It’s finally starting to feel wintery here (truthfully, it feels like Fall to me, but that’s our Texan version of winter). It’s been rainy and windy and all of the yellow leaves are coming off of the trees. This has put me in the mood to start crafting for the holidays. Nothing like waiting till the last mintute!  Surprisingly, I rarely have the time to make gifts but this year I was bitten by a little crochet bug so I’ve been trying to balance my deadline crocheting with some quick, smallish projects for fun. Of course, I’ll wait to share most of the things I’m making until they are received.

One thing I can show you is another wreath. This one is a small 10-incher. Me and Tammy (my LYS owner) went hurriedly from store to store to try to find enough wreath forms for my class but I guess there was a run on them! So I ended up with a 10″ wreath, and my students got their pick of 10, 12, and 14″.  I used some blues and purples for this one, along with some pretty ribbon that I’ve been hoarding for a while.  I am  not as in love with this wreath, mainly because I brought a different yarn than I’d planned on using to cover the wreath. Whoops! Still cute, though, and I think it’s out of my system for now.

I’m also making some small little gifties for a special group of ladies, and I’m quite pleased with how they came out. Freddie helped by keeping the yarn warm. I kind of wish I’d made a fifth thing-which-shall-not-be-named for myself, but oh well. I know I can make one any time but chances are slim that I’ll do it now that I’ve mass produced the set for gifts.

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In other news, I wanted to mention that a select few of the twenty-four patterns in Little Crochet are now available as individual e-patterns! Perfect for those of you who only wanted to make one pattern in the book, you can now purchase a select few patterns on Amazon,  Barnes and Noble, or wherever E-books are sold. The following patterns are available*: Soft Owl Pillow, , Hooded Capelet, Sunshine Blanket, Sweet Daisy Sundress, and Stripe the Giraffe. Enjoy!

*These are affiliate Amazon.com links. There’s no easy way to see the whole group, so I thought I’d list them.

And, I’ve chosen the winner of the Softies book. Go to that post to see! There were a LOT of great tips in the comments, so if you like to make amigurimi, be sure to read through them. Thanks to everyone who commented!