Katherine the Great
I like to think of myself as a storyteller. Mostly I tell stories about knitting.

So, I joined the ornament swap hosted by Christina Lowry and I floated that swap to my bloggy friend, Bonnie of Peaceable Liberal, and she geniusly suggested that she and I swap. I was trying to figure out what to make her when I ran across her blog post about these ornaments by Attic 24.
Crocheted ornaments
Bonnie doesn’t really crochet so this would be perfect! Here’s my first try. ew….I didn’t even finish one side.
Bauble Take 1

Here’s my second go. eh. This one is fine, but not great.
Bauble Take 2
Third time’s the charm!
Bauble Ornament

THEN you know that magic that people make when they create ships in a bottle? Well, Bonnie conjured up Knitting in an Ornament and sent it to me! I love it! I found a spot on my tree where two white lights were together so I could spotlight it….and just so you know, the “needles” are made from toothpicks and little wooden beads. Genius.
Knitting in an Ornament

She also sent me Hoosier Doot salad dressing and yummy apple butter from Indiana. The Hoosier sauce is so good that I continue to fight the urge to pour some in a shot glass and drink it. No, I’m not kidding. Hoosier Doot & Apple Butter
Thanks, Bonnie, that was a ton of fun!!!
Ps. Here’s Bonnie’s blog about our swap if you want “the rest of the story”


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10 Comments

  1. Pumpkin says:

    What would the world be like without apple butter, seriously! I don’t know why you weren’t happy with the second try, when I saw it I was impressed. The third one looks even better! That was such a great idea for a swap.

  2. Catherine says:

    Your crochet ornament turned out so well and I just love the knitting ornament you got in return, very sweet and clever too. It was fun doing the swap wasn’t it:)

  3. Heather says:

    Oh your ornaments are lovely! I love all of the colors and you have inspired me to add some ornaments to my queue! Love! <3

  4. Nadia says:

    Dear Katie, I have seen your post about the Tiger Tank Slippers and I wonder if you could send me the instructions on how to make them please. My email is: russianmouse22@yahoo.com
    I would like to make these for my husband. Thank you in advance.

  5. Natia254 says:

    Dear Katie,

    I have noticed that you are working on the Tank Slippers. I think they look nice. I would like to make these for my husband. Could you please send me the instructions to russianmouse23atyahoodotcom on how to do these? Thank you in advance.


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