Yarn-along: Knit-gifting and Christmas books galore!

~ Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs. I love seeing what other people are knitting and reading as well. So, what are you knitting or crocheting right now? What are you reading? Take a photo and share it either on your blog or on Flickr. Leave a link below to share your photo with the rest of us! ~ Ginny at small things


Yarn-along:  December 12, 2012

Yarn-along: December 12, 2012

Good morning! It’s the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe … a big patron round here and a reason to celebrate!

We’re heading into Christmas rapidly (a bit TOO rapidly, but I’ll survive) … so this yarn-along post is all about Christmas knit-gifting and crafts/cooking books we’re enjoying.

As you can see by the large pile of books … we’ve started our crafting/baking for the Holidays.

  • The Gooseberry Patch book is a compilation of over 400 recipes and 200 crafty ideas from those wonderful folks at Gooseberry. This is a great book for jump-starting the holiday handcrafts and getting in the mood for baking!
  • Christmas Crafting in No Time by Clare Young has a very clean, sophisticated European feel to the crafts and recipes contained inside … I only wish this book was spiral bound so it would stay open and not break the paperback-spine.
  • Stitch it for Christmas has fast (and some not-so-fast) stitching (quilting, applique, embroidery) projects for decorating and gift-giving, all with a whimsical, country feel that I love.
  • For crafts to make and bake with kids around … you can’t go too wrong with the Fun Christmas Crafts to make and bake by Annie Rigg and Catherine Woram … this hard-cover book lays flat, has great recipes and crafts and is lots of fun. We’re using this one quite a bit.
  • Another book by Annie Rigg, Christmas Cooking with Kids, has great recipes but, more imporantly, wonderful ideas for baking and crafting with young children to minimize the mess but maximize the fun!

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