Top 5 Christmas Downloads

1. Christmas Basket

Skill Level
Beginner

Size
10x5x5 inches, excluding handles

Materials
Crochet cotton size 3* (100 yds per ball): 3 balls Spanish red #126 (MC) and 1 ball forest green 449 (CC)
Size 1 steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Size G/6 crochet hook
5 1/2 yds 1/2-inch-wide Christmas print ribbon
5 1/2 x 9 1/2-inch loaf pan
Commercial fabric stiffener
Plastic wrap
Cork board or plastic foam block slightly larger than loaf pan
Straight pins
Glaze
Small paintbrush
Sewing needle and matching all-purpose thread

2. Country Angels

Silver Angel - Materials

50 yds. silver lamé thread
Small amount tan size 10 crochet cotton thread
6" silver 1%u20448" ribbon
Small silver ribbon rose
Small amount Spanish moss and dried baby's breath flowers
Polyester fiberfill
Craft glue
No. 10 steel hook

Finished Size: 2 1/4" high without hanger.
Basic Stitches: Ch, sl st, sc.

3. Peppermint Coasters

Add variety to your Christmas table tops when you stitch these super-simple coasters in red, green or glitter yarn.

Skill Level
Average

Size
Each Coaster is 4 1/4" across

Materials for four:
Worsted-weight yarn - 2 oz. each red and white
G crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

4. Elegant Ornaments

Skill Level
Intermediate

Size
Fits 2 1/2"-diameter glass ornament

Materials
Crochet cotton size 10* (225 yds per ball): 1 ball white #1
Size 6 steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
6 (2 1/2"-diameter) glass ball ornaments

5. Praying Angel Ornaments

Sizes
Angles range in size from 5 1/2" to 6" tall

Materials
200 yds White #201 Aunt Lydia's Art. 150 by Coats&Clark or size 10 crochet cotton thread
26-gauge floral wire:
4 1/2" piece
4" piece
Wire cutters
Small amount of fiberfill
4" x 6 1/2" Styrofoam cone (if unable to find size needed, purchase a larger size and cut top to size needed)
Plastic wrap
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Aleene's Fabric Stiffener
No. 7 steel hook or hook needed to obtain gauge

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