVE - some BPsc's around the last row before the purple begins add yet another ridge to the design, which lends well to the overall texture. It fits right in and I'm happy with the final product.

So now it's off to finish (okay, start) all my handmade Christmas goodies for the family. In typical Jenn fashion, I have also decided to make yarn pom-poms as gift bows instead of purchasing them, which should keep me busy this weekend (as if I have nothing else going on!)

I hope you all enjoy your last weekend before Christmas! I've only got a few gifts left on my list to buy, so it's mostly wrapping and crafting for me the next couple days. Plus, we have the annual Secret Santa gift exchange with our local friends tomorrow - yummy food and silly presents always abound!

See you Monday with hopefully one last update before the big day :)

Finished: Purple Crochet Hat with Pigtails

December 18, 2013

Just in case you haven't seen everything, here's a purple crochet Cabbage Patch-inspired pigtail hat.

I did, in fact, make that. And I also, in fact, wasn't sure I'd like the end result. But holy smokes, it's beautiful. I want one for myself, but realize it's probably not appropriate for a woman of 30 (at least for wearing to work).

A Puppy's Visit to Santa!

December 9, 2013

Hubby and I took Fritzy to visit Santa at PetSmart over the weekend. Doesn't he look just thrilled? Believe it or not, he was a good little boy who spent his time sniffing kittens in their cages, Santa, and a little girl doggie who was waiting in line to have her photos taken - while wearing a Christmas onesie. They bonded.

Ho Ho Ho!  A hand-knit Santa Claus to help you treasure your cards of cheer the whole season! — Ho Ho Ho! A hand-knit Santa Claus to help you treasure your cards of cheer the whole season!

Finished: Knitted Santa Claus Christmas Card Holder

December 6, 2013

Good morning, everyone, and Happy Friday! Isn't it always a wonderful feeling to be done with the work week and feel excitement over which project you're going to start up/work on/finish up/leave to die over the weekend?

I'm proud to say that I finished this little (huge) guy up last weekend. I've been working on him for two years. Yes, you read that correctly: two years. It just seemed like one thing after another kept getting in the way.

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree - It took several hours to decorate you!

The Christmas Tree is Up!

December 4, 2013

Behold my weekend's worth of work! Okay, okay - Hubby helped out, too, by bringing everything up from the basement. But the beautiful decorations are all me :) Martha Stewart, eat your heart out!

(Speaking of, did you know that Hulu Plus has a bunch of Martha Stewart Christmas specials available? I'm not going to lie; I indulged in a few of them over the weekend in between decking the halls and crafting).

And as I write this, I'm taking a break from knitting up some custom orders just in time for Christmas before starting on some gifts of my own. If you're a friend of mine on Facebook, you've probably already seen some of my crafts. But if not, I'll be posting them as I get pictures taken throughout the month - only the ones I can, of course. I don't want to spoil any surprises!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Tonight, I'll be setting in with the lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, followed by some Saturday Night Live holiday classics. Thank goodness for the holidays!