Have you heard of Crafter’s Christmas? It’s generally held of to be in July. It’s the time when Crafter’s start to prepare for Christmas. And they need to!
It’s not just about all those handcrafted gifts but about Christmas Fairs too. Bookings for those few weeks before Christmas are being taken and you need to cram as many in as you can.
It’s all about finding that fine balance between too much stock and not enough. Too little and you might sell it all first time. Too much and it’s hanging around all year. I solve this dilemma by only doing one Fair, at my local village Hall. But Ive started preparing already.
Last year, I made gnomes, lots of gnomes and they sold really well. This year I’m doing Fairies and Reindeer. I’ve tried a new type of Fairy but I’m not sure if i like it.
And I’ve got a different reindeer pattern too. This one I like much better.
So, if you want to start crafting for Christmas, try this simple star pattern.
Simple Christmas Star
You will need:
50g DK yarn
Small amount silver yarn
3mm hook
Small button
Small length ribbon
Abbreviations
Ch chain
Tr treble
DC double crochet
Ss slip stitch
Sp space
FO fasten off
Trtr triple treble, yo hook x 3, insert hook through stitch,( yo pull through 2 loop,) 3 times
Instructions
6 ch, join into a ring with ss.
Round 1. 3ch ( counts as 1st treble) 2 tr into ring *3 ch, 3tr into ring, rep from * four more times, 3ch, join with ss to beginning of round.
Round 2. Ss Into each tr to the first 3ch sp,(3 ch ( counts as 1st treble) 2tr, 3 ch, 3 tr) into same sp,*(3 tr, 3 ch, 3tr) into next 3 ch sp, repeat from * 4 more times. FO.
Round 3 with silver yarn, join yarn to any 3ch sp, (2 DC, 3ch, ss into 3rd ch from hook, 2dc) into same space, *1 dc in each of next 3 tr, trtr inyo second tr of three tr group on previous round, 1dc in each next 3tr*** (2 DC, 3ch, ss into 3rd ch from hook, 2dc) into next 3 ch sp, rep from * to o end, ending last rep at *** join with ss.
Finishing
Add button to centre and thread ribbon through one of the points
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