[Nfb-krafters-korner] What Crafty Gifts Are You Making.

[Marianne]

I know what you mean.  It seems like a really mess up a lot with crafts if I 
am pressured.  Crafting is a new hobby for me.  I did not get into any 
crafts until I was in my 40's so I still have to think about them.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "eileen SCRIVANI" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 3:58 PM
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> Marianne:
>
> No matter how many, its always a very nice gift to get something hand 
> made. A gift of your time and talents are always appreciated by people. 
> I'm sure your students will love the hats and the scarf.  Two weeks ago, 
> which was one week prior to my prayer shawls Christmas dinner, one of the 
> women brought up the subject of doing a gift exchange.  I was getting 
> worried that it was going to be a matter of bringing something hand made. 
> If they would have brought the subject up in November I think I would have 
> voted for it. I was relieved that others in the group didn't want to do 
> any type of exchange this year. We just had our dinner out together. Whew, 
> what a relief!  I don't mind making small gifts, but need a lot of lead 
> time to get my act together.
>
> Eileen
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marianne" <mdenning at cinci.rr.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 2:45 PM
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>
>>I am knitting a hat for each girl I teach at school.  That is only two.  I 
>>used the Quaker ribbed knit pattern.  I am also knitting a scarf.  I 
>>haven't had much time for crafting this fall.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "eileen SCRIVANI" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
>> To: "Nfb-krafters-korner" <Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:10 AM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] What Crafty Gifts Are You Making.
>>
>>
>>> Hi Folks:
>>>
>>> Annette's description of her mug cozy's for presents got me curious.  So 
>>> what hand-crafted gifts are you or have you been working on to give out 
>>> as presents this year?  I'll start ...
>>>
>>> Last week, I started making a baby hoodie for my niece's 6 month old. 
>>> He's a big boy so I'm making the sweater sized for an 18-month old.  I 
>>> got the pattern as a free down load through Red Heart.  It's called 
>>> "Baby's First Holiday Hoodie."  Of course, I'm not using the called for 
>>> yarn, but am trying for the first time, Herrschner's worsted weight wool 
>>> in a pretty shade of red.  The wool is very nice and the knitting is 
>>> going fast.  I just finished the hood and still need to get the sleeves 
>>> done.  I hope to get all of this done by tomorrow night then can wash& 
>>> block it on Thursday morning and ready in time for Friday!  And, of 
>>> course, I can never just work the pattern as indicated, so am working it 
>>> in one-piece from the bottom up.  At the shoulders I do a three-needle 
>>> bind off.  For the hood, picked up stitches around the neck edge and 
>>> knit back and forth and will do another 3-needle bind off at the top of 
>>> the hood for the seam.  Then all I have to do is knit the sleeves by 
>>> picking up around the arm holes and knitting downwards.  Wish me luck 
>>> since I will need to get this done quick.  I always wait to the very 
>>> last minute to decide to do this type of thing ... one of these days 
>>> I'll learn!  If it comes out well I'll make the next larger size for his 
>>> 2 year old brother, but that will not be ready for Christmas ... maybe 
>>> his second birthday at the end of January.
>>>
>>> Merry Christmas to all.
>>>
>>> Eileen
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