crafting during christmas

Sounds lovely. I'll be round Ftiday

I always like to have a project at any time of year. I finished my crochet blanket a couple of weeks ago, and yesterday I completed a shawl that I have been crocheting for my sister in law. I've now begun another shawl for my other sister in law. That should keep me busy over Christmas. After the shawl I have an order for a yoga blanket from my DD. She will buy the wool, I only have to make it.
I spend long periods of time on my own as my DH still goes out to work, he does evenings and is out until 9pm.

I too will be keeping myself busy crocheting yet another blanket! This is quite a complicated pattern using Aran yarn which cost more than I usually spend so I’ll be keeping it for my own use rather than giving to a charity.

My resolution for next year is to use up ALL of my wool stash. A lot of it is just bits left over from other projects so will probably be made into a colourful blanket! I am NOT going to buy any more wool until it is all used up.

My Mum was an avid knitter. As a child I was never short of mittens, vests, scarves, Fair Isle jumpers and cardigans. The downside were the pixie hoods and knitted bathers! Your Christmas sounds lovely and tailored for you. I hope you enjoy every moment.

I usually sew but have been trying to learn to crochet for about two years. So I'll get my crochet hooks back out and try again ?

I do have a blind to make but it would be nice to have something different to do. And I can't hear the TV when I am using my sewing machine!

I shall be knitting as usual, I'm in the process of a jumper for me, back and front done, GD jumper back and sleeves done, sister, cardigan back almost complete. I like a bit of variety.
Knitting has always been my hobby, it helps you to relax, produces amazing results from even simple patterns and a complex pattern produces a well admired result.

Karmalady That sounds like my kind of Christmas, though in my case it would be sewing. But if all the family descend on us on Friday I doubt I will get anywhere near my machine until well into January!

Have a wonderful woolly Christmas!

wildswan16, come back next year and tell us if you managed to use the yarn up or did you browse yarn shops and succumb

I did loads of fine spinning for 2 years, very fine sussex sheeps wool and then I made 3 ply, which was still fine. It had been hanging around for a long time, too pale to make a jumper. I crocheted a blanket and popped it on my bed below a welsh wool blanket. It gives me just the right amount of warmth in bed. It is very fine, I never thought I would finish it but I get tenacious and the but between my teeth

I love sewing and have a humungous stash of fabrics, all sewing stuff is piled up in bedrooms as I am waiting for the decorator to paint my sewing room. Last year I did non-stop sewing all through the christmas season, it was a lifeline and stopped me nibbling treats

ladyGracie, yes re relaxing. I always sleep very well after knitting until bedtime. Same when I spin, must be the rhythmic process, clickety clack, like being rocked in a cradle

sarnia, knitted swimsuits and pixie hoods and angora muffs and cardigans. The swimsuits stretched in the sea

Nowhere near as talented as some of you ladies, but I am busy knitting hats for a homeless charity, I also find knitting really relaxing, particularly when I am not having to follow a pattern

I've been very twitchy since I finished my last project (a blanket for me) but cbb to finish off UFOS which I've abandoned!

At the moment learning something new seems too much trouble too, so I started making more squares for another blanket with leftover yarn, hoping someone might claim it.

My husband asked me to make him a football scarf as he has started to feel the cold. I found a pattern and made it in rib on quite small needles so it took a while but he wore it today for our walk and it looked good.

karmalady my craft is still cross stitch. Still addicted to it . My latest piece is on the cross stitch thread. Plus lots of my other pieces. Finally started a kit a friend brought me for my birthday in April . But once into January will put it on hold as I want to make a cushion for my youngest grandson.

My sister in law made this for me . I saw my brother and sister in law yesterday.

