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BOM: Sweet Nostalgia free!

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BOM_Sweet Nostalgia_Sept09Thanks to alert blogger Quilter Going Bananas, I just downloaded my very first Block of the Month (BOM) called Summer’s Gone, from Dorothy Baker Designs blog. The embroidery motif of school children approaching their big yellow school bus captures the excitement of going back to school. 

Oh, and did I mention it’s free? Yes, Dorothy is offering her Sweet Nostalgia quilt project free – one block at a time. She explains,

This project will have 12 blocks in total, with one block being released around the 15th of each month until August 15, 2010.

Go here for more details. She even provides links to online references for making embroidery stitches.

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If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.