December 31: Mittens

Pattern # 365:  Mittens

Wow.  My last day of patterns.  Well official challenge patterns.  So crazy!!  These mittens are gorgeous.  If you click on the link, you will see a matching beanie.   I definitely need to find that pattern now!!  [okay, here it is... now I need to scour their website, so many cute patterns!!]

Picture from DROPS Design:

December 27: Snowflake Garland

Pattern # 361:  Snowflake Garland

Here we have another Coats & Clark snowflake pattern.  I wonder where I could put this garland -- we dont' have any staircases (and I imagine it on a bannister).  Hmmm

Picture from Coats & Clark:

December 26: Snowflake Table Runner

Pattern # 360:  Snowflake Table Runner

Happy Day after Christmas.  That is called Boxing Day in Canada & England, right?  Well today it is a wedding day.  My hubby is in a wedding today and I will be in attendance.  I hope the weather is nice, since it is outside at 11 am!!

Anywho.  Okay.  Wow.  I am seriously at 360 patterns.  That is so crazy to me.  It means I actually made it through the whole year posting a pattern each day (okay so a few times, I have had to backpost, but they were all written down in my calendar way before! haha).  And only 5 days of my initial challenge left.  Sad. But now it's time to get my hook flyin!

Picture from Coats & Clark:

November 19: Snowflake Earrings - COMPLETED

Pattern # 323:  Snowflake Earrings

This pattern is another one from Yellow, Pink, and Sparkly, which is in my google reader.  I just love how cute these earrings are.  They are a bit big for me though, so I may try to make them with smaller crochet thread or a smaller hook!

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Updated June 10, 2014: I wasn't sure I would ever wear these as earrings. However, when I was looking for a pattern for an embellishment on a scarf, I knew this was just the fit. I used two strands of sock weight yarn and a really big hook (of course I can't remember now what size) to make the embellishment. It was PERFECT! I wrapped it around the back and sewed it on. Now I'm just sad that I didn't think to take a pic of the back. It is super cute though!

October 4: Pinecone - COMPLETED

Pattern # 277:  Pinecone (the link to this pattern has changed and I can no longer find the pattern online. I have emailed the designer and am awaiting her response. My apologies). The original pattern is completely gone from the blogosphere, but check out Planet June's awesome (but $5.50) pattern if you still want to make one.


Now that I look at it, I'm not so sure how "fall" a pinecone is. But whatever, no judgements here.  We can do Winter a little early!  This site is German, but is also translated into English.   They have some fantastic patterns as well.

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Updated March 22, 2012: I finished this little guy up last week and I think it is just adorable. It did not take very long to make, I just kept throwing it back into my project pile. I LOVE the way mine turned out short and fat though. So cute! I think I will be making more come this winter!

May 24: American Girl Winter Tie Hat

Pattern #144: Winter Tie Hat

This is the second pattern in our American Girl series. I found this little winter cap on Ravelry and thought it was just the cutest ever. Plus, 2 of the girls who I make American Girl clothing for live in the mountains - so they will need warm doll clothes too! haha

Picture from Cobbler's Cabin:

Jan 30: Wrist Warmers (Winter) - COMPLETED

Pattern #30: Wrist Warmers

This is our last pattern in Winter Week, almost the same as the first. They are longer and have these cute little ridges on the end. How cute are they? They are designed by Rachel over at Crochet Spot.

I love the blue color of these wrist warmers. And they do keep my wrists warm! I just wore them in Mexico this past weekend. I also like the way they are "ribbed." It gives them a cute look.

I used a size I crochet hook and Lion Brand Vanna's Choice yarn. I really love her yarn, it's pretty solid and beautiful.

Jan 29: Legwarmers (Winter)

Pattern #29: Legwarmers

This is another pattern by Lynn Szwalkiewicz, over at craftiblog.wordpress.com. I love the way these legwarmers look. When is the last time you wore legwarmers? I think the last time I did was for ballet class... what else do you pair legwarmers with?

Here is the picture by Lynn:

Jan 28: Neckwarmer

Pattern #28: Basic Neckwarmer

This is a great pattern by a Ravelry friend, Gillyweeds. I am so used to long scarves, that I am not sure how I will feel using this - but I'm always up for something new. I love the pink that she used, but what other colors would look good?

Here is the picture from Gillyweeds:

Jan 27: Let it Snow Throw (Winter)

Pattern #27: Let it Snow Winter Throw

This is one of the larger, stretching, projects. I can already forsee the long time this will take to complete this! haha This is from Coats, makers of Red Heart yarn, among others. I think this will be a Christmas gift for someone, I hope they really appreciate this act of love! haha

The picture from Coats:

Jan 26: Touch of Warmth Cuff (Winter)

Pattern #26: Touch of Warmth Cuff

This is another Lion Brand find, a smaller version of those earlier wrist warmers. Now, I just need to find the cutest little buttons to accessorize them with! These should be easy enough to whip up in an hour or so!

The picture by Lion Brand:

Jan 25: Headband (Winter) - COMPLETED

Pattern #25: Headband

This is pattern #2 in Winter Week, and inspired by Emily, my Newlywife partner. Christine made her a beautiful knit one for Christmas & I loved it and wanted to make one myself. I'm sure I could have knit it, but my knitting is wretched, so I found a way to crochet it. I made this first one with a mixed color yarn. However, I may make another one in a solid color and add a pattern #2 rosette to embellish this. This black and white one matches my rain / snow jacket perfectly, and I love it! Simple and very cute. I finished it on January 12th, it took about an hour, maybe 2.

Here are the pictures that I have, for now. I will try to get my wonderful hubby to take some better pictures later!

Jan 24: Wrist Warmers - COMPLETED

Pattern #24: Wrist Warmers

This is a pattern by Marlo Cairns and also the start of our Winter Week. I do not have any wrist warmers, but I imagine they would be great for a cold house when you need to get things done and need to use your fingers. I bet Lisa could use these in Korea, she said it is pretty cold there.

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Updated 12/1/2011: These bad boys are going to my little (okay she's totally 15 and no longer little) cousin for Christmas this year. Cute little warmers they are. I ended up not putting in the thumb or contrasting yarn because I liked them how they were. I like simplicity, people.