Hat Not Hate

Lion Brand launched their anti-bullying campaign in 2018 to encourage people to make, wear, and post handmade blue hats, adding #HatNotHate when sharing on social platforms

Hatnothate is an incredible camp to help bring awareness and hopefully an end to school bullying.  We are encouraging people to make, wear and post handmade blue hats.  Therefore, you can download this exclusive and free Clinton Hill Cashmere hat pattern to make your own BLUE hat or to knit and donate to the cause.  Plus check the Hatnothate website above for more info.

Pattern from Lion Brand Patterns/yarns

Gauge isn't important!  Any blue yarn will work--

find your special pattern to knit and help stop bullying!

Donate if you prefer!

Clinton Hill Cashmere

Woven Christmas...........................

Every year I bring out this Santa--my first woven piece that 

was made by in the 1970's--another first--double weave!

He's ugly but in my eyes he's beautiful!

Here is his back--he just lies around, doing nothing but

perking my spirits up!

One year I wove tartan yardage for the family--actually, I

wove two different tartans--With one I made these Santas--think there

are 8 of them--for others I wove a different tartan to make another 8

Santas!  Whew!  That was the good old days!

There were also Tartan pillows for some--If I weave a special fabric--

not very often do I save something for us--

What are your Christmas woven memories?

 

Memories of Christmas

 It's almost like Christmas Carol--when you begin to unpack all those tree trimmings and decorations for the house--the first ghost appears with memories of Christmas Past!  

I love Santas!  This one was special as it was hand carved, gifted by our

daughter a Christmas 20 years ago--isn't it funny how you can 

remember these things but can't remember what you did yesterday?

My Santa on the left is painted on a gourd!  Yes, a gourd!  you can hear the seeds inside when you shake him--it's like his belly is shaking not like jelly!  The Santa on the right is painted on a cypress knee--you know the Cypress trees that grow in bayous--love these too so much!  Each in their own special way.

Oh, and these special pottery pieces are so precious!  When we lived in Puerto La Cruz,

Venezuela we would take trips into the mountains and visit the artist of

Los Altos--we had our favorites--this artist was one of those very wonderful

people--she worked with clay from the region and made this Mary and Joseph

and Angel for us!  Upon learning we were moving back to Texas, this lovely

lady presented me with Baby Jesus!  Oh, so wonderful!  

Each year I unwrap each piece to bring back those warm fuzzy

feeling again!

My Granny made this nativity ceramic set many moons ago--she

has been living with the heavenly angels for 40 years--I miss her but

each year this set sits in our entry way to remind us that

Christmas is about Jesus and the reason he came to save us!

This piece was gifted to us by my brother--he thoughtfully bought when he

was visiting Israel one year--this is carved from an olive tree.  Oh so lovely

to hold in your hand and rub over the smooth surface.

What memories do you have of Christmas Past?

Let's Knit--

 

Oh My Gosh!  Another Sampler Scarf--I love this

even though I've not finished my Japanese scarf from 2019--

designed by Toni L Lorenz

Fogbound Knits is where you can find this mystery pattern

$2 till December 12--check it out.

These are quick knit for those small treasure gifts--like

gift cards--you can find the free pattern here

How about doing something for someone else by joining in

Warm Up America

Friends Forever 2021

 Friendship is to be cherished!  I love my friends!  Our times together are the best!  2020 put a damper on many friendships--we couldn't gather, we couldn't spend quality time, we couldn't share our ideas or our challenges--oh, there is internet, but there is something about being in person and hugging, shaking hands--laughing, joking, crying.....................2021 is going to be a different year!

Friends together is a block created and designed by

Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson

Let us celebrate FRIENDSHIP in 2021!

Last Minute Gift

 I have a friend who dearly loves OUTLANDER series.  She watched all the shows, read the books and talks nothing but Outlander--Claire, Brianna, and that hunk of a man--Jamie!

What should I gift her?  Garment from Outlander series based on patterns

from Handy Little Me

These are Brianna Fingerless Gloves--easy knit and quick!

I will not make them so long though-

Not to be forgotten--is the Brianna Fraser knitted cowl!

Gift Ideas 

Animal cloths is another stop for me--

one of my friends loves animals--so let's pair a dishcloth with

animal friendly handmade soap.

This friend loves cats!  oh my! how she loves her kitties!

So a knitted cat dishcloth for her paired with soap she will

love!

off to get my needles going!

Advent Knitting

 One of the ways I celebrate the season of Advent is to begin a new knitting project--each day there will be a pattern to knit--as I knit I might listen to The Bible Recap or a Christmas story or just place myself in the mood with some Christmas music.  Each day is a blessing--one that I'm happy to have that my hands can knit and my mind can rejoice!

My favorite knit along is a mystery designed by Tricia Weatherston--I think I've knitted the scarves the past 5 or 6 years.  This year is no different--Here is her description:  "It is a rectangular scarf. It is modular, knit in garter stitch of mitred squares. Dig into your fingering weight leftovers and gather as many or as few colours as you would like. My intention is for this year’s scarf to be colourful and cheerful in what has been a challenging year for all.

This scarf is a mystery knit, and the clues are released between 11pm and midnight. The first clue will be released on Nov 30,2020. The information pdf has a practice square, which is also the first square needed for the scarf.

The scarf is free until Dec 26th, 2020, at which time it will be taken down to amalgamate all the clues into one pdf and add images. Once it is back up on ravelry it will be for a fee."

Another Advent knit is designed by Julie Kubitsky

"This makes a square hap shawl. The center square is worked as a diamond from corner to corner fading thru 5 colors. Then you pick up around the edges of the square and work an old shale border with 2 repeats of old shale in each of the 5 colors."

Kat's Advent Scarf is one to use up all those tiny bits of yarn that just

sit in your stash!  

And away we go with our knitting during this Advent celebration!