Creative Christmas Crafting Avoidance

so, the whole christmas decorating is woefully behind schedule.  i still have a wreath to finish (or even start), some garland to make, and paper decorations to craft.  in about a week.  i went through this last year .  all of these ideas and then nothing.  i had hoped for better this year ... see, i tend to have trouble starting projects.    what's been the excuse this time?

this.

when i saw this pattern, i knew it would be a perfect sample for the store, because we have tons of the yarn,   Filatura di Crosa 127 Print and the pattern only calls for 1 skein. 

it's a super quick pattern that does a nice job of accentuating the positives of this yarn that unfortunately tends to not look that promising on the skein.  the version for the store, i made in brown.  for some reason, the ladies in medfield go for neutrals.

the button, i had in my button stash.

then i made one for me ... in a gorgeous purple

if you have any last minute gifts to knit, i highly recommend this pattern.  and you know where to buy the yarn.