November 8, 2015

Christmas Stockings


This season I have different stockings available at my shop.
The stocking is about 7 inches across and 21 inches from top to toe to hold lots of goodies on Christmas morning!
I made one for my nephew in Russia with his name.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/247840673/christmas-stocking-hand-knit-santa-claus?ref=shop_home_active_4

For the cat-lovers I have special stockings too:)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/254240185/christmas-stocking-knit-black-cat-blue?ref=shop_home_active_9
https://www.etsy.com/listing/254346184/christmas-knit-stocking-black-cat-white?ref=shop_home_active_8
See all stockings here 

If you want to knit my Santa Stocking design, you can buy a pattern too!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/247131489/pattern-christmas-santa-stocking-pdf?ref=shop_home_active_12

September 7, 2015

Christmas Stocking Hand Knit Santa Claus

My new Santa stocking!
The stocking is about 7 inches across and 21 inches from top to toe to hold lots of goodies on Christmas morning!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/247229636/christmas-stocking-hand-knit-santa-claus?ref=listing-shop-header-1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/247229636/christmas-stocking-hand-knit-santa-claus?ref=listing-shop-header-1

If you want to knit this stocking, I have a pattern here
https://www.etsy.com/listing/247131489/pattern-christmas-santa-stocking-pdf?ref=listing-shop-header-0

May 4, 2015

Crochet Wash Cloth

Add charm to your kitchen or bath with these super fun crochet dishcloths!
If you ever plan to give a gift of pretty soaps, lotions, shower gels or other body care products, the handmade washcloths would be a lovely addition to the gift package. 
They are a great take-along project and work up quickly.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/230780505/crochet-wash-cloth-spa-cloth-cotton?ref=shop_home_active_2
You wil need:
size H/8-5.00 mm crochet hook 
Cotton worsted yarn

Make 30 chain stitches (cs)
Yarn over. Skip first 2 cs 
Insert hook in the center of the 3rd chain from the hook.
Yarn over...
Draw through 3 loops on hook
(one half double crochet complete)
Repeat across to end of foundation chain.
You need to turn your work to start Row 2. 
Chain 2 (ch 2) and yarn over the hook (yo). 
Skipping the first stitch of the row directly below the turning chain, insert your hook in the next stitch. 


https://www.etsy.com/listing/230780505/crochet-wash-cloth-spa-cloth-cotton
 Buy these wash cloth here

March 1, 2015

Honey-Lemon-Ginger in a Jar

You can make this immunity boosting, body soothing concoction ahead of time and store in the fridge. Keeps for months when refrigerated.
You will need:
3 lemons
1 ginger root
3 tb.spoons of honey
Peel the lemons. I even remove the side "skin" of the lemon segments (and seeds)
Peel ginger root, slice it. Add lemons, ginger and honey into the food processor (blender)
Keep the mixture in a jar refrigerated.

Take 1 teaspoon in the morning and before bad. Also, you can add this honey lemon ginger mixture to your tea.