Holiday Crafting

Hi Everyone,
I know it has been quite a while since I posted on here unfortunately I have been busy busy with holiday crafting and tatting did play a small part. Mostly I have been knitting. So I will ask you are you done with your crafting for the holiday? I can say I am done. I do have some Christmas thread sitting on a shuttle that I am thinking is going to be something but that is about it. My hours have increased at work so I am not sure what if anything else will get done. Oh well I guess that is why so many start there Christmas crafting in the summer.
Now on to what I have done and want to share.

The first one is from the book Mini Tats and I was playing with some size 10 thread in the color Christmas. The thread is there because I was seeing if it could work as an ornament. It seems to work well. The second is the famous stumpy and that thread is Lizabeth in the color of Springtime. I plan on framing it and will give to my cousin for Christmas. I really like the stumpy motif and have not seen any bad ones done.

Now on to some knitting. What you see is thirteen dishcloths. Yep that is right thirteen. I used the pattern called Grandma's favorite. For those who knit, you start with 4 stitches and you increase to a point and then once you get to the point you decrease back to 4 stitches. I plan on giving these to coworkers and my Aunt. My Aunt is also getting that tatted leaf. I have never done so many dishcloths before and likely wont do it again. I can say that they made great tv knitting. Oh I also forgot the yarn I used was sugar and cream as well as Peaches and Cream in various colors. The Peaches and cream yarn seemed softer.

Lastly but not the least is a pair of socks for a dear friend of mine. These are called Diagonal lace socks and the pattern is from the book From the Toe Up by Wendy Knits. I really like how they came out and the yarn which came from Knit Picks is a soft yarn. It can be splitty but I was very careful. So I think that is about it. As you can see, I have been very busy and am hoping that with completing my holiday crafting I can get back to my tatting. I do have several pattern ideas I want to try and as I read everyone's blog I know I will get more. I guess that is it. Have a crafty day and work on your Christmas crafting.