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July 22, 2016

I Finally Understand "Xmas in July"!


This blog has sat silent, patiently waiting while I grow in my craft, learn new stitches, and get my ducks in a row for MBR Crochet to enter the marketplace. The ducks are still waddling their way into line, but in the meantime, all crochet is good crochet--learning new techniques and patterns all the time--and all crochet is certainly fun!

Many of us crocheters love to give crocheted Christmas gifts; we feel they truly come from the heart, and are therefore more special. We also strive to pick the right project for each recipient, because your 12-year-old nephew wouldn't enjoy getting one of grandma's toilet paper covers. I've come across some delightful patterns thus far this year, and for the first time ever, I've written a few patterns of my own, as well. I think and hope that the various nieces, nephews, and in-laws will be pleased, and I'm working extra hard on producing a great Christmas for my fiancee and my daughter. However, crocheted presents happen MUCH more slowly than the store-bought variety, meaning that I bought the yarn for my Yuletide adventures in the second week of July. I'll be making these projects off and on throughout the next 6 months, in between preparing inventory for what I hope will be my first craft show booth, also in December. You delightful people will get to take a photo tour of this process, beginning right now!

So, here are the Christmas presents in their current state, and I will be posting images over the next 6 months as they transition from ball of yarn to cloth object. It amazes even me that yarn and thread can become blankets, garments, table linen, all with a metal hook and a lot of twisting. No matter how many times I do it, the alchemy worked by crochet still fascinates me.