Christmas Boxes And Tartan Wrap

I will be honest it has been a while since I put any effort into my Christmas wrapping, it’s basically been grab a roll of random paper from the discount store and slap on some sticky tape. I can’t remember the last time I added a bow or even a gift tag? Why? time, time just gets too far away from me and I am rushing and tired and it’s just turns into a whatever will do kind of situation. SO! of course I am crafty and this is NOT acceptable. This year I have decided to pre-purchase my packging and be ready. I have chosen these adorable Christmas truck boxes and tartan tissue paper which I am in LOVE with. I am literally only going to buy gift items that fit into these boxes.

This website has lots of different designs and I wanted to share it with you, because I can’t be the only time poor person who still wants to be creative for Christmas right? See their full range here.

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If you’ve been around here long, you know that I’m in a perpetual battle with my stash. I feel like I haven’t bought yarn in years unless I needed it for a specific project. I knit fairly a lot, and crochet some, too, but it feels like my stash never gets any smaller.

It’s not just the unused balls of yarn that are a problem. In fact, maybe a bigger issue is all the odd balls and leftover bits that seem to pile up without any effort. Even though I love scrappy projects (and knit a whole sweater dress with scraps earlier this year) it still feels like a never-ending quest to use up all the little bits.

So I’m always on the lookout for good patterns that are made to use of the extra bits of yarn. If they are super easy, too, that’s so much the better.

So it is with the Lalu Scarf by Sheena Stone. This any yarn, any gauge pattern is designed to use up whatever scraps you have on hand (assuming they’re mostly the same weight or can be held double to make the same weight).

It’s a tube scarf worked in the round, and she specifically notes that she works it outside in, so the back of the scarf is on the outside as you knit. The needle tips are on the part of the circle farthest away from you as you knit.

It also has an attached I-cord edging, which sounds really time consuming but does give the edges a nice, finished look.

The way the colors are changed as you knit you don’t really need a lot of each color. It would probably be good if you had at least enough of a color to complete one round, but you can change colors more often than every round if you need to because you’re using all your tiny bits.

Grab the free pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Sheena Stone.]

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