This year has flown by and I can't quite believe it's time for the Christmas Tree Festival at Kingston Church. Once again, Beverly and the wonderful folk at the Wool Workshop in Corfe Castle are sponsoring a tree for charity. And once again it will be resplendent with all things handmade and crafted by our members. My contribution this year, my neon snowflakes....
I had been looking for a suitable yarn for winter snowflakes since last Christmas - I can't seem to master the starching or sugar syruping required to stiffen cotton. It was during the summer, whilst I was whipping up the macrame cord friendship bracelets that I thought I'd give the nylon shambala cord a go. And here are the results.
And once the festival is over, the flakes will be adorning my driftwood tree....
And decorating mine and the children's homemade crackers. I've got the old-fashioned cracker pulls ready and waiting, now we just need to fill them with homemade gifts and Dante's infamous jokes! It looks like it might be a bright Christmas here at the cottage ;) xxx
ps. the pattern for the snowflakes is in Issue 47 of 'Inside Crochet' magazine.
How gorgeous......and bright!
Posted by: Meredithe | November 27, 2013 at 09:06 PM
The cord is just the thing for snowflakes... Looks like you will be having a cheery and bright Christmas-time!
Posted by: mrs robinson | December 03, 2013 at 08:08 AM