Crocheting with alpaca yarn ...oh my

There have been some gifts being made around here lately but not a lot of Christmas cards.  I hope to get some house cleaning and decorating done tomorrow and then sit down and get the cards finished. I have a few ready to send out but not many.

Those of you who follow me on Facebook probably already heard this story, so you can tune out if it's a re-run :)  This cute little baby girl hat and bootie weren't quite finished the other night.  As you can see, the flower still needs a button on it, and the bootie isn't completed on the top (needs edging), but the issue was that I ran out of red yarn, so I tried my hand at dying just a little bit more to get the booties completed.  Here are the instructions if you are looking to dye some of your alpaca or wool (works for animal hair).

http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall02/FEATdyedwool.html

Can you believe the color was Blastin' Berry Cherry, and it was a little bit lighter than the hat, so I tried again last night with Tropical Punch, which was just right.  :)  Not only does it look good, but it smells good too.

Hoping you all are getting your Christmas decorating and gift making done at your home.  My to-do list is a bit long, so I better get off here and get moving on them ...

Have a great day!

Hugs,
Kelly L