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Friday, December 24, 2010

Crochet Wrapping

I'm going to spend time with my friend Korallin tomorrow. I got her family a little something. Since I don't celebrate Christmas, I don't have a stash of appropriate wrapping paper on hand, so I crocheted some.

I actually first tried to do a fancy macramé net, but that got goofy quick. This crochet wrapping went through a prototyping stage, (read: the first three attempts were frogged) but once I got the first couple of rows worked out, the rest was easy.

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caradawn said ...

Love it.
I made little boxes this year for absolutey no rational reason. I know the right person will appreciate the crocheted wrapping paper. :)

12/24/2010 3:52 PM

lovestitch said ...

Oh so lovely, Alice! That's a cute idea!
Hope you have a wonderful Holiday season, and a Happy New Year!!!
LOL, xxx

12/24/2010 4:53 PM

Jeannine | SaylorMade said ...

Neat-O! Makes the gift more special to know there's extra time and thought put into all the details. The macramé net sounded like a nice idea. Are you going to give that another try in the future?

12/25/2010 9:01 AM

futuregirl replied ...

Jeannine | SaylorMade ... Probably not. Macrame in a circle is crazy-making. I think I need to practice macrame in a straight line before I attempt a circle again. :)

12/29/2010 6:59 PM

jessica said ...

what a great wrap for a gift.
wishing you a peaceful holiday season and a happy new year.

12/26/2010 8:32 AM

futuregirl replied ...

jessica ... Happy New Year!

12/29/2010 7:11 PM

Chica English said ...

Now THAT is crafty!

12/26/2010 8:58 AM

Kerry said ...

Wow this is gorgeous, something that I would never think off doing but what a great idea. xx

12/26/2010 3:00 PM

Seanna Lea said ...

Well, that is definitely more interesting than some of our friends. They usually don't wrap at all and just give it to you in a plastic bag from the store. I don't mind, but it isn't festive at all.

12/27/2010 9:30 AM

futuregirl replied ...

Seanna Lea ... Ha! Well, this was about the extent of my Christmas-ness for the year, so I wanted to milk it for all the festiveness I could.

12/29/2010 7:10 PM

Heather said ...

That's a beautiful wrapping. I wouldn't have thought to do that. Pity I don't crochet!

12/27/2010 5:45 PM

futuregirl replied ...

Heather ... Thanks, Heather! You *could* know how to crochet. Something like this is super-cake to make.

12/29/2010 7:09 PM

anu said ...

So nice

12/28/2010 6:46 AM

angelina said ...

I didn't know you don't celebrate Christmas! I don't have Christmas wrapping paper lying around either. I have a big roll of polka dots from when I had the store and that's it. I still haven't taken up crochet so I use whatever else I can find- a favorite of mine is paper bags with pretty decorations found around my craft room.

I love this wrapping of yours! I'm totally curious to know what the gift was.

12/28/2010 5:13 PM

futuregirl replied ...

angelina ... I got them snowflake cookie cutters because they are always making cookies and other baked goodies as a family. I wanted to get them an assortment of sprinkles, possibly holiday themed, but Williams Sonoma didn't have anything like that.

We mostly only celebrate personal holidays like birthdays, anniversaries, blogaversaries ... although we have a special place in our heart for his family's tradition of going out for Chinese food on Christmas. This year we did Thai since we'd eaten Chinese a couple days before. Close enough!

12/29/2010 6:57 PM

Kuky said ...

Thank you again for the gift! It was a nice surprise. :)

12/29/2010 3:42 PM

Heather said ...

Futuregirl - I am learning a bit of crochet. I tried it once and couldn't get my tension even. I really took to knitting and recently started trying to crochet again. I do much better holding my yarn in the right hand with the hook - the way I hold it for knitting. People look at me funny but it works. :D

12/30/2010 3:15 PM

futuregirl replied ...

Heather ... There aren't any rules, except to do what works for you. :) I knit better Continental, with the yarn in my left hand, probably because I started out crocheting. :)

12/30/2010 3:21 PM

Christa said ...

Very cute idea :) I may have to try that this year for Christmas :)

1/9/2011 2:24 PM

Allie said ...

Hi
I know this post 1s about 6 months old, but I have only just come across your blog and only just started crocheting, just wondered how you did this as I think it looks beautiful! and would love to have a go but don't know if my skills stretch this far yet :(
any hints/tips as I know this would impress my friends :)

7/27/2011 1:35 PM

futuregirl replied ...

Allie ... Google is a girl's best friend! ;) I just found this circle granny placemat tutorial for you http://www.purlbee.com/granny-circle-placemats/ Just follow it until the packaging is the size you want, then stop increasing. Experiment and you'll find something that works. :)

8/14/2011 9:53 PM

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