CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Free pattern Christmas Tree decoration.

Christmas tree decoration is taken from the Original pattern from a Pumpkin shawl decoration....

PUMPKIN BEAD FLOWER

The doughnut in one colour and second colour for remaining decoration. Made in cotton yarns for the tree decorations.

US Terms

 DK Cotton, 4mm hook

PUMKIN FLOWER TREE DECORATION PATTERN

First col. Finger wrap of 15 wraps,

ROUND 1: 14sc into ring, sl st, to complete,

ROUND 2/3: cont. to sc over the top of the first round, spacing the sts carefully until you have done ANOTHER 40 sc, sl st to complete weave in end.

ROUND 4: Change to main colour, [equally sp, 8sc around the bead], sc, ch2, between each sc, sl st to complete. [8 x ch2 loops] 

cont. in same col.

ROUND 5: 3sc into each ch2 loop, sl st, to complete cont. [8 loops]

ROUND 6: ch5, miss 2sts, sc into next st, ch5, miss 2sts, sc into next st, repeat to end sl st into first st. [8 x ch5 loops] cont. in same col.

ROUND 7: 4sc, ch3 picot, 4sc, into same loop, repeat in all loops, sl st to complete, add ch20 sl st, into fist st, to make a hanging loop.

DAY 16 AND 17 ADVENT CALENDAR

Fabulous morning feeding the reindeer yesterday 

This is Holly, looks like she is smiling don't you think? Really gentle animals and they love their moss snacks 

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WINSTON FARM ELLESMERE wonderful trees too.

Then an afternoon with another WIP...I found a wave blanket that i started and never got beyond a scarf... all from scrap yarn again. I do love scrap yarn blankets in the tradition of granny squares.

A SCRAP YARN WAVE BLANKET

Aran and Chunky yarn 

5mm hook

 it's quite long approx. 80" [203cm] no idea how big it will get yet when the scraps run out? lol

 managed to do 8 runs so far

ORIGINAL PATTERN HERE

SCRAP YARN BLANKET

I've made this blanket slightly shorter in stitch count its a repeat of

chain stitch base MULTIPLES OF 10sts

ROW 1: 3sc, hdc, dc, 3tr, dc, hdc, 3sc repeat

turn

ROW 2: sc in every st.

repeat rows 1and 2

Hope you have got your copy of Simply Crochet issue 64?

I am honoured to be included in a short list of top designers who were asked to create a Luxury mini project for the Christmas Issue 64 of Simply Crochet Magazine....just published

Jane Crowfoot, Kat Golden, Alessandra Hayden, Sue Pinner, Nicki Trench, Dedri Uys, 

we all have a small Luxury Christmas design in the magazine this month and 

they are all in the  super soft Debbie Bliss Aymara

Thanks Simply Crochet for asking me to take part 

Hope you all enjoy the Luxury Mini projects 

SEEING STARS...In one post

I have made up many Star pattern over the years here are just a few that could make great Christmas Blankets

BASIC STAR PATTERNS FROM 2011...

STAR PATTERN: US TERMS, UK terms in brackets

picture pattern

Change colour every round

A finger wrap of 5 wraps or ch4, sl st into circle

Round 1: 12dc [12tr], into circle

Round 2: 2dc [2tr], into next 2 sts, ch2, repeat for all 6 sides, els t to complete.

Round 3: 3dc [3tr], ch3, 3dc [3tr] into ch2 sp, miss a st, sc [dc], into next 2 sts, miss a st,repeat for all 6 sides, sl st to complete

Round 4: Join as you go round, start in a ch3 point, sc [dc], ch3, sc [dc], into ch3 point, sc [dc], into next 3sts, miss the next 2 sts, sc [dc], into next 3 sts, repeat for all sides.

Join at the points only using the 2nd ch st as a sl st into the next star, join 2 points to 2 points of each star.

2 options for joining below.....

