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Times 3 Advent/Christmas/Santa Lucia wreath crochet pattern

By on December 5, 2012 in Knits and Crochet, Tutorials and Patterns

Last year, I posted this wreath that Livie wore for Santa Lucia day and got lots of requests for the pattern.  I did not get it posted in time to make one so here it is this year for anyone who is interested.

This is so easy it is hard to call it a pattern but I will describe what you need and how to make one.

Supplies
Wire to form a wreath or my favorite thing to use is an embroidery hoop
Size H hook though you can use any size hook you like
Green yarn, I used worsted weight

Crochet in single stitch all the way around your hoop or wire that you have twisted together to form a hoop.  You want to make sure to make enough stitches to cover the wreath but be careful because if you make too many stitches in this foundation row, you will have to make too many stitches in the following rows and you will soon see why.  Once you have gone all the way around, slip stitch to join to the first stitch.

Row 1:  ch 3, sc in each st all the way around, sl st to first st of row

Row 2:  ch 3, 3 dc in next st, repeat in each st around, sl st to first st of row

Row 3-6: repeat row 2. sl st to first st of row and you are done.  Weave in ends.

I called this pattern The Times 3 wreath because you make 3 stitches into each st and it will get so full that it will start to fold in on itself creating the deep ruffles.  You can add candles to it for Santa Lucia, add a candle holder under it for an Advent Wreath or add berries to it for a Christmas wreath.

I hope you enjoy my pattern!!  Merry Christmas.

Yarning along this week with Ginny and her gang.  Now I am off to keep on working on secret gifts for the feast of Saint Nicholas, I hope to share all my little creations with you here tomorrow for Stash Bash.

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New space

By on December 4, 2012 in Home

This week I have been working on a few projects.  Alexandra being married leaves us an empty room.  Though I miss her being here, an empty room is like winning the lottery for a big family.  We can always use more space.

For the past two months her room has sat just as she left it.  Poppa started encouraging me a few weeks ago to do something with it but the thought of moving her out (really just her stuff) was too much for me.  One day last week he told me that I was not getting rid of her, just her stuff and he gently reminded me that she has her own home and is not coming back.  That was the affirmation my heart needed to hear.  I was not getting rid of my girl, just her stuff!

Originally all of our girls were in one room and the boys in the other.  Our home has four bedrooms and a biggish loft.  Big because it is the size of my master bedroom.  The loft was my creative space and the fourth bedroom was and is Poppa’s office.  When Alexandra got to a certain age we moved my stuff from my beautiful loft to the garage to give her, her own room and the boys room was moved to the loft.  It all worked out fine except for me being relegated to the garage.

This room is now my favorite part of the house.  All of my favorite things to do are here minus the TV which I have a love hate relationship with (I hate TV but love a few shows like Downton Abbey and Alaska, The last Frontier).  It still needs some pictures up, a table cloth and a card table for the middle with chairs would be great but for now here is what we have.

The shelf was super duper easy to make.  Just 6 craft crates and 6 six foot long 2×12 wood planks. We stained them and screwed everything together in about 15 minutes.

This room has always been called the loft because that is what it is but I have heard the kids calling it “the lounge” which I think is hilarious.  The seem to love having a place to hang out.  Speaking of hanging out, I’m hanging out at Nicole’s today, pop on over to see what everyone is crafting.

I’ll be back here tomorrow to share my crocheted Saint Lucia/Advent/Christmas Wreath pattern.  Its really cool so I hope you will come back to see it.

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