By Annie
Time for another hat! This one is obviously in celebration of the holiday season – a knit Santa hat!
When I was little I always loved getting into the holiday spirit with one of my family’s many santa hats. You know these are a must for Christmas parties.
This one is sized for a toddler, but I’m planning on making a few more before the holidays are over. You can find this one on my Etsy shop.
Happy holidays!
By Annie
I already have a love for all things dessert, and this is especially true for cupcakes. So when you combine that love with my love of knitting – well, you can imagine.
I’m working on some cupcakes with different colors, sprinkles, etc. in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out. In the mean time, this hat is available on my Etsy shop.
By Katelyn
I have an affinity for facial hair and sweets, which is why I found this picture so delightful.
Maybe this year instead of making traditional Christmas cookies I’ll just make cookies in the shapes of various facial hair styles.
By Annie
I’ve recently finished a whole lot of hats, so you can expect a lot of new-hat-posts in the coming days. I really like this one, because my favorite animal is the penguin.
You can find this hat on my Etsy shop – just $10 for one lucky penguin lover!
By Annie
When it comes to homemade meals, it doesn’t get much easier than salads. But it’s a little too easy to get stuck in an iceberg lettuce and ranch dressing rut. To avoid this state of salad monotony, you need to build up a collection of interesting toppings and dressings.
Photo: Savour Life
There are so many great things you can do with salads, but sometimes you have to think outside the box. Try fruit instead of vegetables. Try nuts or seeds instead of cheese. And not all of your dressing needs to come from Kraft.
During the holiday season, there are a lot of festive ways you can dress up your salads. Here are some ideas you can use for inspiration.
By Annie
Thanksgiving is a terribly busy day, and let’s face it, you could use all the help you can get. Whether this is your first time hosting Thanksgiving, or you’re a seasoned veteran who is also in charge of keeping the kids under control and entertaining your lovely (but demanding) mother-in-law, it never hurts to use a couple of shortcuts when making dinner.
Photo: AP/Boris Grdanoski
For great tips on how to make your Thanksgiving dinner just a little bit easier, view my entire article here.
By Annie
Did I mention that I love it when people crochet the most ridiculous things? This definitely falls into that category. In honor of Thanksgiving, why not make yourself (or a loved one) this extremely elaborate and large hat that looks like a turkey is sitting on your head?
Photo: Angelicacatrina
My favorite part is the feet that tie under your chin, because I think the hat might fall over if those weren’t there.
By Katelyn
My mom recently found a box full of yarn scraps and old crochet pattern books and passed them along to me.
Being from the 70s and 80s, these books are really showing their age. You can definitely tell that these books were targeted toward the stereotypical crocheters… grandmas!
The pictures from these pattern books are too hilarious to keep to myself so periodically I will scan a page and share it with you all!
Here is today’s:
By Annie
I’m always amused by the random things people find to crochet. This purse is a perfect example of that. Who thought, “hey I think I want my bag to be shaped like a Thanksgiving turkey?” Well, whoever you are, I’m glad you thought of this, because it amuses me.
Photo: Ellenbloom
