Snowflake Christmas Ornament Pattern

Snow Flake Christmas Ornament Pattern
This Ornament is eas to whip up...so you can have allot of them on hand for gifts. And it will use up those bits of yarn you don't know what to do with.

MATERIALS

Needles:
4 double pointed needles (size 2)
Darning Needle
Yarn: Finger weight in Light Blue and White
(or any colors in your stash)

Notions:

Wool for stuffing and some optional lavender for scent

Due to unforeseen circumstances I have had to start charging for my patterns.
You may purchase this pattern at my Ravelry Store The Handmade Homemaker
 

$4.99

WIP-Wednesday

WIP Wednesday

Yes, I know it is June...but I have to fill up my Christmas Chest for gift giving. Plus I am thinking of re-opening the ETSY shop in the fall.  So I have started some knitted ornaments and I am reading over some ideas in The Christmas Craft Book.

This is a gift I am giving to my Son for Christmas...He is crazy over slippers this will be the third pair I have made him.  Can you see the little green bead marker?  My little girl made them...she is so talented.  I am going to put some on the ETSY shop for her.  She is so cute making them.  We went to the local KIP last week and she sat quietly making these and sold three pair.  Enterprising little minx.

This one is getting longer...it is my take with project. Its such an easy project and all my others are color working, so unless I am going to the local yarn shop to knit, I take this one.  Some people just don't understand that, yes, I need this much table space for my yarn (I have to switch them around so they don't get tangled) the chart and my little note pad so I can keep track.  My goodness don't they knit.

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Well, what is every up to?  what are you knitting? are you causing as much trouble as I am knitting in public?

Ice Cycle Ornaments Christmas Craft

Ice cycle Ornaments  have become a tradition in our family.  We make them every year at Thanksgiving.  I have a deviled egg tray...don't laugh...it has a lid and separate little dishes.  It holds the beads, wire, pliers and the hanging cord.  See not so funny now : p

Materials

Beads in any color, I prefer red because it's so Christmas, and glass, they catch the light and I am a bead snob...no plastic please.

Silver Crimping Beads

Thin jewelry wire, silver.

Jewelry pliers with cutter, or needle nose pliers with cutter.

String for hanging

A knitting needle or pencil (for twisting it into shape)

Lots of eager hands.

My Deviled Egg Tray

Eager Hands

Instructions

1. Cut a piece of wire at least 6 inches.

2. Grasp the end with the needle nose pliers and twist (curl) it around the tip. This make for a nice end.  Next slide on a crimping bead down to curl and squeeze with the pliers.  The crimping bead gives a stopping point for the beads.

3. Slide on your decorative beads.  Leaving about 3 inches of wire at the end.

4.  Slide on another crimping bead.

5.  Bend over wire so that the end slides into the crimping bead and several of the decorative beads.  Squeeze the crimping bead with the pliers.

6.  Get a piece of string for hanging...I like the silver metallic.  Make it about 5-6 inches long and tie it on the end.

AND YOUR DONE!

Ice Cycles and sometimes Alex likes to get fancy and make circles