That 70s Pillow

Moss Stitch with Chunky Off White Cozy Wool from +Michaels. Every 3rd row in a variegated Chunky yarn. Goose Down Insert (Thank you for existing +Tuesday Morning). Super comfy 70's looking pillow.

My Most Favourite Slippers Ever! The Hobbit Slipper.

I'm hoping to have the pattern available on Ravelry by January 26th. I'll announce it on my blog once it's up. Follow my blog via Bloglovin or by email for a notification once it's available for download.

Very Last Minute Stocking Stuffers! Neck Warmers

Each neck warmer only took around 45 minutes each start to finish. Perfect as a last minute stocking enhancer! Merry Christmas everybody!

Crocheting With Twine

Crocheting with twine is a finger work out that's worth it. You can make amazingly simple yet beautiful containers that are also functional. The examples shown below are all single crochet. You start by creating a flat round for the bottom and then discontinue any increases and work in rounds of the same number of stitches until you reach the desired height. I use three in my bathroom to organize toiletries and another larger one for crochet projects in progress.

Hemp Twine

I love the look of the light shining through the holes and the fuzziness of the twine. It kind of reminds me of some kind of sea anemone. I'm not sure what it is made of. I picked up a giant spool of it from Home Depot for around $12.00

I never managed to get the uniformity I've seen on pinterest and such. I'm guessing it's because I didn't use crafting hemp skeins which to my mind were exorbitantly priced. My hemp twine came from a small garden shop for $4 a pop, a fraction of the price of Michael's offerings. It varies quite a bit in terms of size of string, hence the variations in the finished project. Definitely go with a craft specific hemp if you are after a more polished look. 

More T-Shirt Yarn Pics

T-Shirt Yarn

The second example is purely crocheting T-Shirt yarn. The other examples are T-Shirt yarn that is essentially wrapped and held together by a simple crochet stitch. As mentioned in an earlier approach, I discovered this technique on a Russian website (see post Olga from Odessa). For this couch cover, I used scraps of both regular yarn and T-Shirt yarn to create a much softer fabric than can be had by using T-Shirt yarn alone. The pillow in the picture is purely single crochet with a border, again using scraps of yarn. 

At some point I started to use super bulky yarn as a replacement for the T-Shirt yarn which created an incredibly soft fabric that I have used to create pillow covers and would also be perfect for a small blanket or scarf. I will post pics of this approach soon. 

Crocheting T-Shirt yarn (rather than wrapping with a lighter weight yarn) creates a very  dense finished product suitable for a rug. It would also make an awesome doormat perhaps crocheted as a no space, giant granny square. 

Malabrigo

Ooooh, Malabrigo!

I'm addicted to this merino yarn from Uruguay. Super bulky Rasta Yarn, works up fast and beautifully. It is minimally felted already which may be the secret to it's amazing texture.

+malabrigo yarn 

Here it is in Laguna Negra #864

It took one skein to make this cowl that's kind-of-sort-of the moss stitch, worked as a continuous mobius loop.

Piedras #862

Oxido #860

Porrinho #864

T-Shirt Yarn Madness!

Old T-Shirts Ready to be turned into....

T-Shirt Yarn, And then into....

My Dream Blanket!