Crafter's Challenge December 31st----January 6th, 2024!!!!!

[Lana]

WELCOME TO 2024!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Praying for a Happy Healthy New Year to You and your Families!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am always amazed how fast it comes around. NEVER did back in the younger years. Only good thing is---retirement is getting closer. I can't decide on when tho. (I am 62 1/2) I keep thinking maybe spring of '26-----I really don't know. Maybe next week.

I was cleaning off a table earlier tonight and found some ornaments that I didn't get made this year so I know where all that is, when I get time to start them.

Is everybody getting a list made or in head of what they want to try this year?

I need to order vanilla beans and get vanilla started. Need to go check the prices and see what to order.

I can't wait to see what we all do this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY HAPPY CRAFTING MY FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Thanks Lana for getting us started for a brand new year.
This week I would like to finish the edge on the face washer for Mum's birthday. Once done I will start the towel.

 

[Myron's Mom]

Happy New Year everyone!
Will work on my quilt this week. I have a Santa bag to make for the sleigh I have. Won’t take long once I figure out the size.
Washing fabric for another quilt. I’d like to put together a few quilt kits, so I can move from one project to another.
Have a productive craft week as we start the new year!
Since the rest of my fabric order never arrived I’m going to order the print from a new company. If it happens to show up later on I’ll give it to my cousin.

 

[Rose94]

This week will be some mending. Separating the yarn ordered for the mittens into bags with info on who hey are for and the pattern being used,
A few Christmas items need a little bit of repair.
Also have a ornament cut out that never got put together from a few years ago that I would like to put together so it can be put away with the rest of the ornaments.
Will also pull out the pattern, yarn etc to start on a washcloth in the evenings.

Have updated my blog with my Oct to Nov crafts and the Christmas cards I made earlier in the year.

 

[Lori K]

This week, I need to get my crochet bag cleaned out and better organized, and sort and organize my yarn. Once I can see at a glance what I have, I'll come up with some sense of where I'm headed this year. I do have a shawl started (barely) and a sweater that I started last year (just couldn't gain any traction and set it aside -- every row had different stitch changes, and just couldn't gain any momentum or see any end in sight), and I know I want to make snowflakes and bookmarks for Christmas gifts next year, so need to search for the right pattern.

 

[halimer]

I must organize my knitting/crochet bag for whenever we leave for FL

 

[Lana]

2024 Christmas in July Ornament Swap is up. PLEASE consider joining us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jampss]

I didn't crochet gifts last year with all that went on with DS20. I would like to in 2024, so I need to look at some patterns. I will start with the one YouTube gal I like.

 

[Rose94]

Yarn for mittens came today. Need to get it sorted and tucked safely away.
Also need to print off the washcloth pattern so I can stick it in my knitting bag.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Lots of tidying up this next week or two. My craft room serves also as the Christmas catch all. I need to get it back in order and then see where I am at.

 

[jampss]

I bought some yarn at the thrift store today to make some shelter animal pet mats.

 

[jampss]

 

[halimer]

Lovely, Julianne. Is there a special pattern for pet mats?

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Lovely, Julianne. Is there a special pattern for pet mats?

Following. Maybe this is something that I could try

 

[jampss]

Hey. No. I just make either a square or a rectangle. I do all sorts of different stitches. Sometimes if I just do rows and rows of double crochet, I crochet with two stands at once. This one above, I am doing a waffle stitch. I have also done some pet mats/blankets in C2C (Corner to Corner). I just YT video's on how to do different fun stitches. I can share my waffle stitch one and the C2C one. I totally guess at sizes as they don't have to meet any certain measurements.

 

[Lana]

Pretty yarn!

 

[Holiday_Mom]

I'm joining in this year as often as possible. My unfinshed creative projects inspired my word of the year.

This week I made two Christmas pillows from four Dollar Tree placemats that I bought in November. I'm not a sewer but I can use a glue gun. Three sides and half of the fourth side were glued together. I cut an old bed pillow in half and used that as the stuffing for the new pillows. Then I glued the rest of the pillows together. They look really cute in our family room.

 

[Rose94]

Jampss pretty yarn

Mending done. Yarn safely tucked away with notes of what mitt pattern goes with which yarn and washcloth is half done.
Still have a little Christmas to put away.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

I finished the edge on the face washer. It is not the best but I am happy with it.
It will go in the gift closet for Mum's birthday

 

[Myron's Mom]

I love the color of that yarn!!!
Finished the quilt top today. It has a few boo-boos in it. I didn’t notice until I was too far along, I’ll make some notes on the pattern so it doesn’t happen next go around. Will make the binding tomorrow, then figure out the backing.
I really need to clean up my sewing room!