My Christmas Presents - Water Bottle Cozy, Dish Cloths, and Scrubbies

For Chirstmas, I gave my mom a water bottle cozy, three dish cloths, and three scrubbies. The pattern I used for the water bottle cozy can be found here on Cajun Crochet's blog. I used double crochet for it, and single for the strap. The pattern for the fish dish cloths can be found here on one of Granny Judith's blogs. The other dish cloth is the first granny square I had ever made. My mom wanted me make her dish cloths with out white in them, so it was a little hard to find colors that she would like that didn't have white in them. I don't have a picture of the scrubbies, but they are blue, red and black.

Water Bottle Cozy

(In the picture it looks like there is a bunch of holes down the side, but that is just from the flash.)

Dish Cloths

My mom had already used one of the fish before I got a picture of it.

My Christmas Presents - Bookmark and Palm Pilot Case

For Christmas I gave my dad a #1 DAD bookmark and a case for his palm pilot. I had a really hard time deciding what to make him. I was thinking about making a case for his new reading glasses, but the cheap one he has will provide much more protection than a crocheted case will have. I also thought about sewing him a hand-warmer out of fleece for when he goes hunting, but I didn't get enough time to get it done. The bookmark was really simple - I just made a rectangle using double crochet, and used red and blue fabric paint to paint #1 DAD. The case was also very simple - it is all double crochet and I stitched the sides together.

Bookmark

Palm Pilot and Case

My New Sewing Machine

A few weeks ago I received a new (new to me) sewing machine. My 4-H leader was given several old sewing machines that still are in great working condition. She gave them to my sewing leader to find good homes for them. She asked if anyone would be interested in taking one. We said yes and went over to choose the one that worked best for us. It is a Singer Stylist 522, (which, if you research it, it is very old). It worked out good for us because my mom has a Singer that we use for all our projects. Both machines use the same bobbin and they are very similar. I am very thankful for the new machine.

Lily's Online Auction

A friend of my mom's is adopting a little from Eastern Europe that has Down Syndome. Her name is Lily. It is the same on the button on the bottom of the left hand side that says "Bringing Lily Home". They are having an online on Lily's blog. I have donated a baby swadling blanket, and a kitchen set that includes a sun hat, a pot holder, two dish scrubbies and two dish cloths. The starts today, on Tuesday, Dec. 8th, and will end on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 11:59 CST. There are lots of great items on there, so be sure to check it out.