Snowglobe Ornaments

I got the idea to do these ornaments from this blog :
http://www.nobiggie.net/diy-mini-snow-globe-ornament/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nobiggie%2FbqZj+%28NoBiggie%29

And since I found everything I needed except for the little trees, I decided to crochet them instead

Pattern: Mini Christmas Trees by Annaboo's House

 

 They came out pretty close to what I wanted

 

I ruined one of the ornaments trying to glue the tree, so I had to use this instead for one of them.

 

I stitched on some beads which is hard to see in the picture. Then I hot glued some little pieces of dowel to the bottom of the tree to give it a little height. I tried to glue the trees to the bottom but that didn't work for me very well, because the trees are a little hard to squeeze inside. Instead I threaded some clear fishing line through the bead I had stitched on top  of the tree, then I just secured that to the top of the ornament with tape. Beware most filling will stick to the sides of the ornament. A big help in putting them together were really long tweezers.

 

 Pattern: Mini Snowman by Emily Hall

I also wanted to put little snowmen inside (but they came out too fat) so I bought ornaments that had a bigger opening that I bought at Joans.

Cable Beanie

Pattern : Snowtracks Cap by Timothy Peters.

I just finished working on this cabled beanie for a client. I think it came out great, had to make one slight modification because it came out a little long. I took out a few of the even numbered rows toward the crown, I think it was 4 rows, and that made it half an inch smaller.

 

I think this is my third cabled project and im starting to really like doing cables. This one looks a little complicated but it was pretty simple and easy to follow. I would definately recommend it. It also comes out really stretchy, so if your worrying about fit, its a good pattern.

Puppet Mittens

 The pattern is called Later Gator Mitts by Laura Grutzeck.

Working on making these puppet mittens for a client. They are coming out pretty good so far, im having to adjust the pattern to make them more round in the mouth area and i added a few cast on stitches to make them slightly bigger.

 

All done with the puppet mittens. The client I made them for wanted to add the buttons for the eyes and teeth herself. She is also going to add some felt lining, which is why i had to make them a little bigger.

Im definately going to have to make me a pair, love them!