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In Excelsis Natalis means birth in the highest degree. And to celebrate the life of this we are blessed to be shined up on by the same celestial alignment that shone upon the baby Jesus when he was born.
In Excelsis Natalis is just one of the crochet along hosted by Claire of Bearreye and sponsored by WeCrochet. You can find the other squares to go along with this one at, https://bearrye.com/crochet-a-longs/hope-in-the-holidays/html.

In Excelsis Natalis means birth in the highest degree. And to celebrate the life of this we are blessed to be shined up on by the same celestial alignment that shone upon the baby Jesus when he was born.
In Excelsis Natalis is just one of the crochet along hosted by Claire of Bearreye and sponsored by WeCrochet. You can find the other squares to go along with this one at, https://bearrye.com/crochet-a-longs/hope-in-the-holidays/html.

Welcome to day 5 of the Hope in the Holiday's blanket CAL. Thank you to Bearye.com for hosting this amazing event. Today's square is a filler square. Sometimes it is nice to just wind down a bit and do some crocheting that does not require a whole lot of time or attention. So lets do that today...

The first of the Hope in the Holiday's blanket CAL hosted by Bearrye.com 2020

So what the heck is this do-hicky? This nifty little pouch is a soap sock. It can be used with bar soap or liquid soap. For bar soap, place the soap bar into the pouch and pull the string to close the opening, get wet and scrub away the day!

Ok, so I get that this pattern is not new, but there is a technique I use to almost eliminate that bulk at the top from cinching the hat at the end. Read on for more on this...

• one skein of 100% cotton #4 medium weight yarn
• 4mm hook
• yarn needle
• scissors

• approximately 350yd, #3 DK or similar weight yarn
• 3.5mm/ E hook
• yarn needle
• scissors
• stitch markers

• approximately 350yd, #3 DK or similar weight yarn
• 3.5mm /E hook
• yarn needle
• scissors

• 1 skein KnitPicks Mighty Stitch in mulberry approx. 106 yds
• 1 skein KnitPicks Mighty Stitch in cream
• 1 skein KnitPicks Mighty Stitch in alfalfa
• 1 skein KnitPicks Mighty Stitch in wisteria approx. 3 yds
• 1-2 yards of any yellow yarn you have lying around
• 4mm hook
• yarn needle
• scissors