Comments on: Rachel’s Holiday Gift Making Adventure

By: tara w

tara w — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:47:21 +0000

i was lucky and almost finished earley this year i have a few more finishing touches for one more gift to be done then wrap .then n 1 mor gift to make then im finished .but dont know what to make 4 the last gift .so i may have to go buy something .i think its kinda cool to be able to give homemade crocheted items for gifts.most people enjoy them.MERRY CHRISTMAS !!

By: RedTheHick

RedTheHick — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:07:05 +0000

I made my mom a bracelet out of fishing line and beads. It actually turned out nice, but reinforced my previous impression of fishing line. Only once in awhile shall I make stuff out of it. As a Thank You and Goodbye present to my daughter’s therapist I made her earrings out off crochet thread and and a beaded necklace. More simple projects that take only about an hr (at most) per. Hope that gives you some ideas…

By: Cheryl G.

Cheryl G. — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:45:59 +0000

21 full size stockings (15 down 6 to go), 16 pair slippers (2 down 14 left to go), 1 pair slipper socks (done), 1 scarf (done), 12 hats (done), 21 mini stockings in Blue and Orange school colors for Daughters class (not even started yet) 1 ariggumi panda bear for daughters teacher (possibly not promising anything there)

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By: Cami

Cami — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:55:52 +0000

I’m with you, lady! I have to get crocheting. It’s been tough finding time since school started because I am a teacher. But so far my list includes two sets of armwarmers for some great friends. I have to figure out the other stuff! Good luck to all!!! Happy Holidays!!

By: Bethel of Bethania

Bethel of Bethania — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:42:03 +0000

I’m madly making crocheted bunting using the granny square style but now I’ve half changed it into a more solid granny square but of course in a triangle… this needs to be sorted first as they are little gifts for the Grandies teachers… might even make some star garlands too…

By: Kerri

Kerri — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:35:09 +0000

I’m making all the gifts I’m giving this year.

Made:
amigurumi butterfly
amigurumi flying pig
eight hats
lots of dish scrubbers
fingerless gloves
mittens
two pairs of slippers
several bookmarks with crocheted borders

need to make:
hat

non-crochet handmade gifts in progress/to do:
Need to finish sewing a blanket and make two more blankets

non-crochet handmade gifts finished:
two quilt block pillows
three denim rag quilts
two blankets
eight magnets made from canning jar lids

I hope everyone gets their projects done on time!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:04:44 +0000

Here’s an idea I’ve used (a couple times) before. If you can’t finish a special gift project in time, wrap it up anyway—-with all the extra yarn, pattern, etc.—and give it to the intended recipient. The pattern will show what is coming, and (so far) everyone has appreciated the fact that a gift of “time” is involved as well as the finished gift. The recipient has a gift to open, and you are spared the stress of trying to finish in too-little time!

Also, doesn’t potentially sacrifice the quality of a well-constructed item!!!

By: Lorelei

Lorelei — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:58:50 +0000

Made:
1 scarf for Grandma
1 scarf for friend
1 pair wristwarmers for brother’s girlfriend

In progress:
1 scarf for Mom
1 pair wristwarmers for cousin

Yet to make:
1 scarf for friend
1 scarf for aunt

Gave up on:
10 ornaments for coworkers (Made up my own pattern for ornament #1, but didn’t write it down. Attempt at ornament #2 failed. Totally gave up and baked for the coworkers instead!)

1 afghan for brother & girlfriend (With only 5 rows done and TONS to go, this is now going to be a belated housewarming gift when I visit them in February.)

By: Peggy

Peggy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:29:32 +0000

I’ve got one hat done, but with a friend coming to visit this weekend I’m taking the week off to prepare my apartment. After that, I will be making hats, mittens, scarves, and a nifty cowl collar for my only sibling. As she was hosting her family for Thanksgiving, I asked her to have everyone trace their hand — to use as a way to measure for the mittens for which I’ve found a great pattern under Bev’s Country Cottege (I think that’s the correct name) on the Internet. I found that pattern through afghans for Afghans for which I made, this fall, a baby blanket, 2 pairs of mittens, and 3 hats — along with around 8 hats to go to children in Guatemala in January with friends whose office goes there annually for a mission trip.