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Insomnia Stole

Ever wonder what happens when one has insomnia for 2 nights? Well, here’s the answer….

2 nights insomnia, + 1 DVR and a series of Vikings, + 4 Balls of extra chunky thick yarn = 1 completed stole (or shawl / wrap / capelet) with a button.

Completed 5/3/2014 -Crochet stole wrap with button in extra chunky mottled yarn. Blue, maroon, gray. #handmade #handwork #crochetaddict #crochet #stole #wrap #cape #capelet #button #shawl #shellstitch #warm #masterofmyhobby #phoenixrosedesign #autumn

Not bad for one who couldn’t sleep eh?

A few closeups, because the colors in the top image are a bit strange – the actual colors in the yarn are a medium blue, maroon, and gray blend:

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The stitching

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The button (made it as I didn’t have one that matched)

Crochet shawl stole wrap

The completed stole laid flat.

Not bad for someone on virtually no sleep. 🙂

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Leftover yarn.. what to do?

After making a few projects in the last few weeks, I had some leftover yarn. There was too much left to want to throw it away, and too little left to do something big and complicated with. Dilemma – what to do with my leftover yarn?

Thank goodness for pintrest.

On Pintrest, I found lots of small projects – everything from applique birds and other creatures that can be attached to other crochet projects – to mini granny squares that you just save forever until you can sew them together. The best, however, was a pattern for a cup / mug / beer cozy. As a coffee drinker this was the perfect idea for me, and so I started with a granny square.

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Once the square was the height / width I wanted, I then started working on one side – and then the other until it made it around the mug.

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Finally, I made a long tie – and wove it through the back “shoelace” style.

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Here’s what the finished product looks like – on the cup:

Fabulous colors of Orange and Blue for my adjustable cup / coffee mug /beer cozy. Order one for your favorite fan today! https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/PhoenixRoseDesign #auburn #blue #orange #crochet #custom #etsy #PhoenixRoseDesign #handmade #followme

Not bad for a little bit of left over yarn and about 20 minutes time. I think I’ll have to make a few more as gifts – because I know several football lovers who would appreciate these in their team colors!

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Honeycomb crochet

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My latest crochet project was that I decided to learn to do a more complicated cable type stitch, called the honeycomb. I found a gorgeous picture of a honeycomb stitch used on a blanket and thought I wonder what that would look like on a scarf or cowl.

Thanks to Bonnie Bay, I found a tutorial for how to do the stitch (link at bottom) and started working it up in some leftover “tardis” blue from another project. Unfortunately, the stitch is very 3 dimensional which means that it didn’t photograph well in the dark color:

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However, because I had that blue and some lighter blue left, I decided to merge the two colors and make a bi colored cowl with the stitch. You can see the result (and the stitch) a bit better below:

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Finally, I ran out of yarn, and decided to hook the whole thing together into a cowl. Add my new haircut and this is what you get – a light blue / tardis blue honeycomb crochet cowl.

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Want to learn the honeycomb crochet stitch for yourself? Bonnie Bay has a great tutorial on youtube


For more great stuff from Bonnie bay, I would suggest her website at:
http://www.bonniebay.com/

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