Unfinished Christmas Spirit

The Christmas project. Well, I did come up with a plan, though perhaps a flawed one; I'm not quite sure how it is actually going to all go together. That is a problem for another day!


If you know me, or have been following this blog, it will come as no surprise that this Christmas project isn't done either! Like my preparedness for Christmas this year, this Christmas Spirit isn't yet whole. Sure, I have 6 more days until Christmas, but I'm not fooling anyone. The likelihood that this piece will be finished on time is slim. Doesn't matter. All the Christmas fabrics go on sale 40% off AFTER Christmas, so I'm just saving myself a little bit of money on this one.


When inspiration struck for this project, I started, even though the right supplies weren't on hand. I only had this natural wool, though I needed red and green. I figured that would be fine, and I can just dye the pieces when they're done. Now that I've had time to think about it, I don't really know if I can mix a dark enough red or green dye, but we'll have to wait on that one too! Really, part of the fun in dying is the varied and surprise results.


These are the pieces I've crocheted so far. Once all the pieces are done, I'll dye them, then full them and finally assemble the Christmas Spirit. I also wonder about the use of Shiva paintstiks on wool. Can it be done? Should it be done? Worth a shot I guess, not like I'll ever wash the final piece.


Stay tuned over the next few weeks to see the finished Christmas Spirit. 5 more days of work and then nothing but art for me for 16 days!