Brace yourself for a new beautiful home decor pattern! Emily, owner of the e-shop Jones & Vandermeer came up with the most gorgeous blanket pattern called the Undulate Throw Pattern, using our Sister yarn.  She knit this up with 5 skeins of Sister in Oatmeal Heather on super chunky size 19 needles.  I love the natural lumpy bumpy texture of the yarn in the stitch of the pattern. She has blogged the pattern, so we can all knit it! Looks like I've got my next pattern all picked out. More details on this pattern right here.

All photos courtesy of Jones & Vandermeer.

It's not too late to knit up one of our stockings in time for Christmas. This stocking is definitely of my favorite patterns! This stocking knits up on size 15 needles with either our Gypsy Garden, Rolling Stone or Sister yarn. With this chunky yarn and large needles, this project and will only take a few hours to complete. It's the perfect knit for yourself or as a gift for a someone special. The pattern is available here.

 As we kick off the holiday season, I thought today would be an ideal time to revisit the Pixie Dust ornaments I made last year on the blog.  Making them is so simple and easy. This is the PERFECT gift for a holiday party hostess. They work really well with our Pixie Dust yarn. I used 2 colors, Aqua Frost & Snowflake, striped together at different intervals. Of course this would work with any of our yarns and is a great idea for little left over snippets. Here's how to make your own! 

For smaller ornaments for your Christmas tree I'd recommend tinier styrofoam balls- 2"-3" in diameter. Here's what you will need: Styrofoam balls (from Micheal's or any craft store), straight pins & Pixie Dust yarn (or any bulky yarn).

Start off by pinning the yarn into the styrofoam ball.  Wrap the yarn around in a spiral shape, pinning as necessary to keep the yarn securely in place.

This does take a lot of pins! Continue to wrap your yarn around your styrofoam ball as shown below. Wrap your yarn all the way around the ball until there is no white styrofoam showing!  Below, is an example of how my larger styrofoam ball looked as I covered it with yarn. This one is 12" in diameter.

And voila!  Add a yarn loop at the top by pinning the yarn look in place. You may need a longer or sturdier pin for this part to keep the yarn loop pinned tightly to the styrofoam.  Happy Christmas Crafting!