This is my entry to the September Whiplash contest. The challenge was to make any kind of hat. I got the inspiration for my hat from my cat, Maui: I crocheted the cat hat in single crochet from black chenille with cream chenille accents. After reading the tapestry crochet post on whipup a few weeks ago, I’ve […]
Walmart and Michaels are both having excellent clearance sales on yarn this week. I picked up this lot for $10! I’m not sure what I’m going to do with it all yet – I’m thinking some kind of crochet amigurumi soft toys for the brown fluffy yarn. I’ve started making a scarf with the purple […]
I call this a lip balm holster because with it hanging from your belt you can “quick draw” the lip balm from the holster and have immediate access in those emergency lip balm situations 🙂 I crocheted this first one a while ago with size 20 crochet cotton. I just spiraled around the bottom in single […]
Okay, I’m not sure if this is a gimmick or a really cool idea, but I would be so tempted to try the Needle Lite crochet hook if I could find one for the right price. It’s a crochet hook! And it lights up! What more can I say… (Found via MAKE: Blog)
I’ve been thinking of crocheting a bag for a while, since I saw a bag pattern on the Bernat site. I didn’t like how thin the strap was in the pattern, or that the bag had no way to close, so I knew I’d have to make up my own pattern. The July whiplash challenge to make a […]
