Lounging by the Fire.

It's so nice to be able to lounge by the fire when it's cold and snowing outside.  We've been waiting for the snow and a little tiny bit finally came and visited us, 4 inches or so.  I'm so glad I have some time off of work, but it seems like every moment is taken up with trying to get my X-Mas Presents completed in time.  The good news is I'm nearly done and hopefully by tomorrow I will be done with all of them. I wish everyone a warm and cozy day.  

getting my christmas presents done...

For mom

for Neice

My interpretation of the Japanese Flower Crochet Wrap

I finally finished my Japanese Flower Crochet Wrap.  Wow, I really love it.  I first saw this wrap on Pinterest and I fell in love with it. http://www.pinterest.com/source/attic24.typepad.com/

I went to Lucy's web site 

http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2011/03/japanese-flower-scarf-ta-dah.html and saw what she had done.  It was so beautiful.  I read what she did and decided to give it a try.  However, Lucy had purchased some very expensive, yet I'm sure worth every penny given her outcome, yarn.  I wasn't that committed, so I went to Walmart and Joann's and purchased 9 different colors of Caron Simply Soft yarn.  I also wanted to change my color pattern for a more fall look, so I stepped out of my comfort zone and bought more than the primary colors. :0)

Lucy didn't post the flower pattern, so I hunted around until I found one. 

http://revlie.typepad.com/revolution/2011/06/japanese-flower-tutorial-picture-by-picture-you-can-do-this.html  I modified mine a bit, but otherwise it's a very easy pattern.  The hardest part was keeping all 9 skeins of yarn separated! I can't say enough about how much I love this pattern...I think next time, I'm going to splurge on some silk wool yarn and go for the real thing.

What an individual flower looks like.

These are only done to the second color.  You can't add the third color until you are ready to connect the flowers.

Putting it together.

Finished Wrap!