rose hip : Happy New Year!...

December 30, 2021

Happy New Year!...

... Yep, it's time again to say goodbye to one year and welcome a new one -- how do you feel about that? I have to say that I'm quite happy to see 2021 off, as I found it to be a rather troubling year for so many different reasons; who knows what 2022 will bring, but there is always that feeling that a new year is a fresh start which might bring on better things, something that I'm clinging on to right now!...

How have your Christmas holidays been so far? Ours are ones that we will remember, but not for being the merriest -- Covid came to our house right in time for Christmas with the potential of infecting all 6 of us... In the end, it wasn't so bad as we ended up with only one positive (we still can't believe that!...) along with a bunch of time in self-isolation!...

So given our little Chrismassy Covid chaos, I never got around to blogging before Christmas as I had planned to about the woolly sweater mittens I made to gift family and friends with... They were so much fun to make! As a starting point, I used this pattern I found on Etsy which I tweaked a bit here and there, with the biggest change being that I crocheted the ribbing instead of using already made ribbing from sweaters. I used felted thrifted sweaters, yummy DK weight wool yarn and grey woollen fabric as lining. With their two layers of woolly loveliness, I do think they will keep hands nice and toasty, perfect for us right now in Vancouver as we are in a winter wonderland brought on by a chilly arctic flow...

I hope this post finds you all enjoying a safe, healthy and happy holiday with your loved ones... Thank you so much for popping by to visit me here throughout this nutty year of 2021, and I do hope that 2022 will bring all the very best to you and yours!...