A favourite knitting project!

A very dear friend of mine gifted me with a really cool knitting book called, "Alterknits".

In it there are knitted screen doors, knitted silver jewelry, sweaters, socks, cushion covers, and a crepe paper crown (to name a few)!

We all (in the English tradition) wear paper crowns at Christmas dinner and she makes the crackers for her entire (extended) family every year (with an aunt).  She hates making the paper crowns!

The week before Christmas, I went to the dollar store, bought some streamers and knit this up for her!  (That's me in the photo - not her...)

It's the perfect combination of knitting and paper crafting.  I used some of my scrapbooking ribbon along the bottom and for the ties at the back and self adhesive crystals for the peaks.

If I'd had the time, I might have stamped on it, spritzed glitter on it, added more brads, buttons, etc.  What fun!

I think I'll make one for myself for next Christmas dinner.  (And maybe my daughters, too.)