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Crocheted winter cowl

This is my latest creation - a crocheted winter cowl.  The weather has turned so cold here and I am glad to have it! I followed the pattern used by Lucy at Attic 24 that she is using for her blanket CAL.  I love her blanket but am just in the process of completing my own snowflake blanket and needed a smaller project so adapted it to the cowl.

It worked up really quickly using chunky yarn and a 5.00 crochet hook. I used James C Brett Marble Chunky in shade 31.  I picked this yarn up last October whilst on holiday in Cornwall and hadn't yet done anything with it.  I see there are some other amazing shades on there particularly 14 and 37 - I wish they had names though, rather than numbers.  Perhaps 'Winter Cherry' and 'Sugar Plum'?  A clear sign that my head is now in winter mode with just a sprinkling of Christmas on the side!

 

Christmas decorations

The children have started to think about Christmas and the making has begun.  They have spent many happy hours looking up patterns online to create their own decorations for their trees.  They each have a tree in their own bedrooms as well as one in the living room, hall, kitchen and outside.  Is that too many?  I don't think you can have too many personally!

And now the boys version...

 

Even Minecraft can be festive!

Mega Marshmallows

We have discovered the Mega Marshmallow!...

They are in the 'American' section of Tescos (and probably other shops!) along with other things such as Lucky Charms cereal which I think is banned in the UK on health grounds.  Still, we bought some of them as well!

Of course you can't have a bag of Mega Marshmallows and not play "Chubby Bunny"...

They only just managed to get one in there!

Marshmallows in a glass jar - oooh that makes me happy!