CHRISTMAS WISHES

An empty Christmas stocking…

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas day. It was very quiet here and the river is going down a bit. However there is more rain on the horizon so no doubt it will go up again 🌨

I have had a lot of lovely gifts.

I have a very pretty felted garland and hand felted soap, all from the Welsh Woolshed – must look them up in the new year.

And a mini knitting kit from Santa 🎅

A little cup cosy, that will make for a pleasant evening in the new year.

Still battling on with my Christmas knitting. A couple of my gifts will be arriving in the new year.

Woolly wishes,

Jane ♡♡♡

SELF-HELP #19

Carols and mince pies 👼👼👼

It was St Barnabas carols and mince pie night this evening (having just seen the time it was yesterday!!). The annual fundraiser to get a few quid to keep Percy, the organ going. Yes the church organ is called Percy???

So I stuffed a stocking with Christmas goodies to offer as a raffle prize.

*Should have taken a pic of it unstuffed! !!*

Quite well off for raffle prizes this year. Lots of carols, singing (even when you are as bad as myself) is supposed to be good for you and I certainly enjoy a carol concert.

The church looked really pretty with little angels hung all around.

*Angels made by local school children were hung all around the church.*

A lovely evening with mulled wine and mince pies served to keep the cold out.

Christmas really is just around the corner!!!

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

STASH-BUSTING #14

Christmas fair 🎄🎄🎄

Today was the day of the Christmas fair, so I packed my bags and set off to make my fortune…

*How many woolly things can you pack in a hamper?*

I laid out my stall and waited for the punters to come…

It went much better than I expected. I always get a thrill when someone wants to buy something that I have made.

Even after paying for my table I had money to take away. My hobby has paid for itself – how wonderful is that and I have money and space for more wool 🤔

Some hats to make for Christmas and a stocking for Carols and Mince Pies 👼👼👼

Wishing you all a woolly weekend.

STASH-BUSTING #13

Unlucky for some…

I have been making bits and pieces to sell on a craft stall at St Barnabas Christmas fair tomorrow. Here are some of my efforts:

*This highlights the fact that I cannot take a photo with one hand as well as my hand is looking pretty shabby…*

Will post my fully laden craft table tomorrow.

Wish me luck ♡♡♡

STASH-BUSTING #12

Woolly or Frosty ….

I have a bag full of mittens, hats and wristwarmers that need sewing up. I have never been a fan of pegging out and sewing in ends.

I still have a scarf and the Christmas stocking for my sister’s carols and mince pie evening on my needles.

I am half way through a jumper for myself.

All those projects and I have been pulling my hair out making a snow man…

*Frosty sat on the scarf that I should have finished by now !!!*

This is mark one. I am going to have another go as not completely happy with the hat. I don’t know why? It has driven me mad making him but hey ho!!

Don’t you love the run up to Christmas ⛄⛄⛄

STASH-BUSTING #11

And the goose is getting fat…

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So no matter how much I try to ignore it the festive season is just around the corner.

So I am using up red and white yarn. I love the simplicity of scandi patterns. I found the pattern for the hearts in an old issue of Knit Today (issue 91 Xmas 2013). The hearts are supposed to be done on dpns but I get into a bit of mess with them at the best of times so gave up with so few stitches. My hearts have a side seam….

The stocking is ready for a quiz night next week, this is taken from a Debbie Bliss pattern found in a Xmas Prima (2011). It is no wonder my house is such a state I don’t throw anything away!!!

I have just got to buy a load of Christmas tat to fill the stocking with so that the Parents Association can raffle it. I then have to make another one for my sister to raffle at a carols and mince pie evening 👼👼👼

Should get through a chunk of my red and white stash ♡♡♡