The last few months I was busy getting as many things done as I could for the holiday sale at Glory Days a few weeks ago. All of them are white, or shades of white. I had already finished loads of owls, so I didn't make any more of those. The next item I focused on was some felted dove ornaments. It took me a while to figure out the pattern for these ones, mostly because I had to felt them before I knew whether or not they looked the way I wanted them to.
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Here are all of the dove attempts, the first on the far left and the final on the far right. |
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Dove attempt #1: I stuffed the dove before felting, and it didn't felt as much as it would have otherwise. A little too fat and short in addition to not being stuffed tightly. Also the wings flap around sort of awkwardly. |
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Dove attempt #2: I over compensated a bit and made it too long and skinny. I sewed down the wings on this one, which I liked the look of, but it still wasn't quite right. |
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Dove attempt #3: The shape is closer to what I was looking for, though the head is a bit big for the body. I didn't even sew wings on this one because I wasn't happy with the body. |
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Dove attempt #4: I liked the way this one turned out. Head and body are in proportion and the wings look good. I was looking for the tail to turn up a bit, so there's one more version, but I like this one too. |
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Dove attempt #5: Finally! I ended up with the dove that I had intended to make! I made several of this version. |
The next big item on my to do list was Christmas stockings. Using a picture of a
vintage pattern I saw on etsy, I designed my own. I made several for Glory Days as well as posting one
in my etsy shop.
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Large stocking. |
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Detail of the top of the stocking |
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The stocking looks nice hanging on a brick mantle. |
I also made a few sets of washcloths and tied them up with a ribbon. They are also a shade of white to go with the theme.
![knit washcloth knit washcloths white](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSu_qoDusv0N5lFJkKgd1j7BX_YiQOOZQIH5An6AkKbDAf0bG8eKom73v-3ftl53COz9UQBI2N-2sLYTmOHGPpAJDu6usn7TdEojM9q5C4PvRCjrdFEiPf0rg_k7_U7-kbyA8shO9CEVGV/s320/washcloths+2.jpg) |
Lovely set of washcloths. |
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All the white holiday items boxed an ready to go. |
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I did one mini version of the stocking as well as some more basic stockings, both shown here on display at Glory Days. |
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Large stockings on display. |
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Washcloths looking nice all bundled up. |
Now onto knitting Christmas gifts for family members. Less than a month left! I can't believe it!
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