a thing i made

i suppose i could call it a pencil holder or maybe a jar cozy.  at any rate, it's a thing i crocheted out of wool yarn and then felted.  i started out crocheting a flat base and then stopped increasing to make a cylinder.  i switched to the white at some point and added scallops at the edge (like on the trivets)... once felted, they look more like dripping frosting than scallops, but i don't mind.  when it was still wet i folded over the white part and shaped it with the jar inside.  i rather like it.

crocheted circles

i like crocheting these circles.  not following a pattern, just trying to keep them flat as they grow.  then a little bumpy edge to make them look almost like gears.  i made a set of four yellow ones for coasters and the big red one for under a plant.  the red yarn is from an unraveled cotton sweater. this is addictive, i already made four more (coater-sized) since i took these photos!

notes:  i used a D/3mm crochet hook.  the whole thing is single crochet with a sort of picot edge.  if they do end up a little wavy/bumpy, leaving them under a heavy book overnight flattens 'em right out.  a fun project for keeping hands busy while watching movies!

yarn again: more

couldn't have just one color of 100% cotton unraveled sweater yarn...  seven sweaters for $7!

just have to figure out what to do with all this yarn.  i'm challenging myself to see how many different things can be made with it.

item #1 is washcloths, of course.  lots of washcloths.  some fancied up with a crocheted edge.  i was thinking about putting these in the shop, but then i saw that you can purchase a hand knit dishcloth on etsy for $3 to $5!