I suppose "giant" is a slight exaggeration but The Royal Sisters original pattern for a grandma tree is somewhat smaller and daintier than my ultimate version of it 😉 I was so pleased with the little snowflakes I made to accompany this year's Christmas pudding gifts, I thought I'd do something similar for the other Christmas gifts and the original size is indeed perfect for that.
As I've still got lots of the James C Brett Baby Shimmer yarn I thought it would be perfect, doubled-up, to make some Christmas decorations. It's a double knit yarn and I used a 6mm hook; was quite firm to work with but it has made the trees nice and stiff without having to use any kind of starch.
Even if I do say so myself, they hang very nicely.
I was so chuffed with the trees that I decided to make some grandma twinkle stars, also from The Royal Sisters blog. I didn't bother making a "test" star first, I just jumped straight in with the doubled-up yarn and 6mm hook. The patterns don't say anything about a hanging hook; I simply attached a single strand of the yarn to the top, made twelve chain stitches using a 4mm hook and slip-stitched it together back at the starting spot to form a loop.
I'm really pleased with how these little decorations turned out and now have lots of ideas swirling around in my head for different variations I could make 😄
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