Inspired by Marilla Walker's Christmas decoration swap, I made some Christmas decorations!
The first is a knitted wreath that I decided to make on a whim. I really fancied doing some colour work and wanted a small project after finishing my last cardigan, however this backfired slightly as it took waaaay longer to knit that I first thought it was going to!! I used a chart I found on a scarf pattern on Ravelry which was actually too wide but I had already started this before I realised and just continued! I also knitted two rows twice, possibly after a glass of wine, and decided to leave it in as a design detail!
After I finished knitting the right length I sewed the two ends together, wrapped it around the wreath (found from Minerva Crafts) and sewed the edges. Because it is knitted it moulded quite nicely to the shape of the wreath. I finished it off with some satin ribbon I had removed from a cardigan and some beautiful decorations I bought when I went to visit the lovely Portia a couple of weeks ago.
The second wreath I made as part of the Christmas decoration swap. I wound some thick grey wool around and around the polystyrene wreath, which took longer than it sounds! I then embroidered the writing on some red fabric and attached some pompoms. Quite simple, but quite effective I think!
That's your swap? That's amazing and I can't believe how lucky your partner is!
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