Today's projects will involved getting ready for Christmas. I have to finish wrapping presents and do some baking for the in-laws. The weather is nasty so that may put a damper on holiday traveling.

I recently came back from a family trip in Lincoln, NE. I completed this project on the car trip. My scanner could not fit the entire project. It is five sided with triangles in it. There is no pattern for this (yet), I made it up as I went along.

While I was out doing my Christmas shopping, I came across necklaces made with yarn in a local art gallery selling for $20.00. So this inspired me to make some.

Here is another Christmas present finished.

Here is a picture of a felted purse I made as a Christmas present to my daughter. The pattern came out of the 2009 Crochet Pattern a Day Calendar.

Here is my latest project using a combination afghan stitch an single crochet.

I used worst weight yarn and a size K afghan hook.

The pattern:

ch 19

sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc across. 18 sc, turn.

Row 1, The Afghan Stitch:

Insert hook in second sc and draw up a loop. repeat for remaining sc's. 18 loops

YO and remove one loop, * YO and remove two loops* repeat until one loop remains.

Row 2, Single Crochet:

Ch 1, sc around the first "bar" from the afghan stitch and sc in the remaining 17 afghan bars, turn.

Repeat rows one and two for desired scarf length

Here is my latest project, the snowflake hat. Unfortunately it is too small for me. I guess it will have to go to one of the grandchildren.