It has been another exciting week of Advent gifts. It is so much fun opening a gift each morning, Miss C is really enjoying it.
Day 8: Something Crocheted
I crocheted Miss C the Moonflower Cowl using a free pattern by Fiber Flux. Miss C made me an extremely useful hook cozy using a pattern from the Cute and easy Crocheted Cozies book by Nicki Trench. It will be so wonderful to have the hooks in a case and not have to fish around in the bottom of my project bags to find my hook!
Day 9: Wildcard (Anything at all)
Miss C had been looking at magnetic row counters which make it easier to keep track of the row you are working on when knitting or crocheting. I made her a magnetic row reader using a tutorial from The Cheapskates Club. Miss C got me a super cute unicorn case to hold stitch markers.
Day 10: Sewing
As much as I love Miss C, her sewing area is always littered with threads. For the sewing category I decided to make a thread catcher. After looking at many different patterns, I finally settled on the Pin Cushion Thread Catcher by Lorrie Nunemaker. I am so pleased with how it turned out and Miss C absolutely loved it! Miss C gave me a magnetic seam guide.
Day 11: Paper craft
I gave Miss C a Papercraft book with lovely boxes that you can make and Miss C made me some beautiful handmade cards.
Day 12: Dishcloth/Washcloth
I have a bit of a dishcloth obsession. I absolutely love them! As Miss C doesn't share my love affair with dishcloths, I made her a super cute flower washcloth from the Romantic Crochet book by Emma Escott. I love the way it turned out. Miss C made a herringbone dishcloth from The Homespun Crochet magazine.
Day 13: Crochet Bag
The crochet bag category gave us both a few headaches, and is one that we will not be doing again next year! I tried a couple of bags, before settling on the Love Me Tender Market Tote by Dorianna Rivelli. Whilst it does look cute, I am not entirely happy with the finished product. I struggled a little bit at the end of each row and seem to have lost a few stitches along the way. I didn't have time to do another one, so just had to let go of it being perfect. Miss C does love it, so all the stress was worth it. Miss C made a Crochet Bag using a pattern from Attic 24. I do love a scrappy project and it is very large which will be extremely useful.
Day 14: Notion
Miss C made me some adorable pattern weights in gorgeous colours. Simply made by covering metal washers with ribbon they will be very useful.I gave Miss C a retractable tape measure. To make it a bit more exciting, I crocheted a cozy to go over it with a cute button.
Until next time,
Samantha & Miss C
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