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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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Thankful preparations

By on November 20, 2012 in Handmade Holidays and Celebrations, Knits and Crochet

So much to do before Thursday.  I woke up too early this morning and could not get the list of things to accomplish out of my head.  I love, love, love holidays.  Something about special days with family that makes me happy.  I always end up with very long lists which stress me out but honestly its the kind of stress that makes me tick.

It seems that this house has not had a good once over in the cleaning department since the wedding.  I have been too busy being in love with baby Matthew and teaching my children to really give a darn and it is now showing. (I will be posting the wedding pics on Saturday this week, sorry for the long wait).

When Poppa told me that he had no undershirts I shrugged it off because I knew there was still a pile of shirts folded in the closet but yesterday when he proclaimed (in a nice manner) that he was going to have to buy socks, I decided to snap out of it and get this house back in order.

Today we have stripped all beds and washed all the sheets, towels and shower curtains.  All windows are being cleaned and every room is being given special attention.  The porch is being scrubbed of chicken poops and the mulch that gets thrown everywhere by our feathered girls, which the chickens have made into a sport, is getting replaced.

There is much to do before Thursday.  All the corn we bought at our fall trip to the cornfiled needs to be shucked and put up in the freezer..  Cranberry breads and cranberry merlot jam is waiting to be made.  On the sewing list are new napkins for our Thanksgiving table and perhaps some new fall themed skirts for the girls.

All the floors are being swept, scrubbed and mopped.  Oh Dear,  Is that my veggie scrubber they are using??

The piano needs a good polish.  I realized we are out of polish so time to make more.  I love homemade polish, it works so nicely.  It still needs to be buffed in but the piano is looking happy.

and as we all scuttle about, a baby is cozy in his handknits (er crocheted) technicolored longies.
See you tomorrow.  I hope your preparations go as you have planned.

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