Target practice........

A circle with ridges created using the front post treble crochet stitch, the ridges are continued out from the corners on the square section also:

Wednesday 25th December

Happy Christmas.......

The final square for the tree blanket is finished - just in time for Christmas!!

Tuesday 24th December

 Now to join all of these squares together and put it under the tree:

The finished tree blanket:

Granny stripes......

Today's square is a Christmas granny stripes square, made following pattern number 76 in the crochets squares book:

Monday 23rd December

Chocolate box.....

This is square number 145 from the crochet squares book worked in Christmas colours:

Sunday 22nd December

A birthday gift.....

In addition to getting ready for Xmas a friend has a birthday early in the new year, having already made her a hat it is now time for the matching gloves:

Saturday 21st December

The pattern for these can be found here:
http://beatriceryandesigns.com/2013/11/09/shells-bobbles-fingerless-gloves-free-crochet-pattern/

Ho Ho Ho.......

Today's square was worked from a cross stitch pattern found here:
http://www.wittyliving.com/free-cross-stitch-patterns/2061-ho-ho-ho-christmas-saying-free-cross-stitch-pattern.html
I've not tried this method of getting letters before, but found that as long as there is a minimum of two crochet stitches in each colour together it gives a good effect:

Friday 20th December

Sparkly bobble stripes......

Today's square is number 29 from the crochet squares book - with the stripes worked in sparkly thread for Christmas!

Thursday 19th December