Coffee Cozy

Here are some coffee cozies I have made lately:

 my mom's in action

my dad's, which he hasn't seen it yet 

my dad's on a coffee cup

Beverage love,

          Bow Girl

Gifts for people who have Everything (with a capital E)/ Coffee Cozies

Everyone knows it is hard to find a gift for someone who has everything they could ever want or need or people who have unique taste. That is when I turn to my bag of crocheting tricks. I made my sister a scarf out of our alpaca Paco's wool once. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture in my haste to finish on time! I also made my mom a 4th of July table runner.

 I like the old-school Americana look for the fourth of July.

If my mom wants something, she usually gets it herself. What can I, as a low-income college student, afford to get my mom that she can't afford to get herself? Crocheting is basically the only worthwhile gifting skill I have. So I talked to my mom and we settled on a coffee cup cozy.

They take about... 30 minutes to an hour to make, depending on the intricacy of the pattern. For me personally, basket weaving takes me a bit longer. I adapted this pattern from a free online download. I like how it looks like a basket and is in a basket type of color.

It looks big here. Size comparison below

View from the top

For size comparison

Any coffee lovers out there with a few spare dollars? I would be more than happy to design something with you. They can have more than one color, zigzags, etc.
Get at me in the comments section.

Bow love,
         Bow Girl

Why bother?

Sometimes I know before I try something that it isn't going to turn out how I want it to. But I do it anyway. This is especially true of crocheting. Today I tried this leaf pattern I knew would look good in thread but probably not with yarn, and it didn't come out so great... It's okay. The 3D nature of it didn't really get captured on my camera.

I have no clue why I put myself through these types of things. I still learned some cool things I guess, and it didn't hurt me any.

In other news, my sham is getting big!

I am showing it so that the long sides are aligned with the vertical edges of the photo. 

I like it a lot! I think it will be a fun accent to my bed.

Bow Love!

             Bow Girl