Woolly Dragon Stocking

As well as papercrafting, one of my other addictions is crochet, and as soon as I saw this little woolly dragon I knew I'd love to colour him up.  Popped onto a supersized gifttag he's the perfect companion for one of my recent crochet projects: a Christmas Stocking.  The photo's a bit dark, but the stocking is a deep purple with cream accents, and I've popped some purple yarn into the dragon's stash too!

Here's a close up of the gift-tag, which is about 8 inches tall:

The stocking crochet pattern is an easy tutorial from Alexis Middleton at Persialou (YouTube Tutorial or Written Pattern) and has a lovely shell stitch texture. The size is great, mine is about 20 inches in length, so it's great for actually presenting gifts inside.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Dragon: Bundled Sage, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Yarns: brown: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
             purple: Milled Lavender, Villainous Potion
             orange: Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge
• Box: WTea Dye, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Walnut Stain
• Ground: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

Project Recipe:

• Dragon Woolly Treat from Lee Holland
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Wild Orchid Crafts Cosmos Daisy
• Wild Orchid Crafts Open Roses
• Wild Orchid Crafts Mini Rosebuds
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies Extreme Labels and Tags No.12
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL41 Circles with Dots
• Crochet Stocking Pattern

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Any Holiday Occasion
• Country View - Christmas Gifting

Happy crafting
Annette
xx