CHRISTMAS CROCHET.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 10, 10 December 1936, Page 6

CHRISTMAS CROCHET.

GIFT IDEAS. (Copyright.) The crochet hook is in evidence today. This is quite ill accord with the desire for speed in needlecraft, as crocheting is one of the fastest of these crafts. Crocheted laces can be choice as instanced in Irish crocheted lace and crocheted guipure laces. Lace bedspreads, now so much in vogue, can be fashioned with remarkable speed if they are crocheted. Warm scarfs can be made in a day by women who are fast workers. A pair of bedroom slippers can be made in two evenings by one who is just an average worker. . Reins for children take no more time- The new bag in tricot crochet is popular. It is developed in twine or in yarn as preferred, and any colour scheme of artistry can be used for its develop ment. More of this bag, later in the article.

Many of the above articles will prove solutions to the problems of what to make for Christmas gifts. The only cost of most of them is tlie yarn. Bedroom slippers recpiire soles, but these cost little to buy. Children’s reins are nicest when they have button bells on them, a dozen of which can he purchased for a few pence. Table d’oylies are made entirely of crocheting. Or if d’oylies, bureau and table scarfs, centrepieces and bedspreads take anything, it is but a little linen for centres or strips between those of crochet. A novel idea which will be sure to appeal to prospective mothers is the baby blanket and bag set. In this the bag matches the blanket, and since a bag is necessary when taking a baby out in his carriage, it is smart to have tlie ensemble. Smart shopping or work bags ai*i made of twine, using this same stitch. Handsome Christmas presents, these. They are so quickly made that many can be completed in spare moments and be in readiness for Christmas. As mentioned before, any colour can be used for these bags.