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Christmas at our house is hectic, all the family turn up and we end up being a bit frazzled, but happy to see everyone.\u00a0 Just prior to this I saw my little 8 year old niece, I taught her to crochet a couple of months previously, she was happy making friendship bracelets and hair braids.\u00a0 A lady told her that her mum taught her to crochet but she didn\u2019t carry on with it, so my niece was very proud\u00a0 to tell me that she had managed to teach the lady to crochet as well\u2026 well done Tabby! We will make beanie hats for Barbie next!<\/p>\n
Over the Christmas break I have had time to finish off a load of stuff that has been building up which is amazing for me,\u00a0 so I have knitted two \u2018Tigers\u2019 (rugby) beanies, finished off a cosy little cardigan for our two year old , made a \u2018Frozen\u2019 dress and started a \u2018Peppa\u2019 jumper for the 18 month old.\u00a0 All I have to do now is finish off designing a new range of children\u2019s play things\u2026.its all in my head so I have to write it down quickly\u2026. And another couple of crocheted beanies that have been requested along the way, oh\u2026 and recover a vintage child\u2019s cot.\u00a0 Then I can turn my attention back to planning and preparing more creative stuff for the new year!<\/p>\n
For the beanies, I downloaded some patterns before Xmas, and have used the best of two designs to create my ideal one.\u00a0 The first one is a bit bigger and my daughter prefers this style as it drops down a bit at the back, the second is a more classic fit.\u00a0 I used three colours DK\u00a0 dark green, white and red\u00a0 to create the stripy effect.\u00a0 I have two more that I will crochet for the surfers in the family I have found a wicked pattern with waves they will love it.<\/p>\n
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