I’ve done it! Twenty-four days of Advent, and twenty-four little ornaments made, one for each day. And I finished today’s early enough to photograph it, so I can write my final Advent blogpost today 😀 Yesterday I got this beautiful yarn, green-flecked on white. I decided to make this adorable little pair of mittens, because … More Advent – days 23 & 24

Still on track – just. Yesterday’s ornament was complete yesterday except for the sewing on of a button, which I did this morning. But it still counts, right? All the crochet part was done yesterday, anyway… On the twenty-first, I got this gorgeous striped purple and pink yarn. The pink is quite a funky not-quite-neon … More Advent – days 21 & 22

I meant to write this blog post earlier today, but the day rather ran away with me. However, I am still managing an ornament a day, hurrah! On the eighteenth, I got this dark, chocolate-y brown yarn. And tbh I was so pleased! I’ve been wanting to do a little gingerbread man ornament, and though … More Advent – days 18, 19 & 20

My pile of tissue-wrapped mini-skeins is beginning to look rather small 😦 but that means we’re nearly at Christmas, so I can’t be too sorry! I’m still managing an ornament a day, hurrah. On the sixteenth, I got this lovely multicoloured yarn. It made me think of tropical fruit but, on a more Christmassy note, … More Advent – days 16 & 17

Still on track 😀 and that’s despite a trip to the cinema on Thursday, so yay me! On the thirteenth, I got this beautiful pink yarn. Oh it’s such a lovely pink – and I say that as somebody who is not, as a rule, drawn to pinks! For this lovely shade, I decided to … More Advent – days 13, 14 & 15

Still on track to make an ornament a day 😀 Apparently I neglected to take a picture of my day 11 mini skein. Nooo! I have nothing to blame except my own forgetfulness and exhaustion. And it’s such beautiful yarn, too! Mottled blue, brown and cream, so lovely. I made this little bird with it. … More Advent – days 11 & 12

Brrr, is it as cold where you are as it is for me? I woke up to this sight this morning: Snow! And thankfully, I didn’t have to go anywhere today, so I’ve just been enjoying looking at it, and watching the birds squabbling over the bird feeders. I’ve also been doing today’s advent ornament, … More Advent – days 8, 9 & 10

I meant to blog yesterday, but I didn’t want to photograph yesterday’s ornament in artificial light, so it’s wound up being today instead. All three have been completed on the day, hurrah! On the fifth, I got this gorgeous yarn, which for some reason made me want to call it unicorn yarn. No, I don’t … More Advent – days 5, 6 & 7

Another two days done 😀 Yesterday I got this yarn, which for the life of me I have not been able to photograph well. It’s greener than it looks – a beautiful rich green. And so of course I made a little Christmas tree with it. The pattern is ‘DIY Crochet Tree‘ by Asa Bautovic, … More Advent – days 3 & 4

I have successfully achieved ornaments for both days one and two of my yarn advent calendar 😀 and both of them were completed on the day – though yesterday’s needed a gentle overnight block, which is why I didn’t post about it yesterday. Yesterday, on the first, I opened my first little package and found … More Advent – days 1 & 2