November Wrap-Up

I was able to accomplish a few more crafty things in November! The best part- many of the projects I did were free and pretty easy for the average person to accomplish, so I'll be sure to include links to techniques and projects so you can make your own!

First, I made these cute little crochet Christmas ornaments. Their pattern is not available online, unfortunately, but they were the free project with issue 111 of Mollie Makes magazine, so if you have it laying around somewhere, now is the time to make it!

Next I made a much-needed knitted hat. This pattern is called "Duality", and is free on Ravelry (please note- Ravelry has some accessibility issues that have caused injury to some, so please use the website with caution). 

Then I got an email with a free pattern for a finger-knitted wreath, and I couldn't resist whipping up a couple of them! The first picture is made with strips of red fabric, the second is made with bulky-weight yarn. You can find the free pattern from Flax & Twine here.  

The last thing I whipped up last month was the easiest Advent calendar for my son. I had some pull-out papers from issue 58 of Mollie Makes magazine (yes, it seems I utilized them a lot this past month), and the papers included little illustrated numbers, so I cut them out, wrote what he gets on the back (candy, small toy, things like that) and strung them up on some spare yarn. You could do this with any cute paper- no need to find this exact magazine! You could cut number shapes, or Christmas ornament shapes, or anything, really!

That's it for FOs for the month. I currently have the following projects OTN (on the needle):

1. All Work, Gnome Play by Sarah Schira (Ravelry link- use caution)

2. Leave Gnome Stone Unturned by Sarah Schira (another Rav link), which is a mystery knit-along

3. Chromatic Cowl by Amy Detjen (final Rav link, I promise!)

My big plan for the month is to finish up some works-in-progress and make a Christmas present or two, but I'm taking it easy! December is busy for everyone, and I intend to live in the moment and enjoy crafting when I can, but not push it. I hope the same for all of you. 

Happy crafting!