By Lisa Gutierrez on 12/09/2011
By Lisa Gutierrez on 12/07/2011 
Last year, I printed this Christmas sign on kraft card stock. I couldn’t find it in my box of Christmas stuff, so I can only assume I put it in the recycle bin after the holidays. This year I went with white cardstock and decorated it with reg gingham washi tape. I like the brightness! If you would like to print your own, click the image below (or right-click, save as…). Let me see where you put it!
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I used the same Photoshop “cross-stitching” technique for our Christmas card. I already had the word “Christmas” so adding the “merry” was simple and quick. I also used kraft card stock for that. I think it looked awesome! If you would like to print it out, click the link below. If you would like to use it on a card like I did, you’ll have to download it and use a photo editing program to arrange it properly for your printer.
**These files are free for personal use only! Do not distribute without a link back to goodknits.com. Thank you!**
By Lisa Gutierrez on 12/04/2011 
Hello, friends! I hope you are all having a fantastic weekend. I wanted to let you all know I have a blanket pattern in the upcoming issue of CraftSanity!
Hexagon lace. This one is a bit different from the doily inspired patterns I’ve been releasing lately, but it’s still absolutely darling. I had the vision of a coverlet for my bed, but with my kiddos liking to mess my bed up all the time, I decided to make something a little smaller.
In Issue 5 of CraftSanity, you will find the Hexagon Lace pattern along with directions for adding a lace border. You can make the blanket as big as you’d like by adding more hexagons. I believe the edge pattern is intuitive enough for you to be able to apply it to a larger blanket with few, if any, adjustments. As always, I will be here if you have any problems!
The issue is available, right now! Issue 5 is “packed with projects ranging from holiday ornaments to sewn project bags, Tunisian crochet, baking, weaving, embroidery and more.” It sounds pretty amazing!
By Lisa Gutierrez on 11/30/2011 
I was sitting in my knitting chair (tell me you have a designated knitting spot!) thinking about how I should make a tiny tree skirt for my tiny tabletop tree. I sighed when I realized that December was pretty much already here and I’d have to settle with a quick felt skirt. Nothing against felt, I just don’t have any of the GOOD stuff around and would have to use craft store felt, which is just plastic-y and gross.
I decided to forget about it and arrange one of my new shelves full of yarn. Upon combing through a few bags (tell me you sometimes store your yarn in plastic bags), I found a little stash of doilies. LIGHT!BULB!ON!
I took the base off my tree and threaded the metal tube through a few of the doilies and voila! A pretty lace tree skirt. No sewing, no gluing, no cutting, no nothing. It took me less than a minute to put together.
I like the messy mound of doily snow. I think it’s perfect for this tree full of little doily ornaments…
Now I need a bunch of tiny presents to put under it. I already ordered my husband’s gift off Etsy. It will be the first. I’m finally finishing up my toddler’s socks and I’ll wrap those up for the tree, too. I need the perfect little gift for my 6 year old, though. Hmmmm. He’s already getting a ton of random crap (I know, I know), so I need something meaningful.
By Lisa Gutierrez on 11/26/2011
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