 Add rounds of dc to make a cushion

 Add a deep band for a box cushion

2 BASIC SOLID STAR

DK 4mm Hook

Aran 5mm 

Chunky 6mm 

US Terms in black, UK Terms in red brackets

4mm hook dk

5mm hook Aran

Pattern 1

  finger wrap of 4 wraps.

Round 1: ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 11dc [11tr] into circle (12 dc [12tr])

Round 2: ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 1dc,  in first st, 2dc [2tr], in second st, ch2,  repeat to end sl st into  first st to complete (24dc [24tr])

Round 3: att. yarn in any ch sp,  5dc [5tr],  into the centre of the dip,  sl st into next ch sp,  repeat until 

6 points, sl st into first st, to complete. (6 points)

Round 4: att. yarn in any point, 3dc [3tr], into the dip one side of the sl st, ch3,  3dc [3tr], into the other side of the sl st,

US Terms in black, UK Terms in red brackets

Pattern 2

 A finger wrap of 4 wraps.

Round 1: ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 11dc [11tr] into circle (12 dc [12tr])

Round 2: cont. ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 1dc,[1tr],  in first st, 2dc [2tr], in second st, ch2,  repeat to end sl st into  first st to complete (24dc [24tr])

Round 3: cont. sl st over sts to next ch2 sp, or att. yarn in any ch sp,  miss 2 sts, 2dc [2tr], 1tr [1dtr], 2dc [2tr] into sp between 2 pairs of sts, miss 2sts, 
sc [dc], into next ch sp,  repeat until 

6 points, sl st into first st, to complete. (6 points)

Round 4: Cont. sl st in the next 3 sts to reach the tr [dtr], at the point,

tr [dtr], ch1, tr [dtr], ch1, tr [dtr], ch3, tr [dtr], ch1, tr [dtr],  ch1, tr [dtr], into the sc [dc], at dip,  

miss 2sts, sc [dc], into next tr [dtr], at point, repeat for all points.

without the ch1 between tr [dtr] 

below with the ch1 between tr [dtr]

 a slightly more star like effect

Join as you go at the points

IN ONE COLOUR OR A DIFFERENT COLOUR EACH ROUND....

Rainbow of Stars

 Curtain of Stars

SC JOIN AS YOU GO OPTION

SOLID JOIN AS YOU GO

US TERMS UK TERMS IN BRACKETS

DK 4mm hook

Aran 5mm hook

Midnight Sky Stars
Fill-in pattern
Round 1: Attach yarn at a star point 
1tr [1dtr], 3dc [3tr] 1tr [1dtr] into the middle st at dip sc into next point
repeat for all dips x6

Round 2: then 'Join as you go' in this round
with a sc [dc], in every stitch with sc [dc], ch3 sc [dc], at the points

the picture collage written instruction is incorrect but the pictures are useful 

SPIKE STITCH STAR PICTURE PATTERN

TO EDGE A BLANKET

BAD START BUT PROGRESS MADE!!

Bit of a grump this morning!!...OH wanted to go to Lanzarote for Christmas l wasn't so enthusiastic and he can't find anything

So decision made not to look any more......not a happy bunny!!

Putting up a curtain pole was a nightmare took an hour to drill one hole!!...OH definitely not a happy bunny hehehe....but the pole was eventually up curtain hung and it made such a difference to keeping the heat in the dinning room...temporary measure having doors fitted in January

Photo of floating shelf inspiration for fireplace...and l have 3 of those trees in the Christmas dec's still to be dung out of the attic

Slight change of plan to the shelf though

Update:

Wall painted white, curvy brackets cut, all painted and lying in pieces on the lounge floor drying tomorrow will see it all put together

old pine mirror also painted white

aaaaaaaaaaand.....

We saw this head board loved it but then found out this picture is 3 of them at £79 each in Ikea..wow expensive!

We bought the wood for £16 and Phil made one very similar although not quite as high....all ready for me to paint..looks fab Phil

hugs xx

watch this space..........lol