Nativity
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Growing up, I was fascinated with the Nativity scene my maternal grandmother would set up during the Christmas season, and I remember being eager to place the baby Jesus into the manger after midnight on Christmas Eve. That Nativity set was the one physical object that I most associated with the holidays during childhood, and [...]
2013 Holiday Stashdown Challenge – January update
In January, I participated in the Calm Cowl CAL with Crochet Happy and I made a gift that I plan to give to one of my aunts for the holidays. The Finished List 1) Cowl for an aunt – Galler Yarns Prime Alpaca – 339 yards – Calm Cowl by Suzana Davidovic The Still to Make [...]
2013 Holiday Stashdown Challenge!
Last year, I hosted a Holiday Stashdown Challenge to encourage myself and anyone else who was willing to play along with me to make our holiday gifts early and to use as much stash yarn as possible. The successes: I used up over 3,300 yards of yarn from my stash, made gifts for 14 people, and [...]
Holiday Stashdown Challenge, Week 31
(Join along with me any time if you need a head start or moral support for your holiday crafting. You can read more details here.) I think I’m officially finished with holiday crafting for this year. (I say “I think” because you never know how I might be feeling about starting a last minute project!) But [...]
Holiday Stashdown Challenge: Weeks 29 & 30
(Join along with me any time if you need a head start or moral support for your holiday crafting. You can read more details here.) I didn’t post a holiday crafting update last week. Most of my crafting time lately has been used up on several secret design projects, but I did pick up some quick [...]
Holiday Stashdown Challenge, Week 28
(Join along with me any time if you need a head start or moral support for your holiday crafting. You can read more details here.) With all of my “must make” holiday gifts finished, I’m now free to turn to the fun stuff! You may have seen my previous posts about the great swaps I’ve had on [...]
Holiday Stashdown Challenge, Week 27
(Join along with me any time if you need a head start or moral support for your holiday crafting. You can read more details here.) Alright people, I think I need a drum roll for this. I’ve actually finished all of my “must make” holiday projects a week ahead of my self-imposed November 19 deadline! I’ll [...]
Holiday Stashdown Challenge, Week 26
(Join along with me any time if you need a head start or moral support for your holiday crafting. You can read more details here.) After a few weeks without anything interesting report, I’m happy to say I finished two holiday projects. I made this crescent shawl using stash yarn and one of the buttons I [...]
Holiday Stashdown Challenge, Week 25
The last few days have been really hectic due to Hurricane Sandy. As of this writing, my family and I are safe and we are among the lucky folks who still have power. To be honest, I haven’t been thinking much about holiday crafting for the past few days . Since revising my list last week, I’m [...]
Holiday Stashdown Challenge, Week 24
(Join along with me any time if you need a head start or moral support for your holiday crafting. You can read more details here.) I’ve made some progress on my crocheted snowflake cards in the past week, but I haven’t had time for blocking or starching. I found that most of the snowflakes are larger [...]
