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I've never met someone who didn't love a good Christmas carol!

{Except those working in retail during the holidays who have heard White Christmas exactly 362 times in one day and I'm so sorry, we appreciate you.}

This little ornament pays homage to my favorite Christmasy vocalist, Mr. Bing Crosby himself! I never imagine this guy without a Santa hat on and a smile on his lips.

He's the epitome of Christmas music to me and mine, and I just had to have a little piece of him on my tree!

When Bing was in his prime, vinyl records were the name of the game and I had to include a little record to bring the whole ornament together, I just love how this one came out!


THE TRADITION: Put a record on! My family loves to sit around the family room, drinking mulled wine, and singing Christmas carols.

{The wine helps convince me to dust off the ole pipes!}

We don't inflict our off-key bellows to the neighbors or anyone in town, but it's just as fun as going out caroling - promise. So gather around for an evening of music and laughter, you won't be sorry you did!


PATTERN
Materials:
- Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton in black, denim, white, and goldenrod
- Size D 3.25 Crochet Hook
- Tapestry needle



Record:
With Denim, make a magic ring, Ch 2, 10 Dc inside ring, sl st to join, Ch 2
Round 2: 2 Dc in each around, sl st to join, change color to black, Ch 2
Round 3: 2 Dc, Dc, repeat around, sl st to join, Ch 2
Round 4: 2 Dc, Dc in next 2, repeat around, sl st to join, finish off leaving a long tail for sewing


Piano:
With white, Ch 13, Sc in 2nd and across, Ch 1, turn
Rows 2-19: Sc in each across, Ch 1, turn
Row 20: Sc in each across, finish off and weave ends

Piano Keys:
*make 3
With black, Ch 8, Sc in 2nd and across, Ch 1, turn
Row 2: Sc across, Ch 1, turn
Row 3: Sc across, finish off leaving a long tail, sew onto white piano piece (over Rows 4-6, 9-11, and 14-16)

Music Note:
With goldenrod, make a magic ring, Ch 2, 10 Dc indside ring, sl st to join
Row 2: Ch 10, Sc in 2nd and across, sl st to next Dc, finish off
Row 3: Join yarn to other side of Ch in the next to last st from the top, Ch 10, Sc in 2nd st from hook, 2 Sc in each of next 2 sts, Sc in next 2 sts, Sc decrease, Sc in each of last 2 sts, sl st to top, finish off leaving a long tail

- Sew Record to Piano and Music Note on top as shown, weave all ends


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I hope you guys enjoy this little musical addition to your tree!

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Happy fall, y'all!

My front door would not be complete without a wreath. I seriously love them.

Guess what else I seriously love?

Crochet!

{Bet you didn't see that coming, huh?}

So badabing, smush together my two loves and you get a crochet wreath!

Ok, I have a third love -- pumpkins.

Maybe you've seen my pumpkin affection here on the blog in THIS ROUNDUP POST, and THIS HEADBAND. Oh yeah, and I made my little pumpkin A PUMPKIN HAT HERE.

And I'm sorry to tell you this tragic news, but there's more pumpkin coming!

So being that my front door was both wreath-less AND pumpkin-less and it's halfway through October, something had to be done.

I give you, the Mornings of Autumn Crochet Wreath!

My favorite part of the year is when the mornings are chilly and crisp and the leaves start to change (I live in south Florida though and non of that happens here - but a girl can dream)

So this wreath is my little bit of autumn leaves in the Florida sun, and it makes me so happy when I walk through the door!

PATTERN

Materials:

- Vanna's Choice Yarn in Cranberry, Wine, Fern, Toffee, Mustard, Terracotta, and Beige (1 skein each, 2 skeins beige)

- Size H 5mm crochet hook

- Size G 4.5mm crochet hook

- Tapestry needle

- Polyfil stuffing

- 12 in. foam wreath form

You can find my ONE SKEIN CROCHET WREATH BASE free pattern by clicking here.

I made my wreath base with one skein of beige yarn (and you need the other skein just for the acorn!)

Embellishments:

Maple Leaf (large):

*make 1 mustard and 1 cranberry

*Crochet in the back loop only unless otherwise specified

With H 5mm hook Ch 13, Sc in 2nd Ch from hook and across, Ch 2, don't turn but keep working back up the other side of the Ch, Sc in next 10 sts (not all the way back up), Ch 1, turn

Row 2: Sc in next 10 sts, (Sc, Ch 2, Sc) in Ch 2 space at the bottom, coming back up the other side Sc in next 10 sts, Ch 1, turn

Row 3: Sc in next 11 sts, (Sc, Ch 2, Sc) in Ch 2 space at the bottom, coming back up the other side Sc in next 8 sts, Ch 1, turn

Row 4: Sc in next 9 sts, (Sc, Ch 3, Sc) in Ch 2 space at the bottom, coming back up the other side Sc in next 9 sts, Ch 1, turn

Row 5: Sc in next 5, sl st in next, Ch 1, turn

Row 6: Sc in back loop of sl st, Sc in next 2, Ch 3, turn

Row 7: Skip first Ch, Sc in next 2 Chains, Sc in next 3, sl st in next st of Row 4, Ch 1, turn

Row 8: Sc in back loop of slip st, Sc in next 5, Ch 3, turn

Row 9: Skip first Ch, Sc in next 2 Chains, Sc in next 6, sl st in next st of Row 4, Ch 1, turn

I chose an Outdoor Command™ Metal Hook for my wreath - I needed something both sturdy (holding up to 5 pounds, way more than my wreath!) and beautiful.