Tilly's Cardigan

Today we've got a little guest post from Totally Tilly:

Hello, everyone, Tilly here. Just wanted to show off my new cardigan. You guessed it, it's red. Somebody tell Mum that there are other colours in this world. Seriously. It's nice and warm, but it does make me look a bit like I've got an extra roll of pudge around my middle. I haven't eaten that much banana.

We had a little photo shoot in the garden, which really got in the way of my romping-around time. I can only stay awake for two hours at a time... you think I want to waste that sitting still? 

Anyway, I'm bored now -- where's my panda? I really feel like a big bite of his ear...

Christmastime, Mistletoe and Twine

Over the past week, I've been knitting up a Christmas cardigan for Tilly with this gorgeous red-and-white striped wool, using this free pattern. I love how the two-toned wool comes together -- not too pepperminty, not much too like a candy cane -- and looks like it would be right at home on a little Danish baby!

And all that striped wool inspired me to pull out the roll of baker's twine. Our house at Christmas is almost all red and white (with the exception, of course, of the Russian Doll cones!) and so baker's twine is a perfect compliment.

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Use it to string up decorations:

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To tie a gift bag closed:

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To keep your Christmas cookies neatly in a pile:

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Or, for a bit of simple charm, it would look lovely just wound around an old wooden spool:

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So, don't let ribbon have the monopoly on Christmas trim again this year -- give baker's twine a try! And, as always, please post a link if you do, as I'd love to see!

(linking to My Creative Space today!)