Mug cozy, crochet flower brooches, tea cup mini pin cushion:
Two crochet flower brooches in Gryffindor colors:
My dear daughter used cotton yarn to make these lovely brooches for me to send to my "Gryffindor" partner. I also used them as an embellishment for the Gryffindor scarf presentation.
Backs of flower brooches:
Both the brooches have lovely vintage buttons:
The buttons are sewn on with the cotton yarn in the contrast color.
I ordered the cotton yarn from Patternworks at the same time that I ordered the acrylic for the scarf. (Summer is not the greatest time to be looking in local shops for autumn colors, so I ordered online and hoped the colors would be "right".) I didn't know when I ordered the cotton what we would make with it, but I'm really pleased with the summery brooches that the DD made with it.
Gryffindor Mug Cozy:
I knit up this mug cozy as an "extra". It took maybe 20 minutes, tops. I used the same red acrylic as I used for the Gryffindor scarf. It also has a vintage button.
The mug cozy, open:
It's knit in a k1-p1 rib, with a crochet border and crocheted tapered ends. The tapered ends help it fit through the mug handle.
The mug cozy, on a mug:
The tea cup mini pin cushion will have it's own post, coming soon!
Craft Info:
Made for: rosesanplacebos
Swap: "I Miss Harry Potter Swap"
Date made: Early July, 2008
Mug Cozy
Needles: size 8 bamboo
Hook: G
Yarn: Utopia worsted-weight acrylic
Color: Pomegranate
Other materials: Vintage button (yellow-gold color)
Brooches
Made by: beauootifulsooooup (DD)
Hook: F
Yarn: Reynolds Saucy cabled worsted-weight cotton
Colors: Cranberry and Butter
Other materials: Vintage buttons (maroon and yellow), brooch pins, thread to sew on brooch pins
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