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Win A Beamer

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I’m not offering this Giveaway on my blog, but wanted to let my readers know about it.  Despite the press (ahem..), this will work nicely for crocheters as well as for any other needle artist.  Check out the details and links below to enter the Giveaway.

Crocheters can win an LED light by commenting how their proposed gift recipient would use the hands free light. Each blog is hosting a separate giveaway. The giveaway features the Beam N Read LED 6 Deluxe Hands Free Light with 6 LEDs in a row shining an extra bright and wide light.

 

The Beam N Read LED 6 Deluxe Hands Free Light lights up personal space anywhere – a chair, car, plane, or even in bed. The extra wide light is especially useful for quilting, knitting, and crochet. The extra bright light is also helpful for aging baby boomers and others who benefit from brighter light for reading, caregiving, and other activities. As a reading light it works with eReaders such as the Kindle and Nook, printed books, and newspapers. For mobility, it leaves hands free walking in dim or dark places. The extra long battery life makes it ideal as a mobility and task light during a power outage and for travel and camping.

Giveaway participating sites and dates are:

Giveaways will be posted on each blog’s start date. Participating blogs with updated links is available on the Beam N Read News & Events page (http://bit.ly/byjLkn) of readinglight.com.

 

Let us know what you think of this device.  Is it something you’d like to add to your Wish List?

Comments

  1. This would be a fabulous gift for my husband. He makes toys for our grandkids and there are so many times when the intricate work is hard to see. If I win, can’t wait to surprise him with this!

  3. For myself, who crochets with fine threads needs good light. I’m not quite 70 yet, but my readers glasses are up to 4.00 nowadays and bright light for us older persons is a must have. Perhaps Santa will bring us both one.

    Any of my friends could use this light. Good light is a must for any person doing any type of needlework.

  4. I cold use this for my 94 year old mother who loves to do fancy work.
    She was using a lamp we bought her a few years ao but it is no longer working.
    It would be nice to finally give hr something useable instead of the books and sweaters she usually gets.

  5. This is a fab must have. It is on my OH PLEASE list. I was on a ferry boat and watched a lady knitting away with one of these for assistance. It was incredible.
    What a wonderful gift. Thanks for the opportunity.
    Blessed Thanksgiving
    Cheers
    Cathy

  6. I do crocheting for hospice and they request darker colors for the menfolk. This would sure help me see those stitches!

Have you read?

Free Christmas Worry Worm Crochet Pattern With a Printable Gift Card

There’s something rather lovely about a handmade gift that says, “I was thinking of you,” without needing a large box, expensive supplies or three weeks of frantic crocheting.

Our Christmas worry worm is a sweet little example. It has a curly body, a smiling embroidered face and a pointed Santa hat, plus a decorative printable gift card that turns a small crochet project into a thoughtful festive present.

And yes, those little leftover balls of Christmas yarn finally have a job. Apparently, keeping them all was entirely reasonable.

A Christmas Twist on the Crochet Worry Worm

If you’ve enjoyed our original crochet worry worm project, this Christmas version offers a different construction and a festive finish.

The body is a narrow crochet corkscrew, while the head is a separate, lightly stuffed ball worked in continuous rounds. A small hat with a contrasting brim completes the character.

What I particularly like about this design is that the Christmas detail comes from the colours and that tiny hat. There are no fiddly fingers, miniature boots or elaborate accessories to sew together. The curly body gives it plenty of personality all by itself.

What Skills Will You Need?

This free Christmas worry worm crochet pattern uses chains, single crochet, increases, decreases and slip stitches. You’ll also need to work a magic ring, embroider a simple face and sew the three components together.

I’d describe it as an easy project for someone comfortable with basic crochet stitches and ready to try small amigurumi pieces. The tiny hat rounds may require a little patience, especially if you usually make blankets with a lovely big hook.

The materials are straightforward: DK or 8-ply yarn, a 3 mm hook, a little stuffing, black embroidery thread and a yarn needle.

Choose smooth yarn so you can see your stitches clearly. Fluffy yarn might look festive in the ball, but finding four tiny stitches in a magic ring is quite enough excitement without hiding them under eyelash fibres.

Make Santa, Elf or Snowy Christmas Versions

The same construction works in several Christmas colour combinations:

  • Traditional Santa: A red curly body, cream head and red hat with a white brim.
  • Christmas elf: A green body and green hat with a contrasting red brim.
  • Snowy Christmas friend: A white body and head, finished with a red-and-white Santa hat.

The faces are embroidered, and the hat tip has a few white stitches rather than a separate pompom. Keep those details simple and let the colour combinations do the decorating.

If seasonal variations are your weakness, our Easter bunny worry worm pattern is another idea to save for your next round of small handmade gifts.

The Printable Christmas Gift Card Makes It Feel Special

The accompanying printable card is the detail that brings this project together.

Watercolour-style poinsettias, holly, red bows and gold accents frame a short verse, with To and From lines for your message. A pale green space on the right holds