The Shtick I Do

  Hello there! I've been busy working on that crochet challenge and like I said before, with a condition like Crochet Attention Deficit Disorder, I can't work on just one thing! This week I'm posting for your enjoyment a crochet candle luminary made with some recycled material. You guys know how much I love combining recycling and crochet! So, yes, another cro-cycled project for you to try!  Here's how it goes ... Cro-cycled Candle Luminary Materials: cardboard tube (from toilet tissue or paper towels) scissors double-sided tape flameless tealight size E-4 crochet hook yarn (I recommend using a 2/Fine yarn) embroidery needle (for weaving in the ends) stitch marker (optional) Stitches used: (American Terminology) Chain (ch) Slip Stitch (sl st) Single Crochet ( sc ) Half Double Crochet ( hdc ) NOTES : The top of the pattern is worked in rows. After that the body of the candle is worked in the round. The chain 1 step at the beginnin...

So last week I mentioned I spent some time in Florida. While I was there, my loving and crafty mother gave me some yarn. My husband would argue that she gave me half a store's worth of yarn but what does he know about a crocheters' needs, right? Some of the yarn she gave me is Peaches & Creme cotton. She's been successful in making some rugs and showed me how, so I made my own. I just love the colors and how it turned out. Originally, I was going to have 2 different sets of small Granny's in the center and just do some single crochets around until it got the size I needed. As you can see from the picture, I just went with one set in the center of the rug and used the other set of Granny's as centers for matching pot holders. I still have enough Granny's to make 2 more pot holders . . . but . . . I may hold on to those for now. I can see another rug in my future here soon! 30"x20" Rug with 7" Pot Holders (before blocking) ...