Keep myself busy doing patchwork. I do most of my quilts by machine but always like to have some handwork on the go to do when watching tv. At the moment that is a tumbling blocks quilt made by English Paper Piecing method, one day it will be finished. I always mean to use up my stash but it never gets any smaller. I am always a fabric or two short for a quilt so have to go to shop for more. I don't know how it happens but three or four fabrics jump into the basket shouting, "Take us home with you." Thankfully lots of charities are happy to take quilts otherwise I'd need to move to a larger house.

cross stitch is very addictive too and a lovely quiet hobby that keeps the brain busy, thinking about where to put the next cross. Kits are available

I also recommend needle felting kits, I made a lovely robin last year, easy to do as long as you keep the needle straight. Amazon has cross stitch and needle felting kits, I say amazon only because of quick delivery at this late stage. I do prefer to buy from the small specialists

A good light is important for any handicraft, I have a standing lamp behind my chair, I need it for knitting, especially the dark colours. I also have a folding slide-under table if I ever need to use a table for crafting while in my easy chair

Re knitting, I do like my interchangeable circular kit, it means that the garment weight is in my lap and the needles don`t stick out, so chair sides don`t get in the way. I am using 2 needles with a stopper at each end

Its all about being comfy, oh and I take regular breaks, the adverts during call the midwife were long enough to do that

Back front and sleeves of afterlight are now finished, sewing together and neckband today and rolling up the skeins for my soft warm new shawl. I am not making a swatch for that as fit isn`t important, I do knit looser so will just use needles a bit thinner than recommended. I treated myself to a present of a shawl pin from wool warehouse, I needed a couple of things and they are cheaper than amazon

I have a quilt to finish for my DGS bed socks for my DG in between I will be spinning to keep my kittens amused. I like to mix projects up so no one part of me (hands knees shoulders) get too sore.

I'm knitting a blanket for my first great grandchild, due in six months. I found a pattern I liked on Etsy. At first, I had to do a lot of counting, but now that it has become clear, I am pushing on quite nicely. When I was younger, I took most patterns in my stride but have been out of practice for years. Now I'm enjoying being back into it.

I have a magnetic board for knitting patterns, it comes with a long metal strip and some smaller metal bits. Its grand for keeping the pattern on the board and the strip goes under or above the line worked on

Yay, I have booked myself a knitting colourwork course in february, I am hoping to learn some new tricks but anyway the company will be nice. I do so miss the company of dedicated crafters.

I have finished all my `chores` for the day, will have lunch at 12 and yipee, that is when I settle down to crafting for the whole of the rest of the day, more call the midwife including the 2016 christmas special. It is bliss

I've just started another mosaic crochet blanket called Winter Wonderland. It's complete with prancing reindeer and snowmen with little scarves. It'll see me through Christmas and if there's another Lockdown looming, it'll help me to finish it all the sooner. I've crocheted off and on for over 50 years and have only recently discovered mosaic crochet. Love the idea that at very nearly 70, I'm still learning and enjoying new ideas.

How lovely to hear about your Xmas crafting projects? Last year I received a Xmas decoration making kit for Xmas from a friend. I made it on Boxing Day and it really made a difficult better.
This year, I’ve bought a beginners quilling set and a secondhand paper craft book from Amazon... I made my husband a card as a starter, and it’s my plan to keep quilling over our very quiet holiday.

Karmalady, I checked out the afterlight pattern, and it's very nice! Simple and wearable.

Good for you. I like doing stocking stitch, since it's a bit mindless. I don't knit for long periods, so if I pick a more complicated pattern, sometimes it takes a while to figure out where I left off. I haven't made myself a sweater for quite a few years, but I do have some really nice alpaca blend stashed . You've got me inspired.

My last project was a baby blanket for GS who is now 3, so I haven't picked up the needles for a while.

I find knitting very relaxing and rewarding - although I have a cupboard full of unfinished items - it's the knitting itself that I enjoy.

One fine day, maybe I'll actually seam things and sew on buttons! I drew around my little granddaughter's feet today and I've made her one slipper - the other one I'll do tomorrow!