Make Your Own Red White & Blue Cup Cozy

Super Easy Beginner Crochet Project for Any Time of the Year!

Make these for all of your guests!  Like my Red White & Blue Bangles, this cup cozy is super easy. 

  

Supplies: 

• 100% cotton yarn (use your leftover yarn from another project)
• Crochet hook - J
• Buttons, iron on patches, ribbon (any embellishment)

Pattern:

1. Chain 15. 
2. Single crochet into 2nd stitch from hook. 
3. Single crochet until end of chain. 
4. *Chain 1 and turn. 
5. Single crochet each stitch above, but only crochet the back stitch This will produce the ribbing effect.  
6. Repeat from * until it measures 8 inches. 
7. Fold the cozy in half with the last row and the first row together and slip stitch closed to form the cozy.

NOTE: 

You are crocheting sideways - as if you were to turn the cozy on it's side.  (I hope this makes sense.)  This tan organic cotton cozy only crocheted 11 stitches instead of 15, making it better for smaller glasses/cups.

((Shhh ... I'm sending this red, white and blue cozy to one of my best customers - I think she'll like it.))

I always have a few drink cozies in my ETSY shop if you'd rather I make them for you.

If you have 2 minutes, please vote for my beverage cozy on CraftJuice.

Email me here if you'd like me to make them for you - any color, any theme.

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7/18/16:  Very simple rules:

• You may post/pin up to 4 items at once, then let someone else pin before you pin again. 
• You must repin the same number of items you post/pin.
• Please don't repin back to this board - it should be another group board.

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Spring, 2016 Annabelle Baskets

2016 Spring
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Just Released

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more baskets and pictures from my ETSY shop



Green Polka Dot with Chevron Liner

Purple Easter Basket

Green Polka Dot Basket with Handle

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Made With Zpagetti Yarn - Basket With Black Ribbon

Zpagetti Yarn

Basket

I purchased the Zpagetti yarn at JoAnn's last weekend for $9.99.  If you're not familiar with this yarn, it's made from recycled clothing like t-shirts.

It took me about 1 hour to make the basket.  I used an "I" hook and followed my basket pattern that I have elsewhere on this blog.  I've got to say ... I love the basket.  However, my fingers still hurt 4 days later from the thickness of the yarn.  In hindsight, I should have used a MUCH larger needle.

If I make another basket with the Zpagetti yarn, I'll:

Make the yarn myself with old t-shirts.

Use a larger hook than "I"

Pretty, right?

At some point, I'll add it to my ETSY shop with my other baskets.  But for now, I'll post it on blog hops and on Pinterest to a board like this one:  POST 1, PIN 1.

Annabelle



Washcloths - Blue and White + White + Blue 1

Washcloths - Blue and White + White + Blue 1, a photo by Annabelle Baskets on Flickr.

Just finished up this adorable set of Blue and White kitchen dish cloths, dish rags, etc. On the right you'll find the pattern for these washcloths. If you post it to your blog or Pinterest page, please give credit to the original designer (me).

Thanks!

Via Flickr:
Very pretty
* Robin's Egg Blue
* White
* Mixed light and dark blue with white.

Find the pattern here: handmadebyannabelle.blogspot.com/2010/04/crochet-pattern-...

Decorate with Buntings (Banners)

Crochet Your Own Fall Bunting/Banner!

Use them Inside or Outside



One day last week, I had a few hours and decided to make my own Fall banner.  And, my tool of choice is always crocheting.  I don't have a pattern, per se, but here's what I did:

Flag Triangles:

They are all single stitches.

Crochet 20 single stitches - adjust to the size you want.

In the next 8 rows, single stitch but decrease each row by 1.

Make as many as you'd like - I made 10.

Crochet as many single stitches as you'd like - this will be the length of your bunting.

I single crocheted the row again so it would be thicker.

Attach (needle & thread or crochet it on) the flags to the bunting line.

That's it!

I hung mine outside since the bunting is washable.  They would be cute for Christmas too.  Maybe even make some small flags for the bunting and hang them on your tree.