The Latest Projects

Although it's been a while since I posted, I have been crocheting!  Here are three of the latest:

This one's called a Ribbed Hat. 

It's done with Red Heart super saver yarn in Fall.

This next little project, Coffee Sleeves (or cozies) was inspired by a pin

I saw on Pinterest. 

There was no pattern included in the link. 

In fact, these little gems are being sold for $10 each! 

Well...I took a look at the picture, figured out a knock-off pattern,

got out my Peaches & Creme cotton yarn in Oasis and my G hook. 

Both of these (one shorter than the other by design) used less than

one 2 oz. ball of yarn (at a cost of a whopping $1.47/ball of yarn)!

 

 

These little cup sleeves will fit one of those cups of coffee

you get at Starbucks or your favorite coffee shop.

They're machine washable and dryable too!

 

Here's the pattern I came up with:



Eco-Friendly Cup Sleeves

Materials:

·        100% cotton worsted weight yarn

·        Size G hook

·        3 Buttons

Notes:

     ·        chain 3 and chain 2 at beginning of rows do not count as stitch.

·        Shell: 5 dc in same stitch.

·        Directions for taller sleeve in parentheses. 

Directions:

Chain 13 (16)

Row 1: Sc in second chain and each chain across (12 sc; 15 sc)

Row 2: Chain 3. Dc in first sc and each sc across (12 dc; 15 dc)

Row 3: Chain 2. Hdc in first 4 dc, dc in remaining dc.

Rows 4-18: repeat rows 2 and 3.

Row 19: Chain 3.  Dc in next stitch picking up loop in beginning chain, repeat across.

Row 20: chain 1. Sc in each dc across. Do not fasten off.

Top: Chain 3. Work 4 dc in same stitch.  Work 8 more shells evenly spaced around top of sleeve.  Fasten off and weave in ends, securing top and bottom of flap.

Sew buttons on flap.