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Gift Ideas: 7 Scarves to Knit or Crochet

Star Stitch ScarfYarn: Softee Chunky




Cable Ace Eternity ScarfYarn: Sheep(ish)




Biased Opinion ScarfYarn: Sheep(ish)







Thankful Thursday ScarfYarn: Bernat Mosaic

Color Card ScarfYarn: Sheep(ish)





Brioche the Subject ScarfYarn: Sheep(ish)





Subway ScarfYarn: Sheep(ish)

Movie Monday Flashback: Posts of Christmas Past

December rings in the season for knitwear galore in movies and on TV. It seems fitting that the first Movie Monday entry of the month focus on posts of Christmas movies past. So here goes: three yarn-tastic flicks: A Christmas Story, Elf, and Surviving Christmas, plus knit and crochet pattern recommendations to get you in the spirit!



A Christmas Story



Peter Billingsley as "Ralphie",

Tonight (possibly) on Extreme Makeover Home Edition!

Me wearing the official EMHE volunteer blue shirt, sewing a knitted piece to one of the trees.






Well, it's been almost a year since my buddy Noelle and I drove out to Bastrop, TX to participate in the shoot for this amazing build, and it's finally time for the episode to air! I'm not sure whether or not we ended up on the editing floor, but keep your peepers open for some of us

Gift Idea: Cowls

One of my favorite gifts to make are cowls. They're cozy, quick to knit or crochet, and require little yarn while looking expensive. They can blend into a winter coat or add a pop of color to an otherwise drab outfit. Here are a few that I've designed (mostly) this season, with the latest being an ombre cowl for the Joanns website. All are made in Bernat Sheep(ish) by Vickie Howell yarn which

The Mothercraft: Up & Up Dish Pack Review

One of the many great things about the randomness of that which is my career -- craft author, designer, spokesperson, TV personality, mom blogger -- is that companies send me products for review. Most often, it's knitting, crochet or craft related items but sometimes, as is the case today, it's something that's off the crafty radar. Sometimes it's a spot-on (or spot-off, as it were) necessity

Signed, Step It Up Knits Winners!

And the winners are...


1. MTMomTricia



2. Cookyfan



3. Julie Witt


Please e-mail your full name and mailing address to: comments@vickiehowell.com.

Congrats!

xx,
Vickie

Movie Monday Flashback: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Since I mentioned it in my last Movie Monday post -- and because it's a great choice for family viewing this Thanksgiving -- I thought I'd revisit a MM post from 2010 (only updating the pattern recommendations). Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox is a delightful amalgamation of classic story, off-beat humor and appreciation for whimsy all capped off by creatures in tiny sweaters! Here are a few

Fa-la-la Fair Isle Stocking on About.com!

In what may be becoming an annual tradition, I have a Sheep(ish), Christmas stocking pattern on Knitting.About.com! Last year was the Zig-zag Stocking, and this year is the Fa-la-la Fair Isle version.

Get the free pattern on About.com (knitting section), and the yarn online or at a local retailer near you!



Shown in colors: Robin's Egg(ish), Red(ish), Chartreuse(ish) & White(ish)



Happy

New Free Patterns: Thankful Thursday Scarf &Wine Cozy!

Every week this month on the Bernat Blog, I'm offering Thankful Thursday projects -- quick-to-make gifts for the people in your life who deserve a little treat. At the beginning of the month, we posted a Sheep(ish), table-top pumpkin. Now available are also, a textured-rib unisex scarf, and a colorful wine cozy-- both knit in Bernat Mosaic yarn. Click the links below, to nab the patterns.

Free Project: Mini-Stocking Pop! for Jo-ann Stores

'Tis the season to start making stockings, and I have a wee project just for you. Right now in Jo-ann stores and online, you can get my free pattern for a mini, granny striped version that'll add a little POP to any present! Whip up a bunch of these cuties to decorate your tree with, create a garland out of, adorn packages with or use as gift card holders. 








You can nab the pattern from