Thursday, December 24, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
Friday, December 18, 2015
Mystery Christmas Tree
Here in Arizona On I-17 just north of Sunset Point someone secretly decorates this juniper tree with Christmas decorations.
Sitting in the middle of a median of the freeway it has been decorated every year for over 30 years and no one has been able to figure out who does it.
It's a "Christmas tree" mystery like no other.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Recycled
The girls were freezing so I wanted to make them some sweaters. After several tries with yarn I came up with these.
I went to my favorite used store "Savers" and bought a sweater, cut the sleeves off and used the wrist area for the neck. Measured about 3 1/2" down and cut the holes for the legs. Used left over material and made the legs. Hemed the back and poof!
Nice and warm and a lot cheaper that the $22.00 for one at Petsmart.
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Idle hands
Most of you who follow my blog know that in the past I have been very active in knitting for charity, but it seems I may have burned myself out a bit. I did make a commitment to finish a blanket for my grandson for Christmas that I started many a year ago.
The crogheted pattern is called "Make it quick afghan" Well, it was slow going for me. I guess maybe if I would have stuck with it and not taken a break it would have helped because every time I picked it back up I had to learn the pattern all over again and then when I thought I had enough panels and went to sew them together I realized that they weren't all the same size!!
So I had to rip out four or five and start them over....
Starting to sew them toghether...
The crogheted pattern is called "Make it quick afghan" Well, it was slow going for me. I guess maybe if I would have stuck with it and not taken a break it would have helped because every time I picked it back up I had to learn the pattern all over again and then when I thought I had enough panels and went to sew them together I realized that they weren't all the same size!!
Starting to sew them toghether...
The finished product. Now to find a Christmas bag big enough to hold it:)
I also have knitted a couple of small gifts for the Granddaughter...A cowl and some boot toppers.
I enjoyed crocheting again so maybe I will start back with my baby chairty and make some of it in that as well as knitting.
"It is not good to have idle hands"