Thank you for the wonderful congratulatory words about both my daughter’s wedding AND our anniversary. John and I went out to dinner and enjoyed a lovely evening!
Is it too late to make something small and cute? I thought I would mention a fun little gift to make for the knitters in your lives. These cute ornaments are made from small amounts of lace- and sockweight yarn from your stash. The Emergency Yarn Ornament is a fun way to connect to your knitting peeps. I made about 28 of these this year and enjoyed making them very much.
Clear glass or plastic balls are available at craft stores. The little paper slip says, “In case of knitting emergency, Break Glass!!” There are miniature skeins of yarn and mini-knitting needles made from toothpicks inside.
On a completely different note. If you enjoy knitting hats and, like Bartholomew Cubbins, have too many for the heads in your immediate circle, Hats for the Homeless is accepting donations well into the winter season.
Hats knit by the lovely and generous Elizabeth D!!
Are you ready for the holidays yet? Me neither… 🙁
Hey! Those are the hats my friend Pat and I sent last year — cool.
Comment by ElizabethD — December 19, 2012 @ 8:54 am
P.S. Although those hats were actually sent to a program with the same name in New York.
Comment by ElizabethD — December 19, 2012 @ 8:57 am
I just want to straighten the record and say that all of those hats were knit by my dear and generous friend Elizabeth…I knit hats that year but she knit a hat a month and those in the photo above are them…I may do that myself in 2013!
Comment by PatS — December 19, 2012 @ 10:09 am
I love the ornament idea! And nice hats!
Comment by Needles — December 19, 2012 @ 4:55 pm
What a splendid idea. I wonder if there is time for me to whip up some of these for my knitting group on Saturday. Thanks for the link!
Comment by Rebecca — December 20, 2012 @ 1:05 am
Thank you so much for this fantastic suggestion! I was scrambling for a wedding favor to give to our guests at our reception on 12/29. (Yes! I know that is only 9 days away, ACK!) I love how these will reflect our tastes and be simple to make. Thanks again!
Comment by Kati — December 20, 2012 @ 10:03 am
The ornaments are a great idea! I know a lot of people who would love them. (You have a great sense of humor.)
Comment by Metaphor Yarns — December 25, 2012 @ 2:23 pm