A couple of Facebook groups are doing Christmas in July. It is hard to think of snow when it is in the 90’s out. The snowman is called Sparkles and is part of one of the Christmas in July groups. He is actually pretty tall. The snowman is made of two pieces stitched together instead of working in the round like many snowman are. I really like this pattern and how it turned out. The white is Vanna’s Choice and the shirt and hat are out of Red Heart yarn called Real Teal (it was in my stash and I think discontinued.) The pattern is free on here or you can purchase a pdf on Ravelry.
The placemats are from a Herrschners kit. I bought two kits a year or two ago. Each kit made two placemats. I struggle with making things more than once. I like to make one thing and move on to the next thing. I had a mental challenge to complete these. I felt like the first two TOOK FOREVER. They really didn’t. It was just my attitude. I picked this project up the other week and quickly got the other two done. I don’t see that these kits are still available which is too bad. They included plenty of yarn in the kits. I have used some kits that have poor quality materials and/or not enough. These are the second kits I have purchased from Herrschners. In my experience, they are worth buying.
Now to pack these away and enjoy the warm weather.