{"id":753,"date":"2015-12-30T19:06:22","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T19:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/?p=753"},"modified":"2015-12-30T19:06:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T19:06:22","slug":"merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/?p=753","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Doeun-Family.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-754\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-754\" src=\"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Doeun-Family-1024x914.jpg\" alt=\"Doeun Family\" width=\"640\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Doeun-Family-1024x914.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Doeun-Family-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Doeun-Family-768x686.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hope you had a very amazing Christmas. We had a very blessed Christmas. Of course, the more children we have the more fun it is. We still tried to do a homemade Christmas. The children even got into it.<\/p>\n<p>Avril made arm knit scarves using the video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arm Knitting for Beginners | Michaels\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lBlzVCaX7HU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mavis and Effie helped made all sorts of baked goodies. And I did my usual&#8211;knitting. This year I decided I would do either legwarmers or slippers for all the children.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11931.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-755\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-755\" src=\"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11931-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1193[1]\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11931-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11931-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11931-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are the legwarmers I made for Effie and Mavis. They both picked out the yarn. Effie liked the metallic worsted weight and Mavis the bulky weight yarn. I made up my own pattern using four needles and multiples of 4. Start and end with a ribbing, for the lighter weight yarn I did 2X2 and the bulky weight 1X1. But then for the main pattern I did<\/p>\n<p>Row 1: Knit 3, Purl 1 repeat<br \/>\nRow 2: Knit<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11941.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-756\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-756\" src=\"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11941-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1194[1]\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11941-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11941-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11941-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/-113-childrens-mukluk-slippers\">Pray&#8217;s slippers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11951.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-757\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-757\" src=\"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11951-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1195[1]\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11951-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11951-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11951-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Avril's%20slippers\">Avril&#8217;s slippers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11971-e1451500779195.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-758\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-758\" src=\"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11971-e1451500779195-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1197[1]\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11971-e1451500779195-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11971-e1451500779195-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11971-e1451500779195-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lith&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/Baltic%20Booties\">Baltic Booties<\/a>. I loved the yarn for this. It is my all time favorite yarn&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peacefleece.com\">www.peacefleece.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11981.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-759\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-759\" src=\"http:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11981-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1198[1]\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11981-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11981-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_11981-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I did do some sewing but I found it alot harder to get away and sew, whereas with knitting I could do it while we are in the thick of family living. This is another of my favorite patterns, done up in cotton flannel. The pattern is available in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Handmade-Beginnings-Sewing-Projects-Welcome\/dp\/0470497815\/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1451502049&amp;sr=8-9&amp;keywords=anna+maria+horner\">this book<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t get to a couple presents so I plan to keep working and creating throughout January. Hope you had time to pursue some creative pursuits this year.<\/p>\n<p>We are very very excited for the next year. We have some very exciting things happening in the next couple of months. We&#8217;ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n<p>Also don&#8217;t forget that our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crazyboyfarm.com\/csa.html\">CSA<\/a>\u00a0is up and running. We are taking reservations for the next year now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hope you had a very amazing Christmas. We had a very blessed Christmas. Of course, the more children we have the more fun it is. We still tried to do a homemade Christmas. The children even got into it. Avril made arm knit scarves using the video below. Mavis and Effie helped made all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,14,15,21,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-life","category-farm-life","category-handmades","category-holiday-celebrations","category-homeschool"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=753"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":760,"href":"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753\/revisions\/760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeschoolfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}