March is International Crochet Month!

My favorite month!  Not just for the crochet, it's also Otter's birthday on the last day of March.  But this post is about this:

Which means this:

(This is just a very small sample of my yarn stash)

(Yes, everywhere!)

(Yes, great pain.)

Just a few thoughts!

Crocheted Pot Holders (Edited) (And Added To!)

I started a collection for Froggy a couple of years ago.  I went with something that could be functional but was also decorative.  Crocheted Pot Holders.  I've given her a couple of them over the last few months but I don't necessarily have pictures of them.  I am trying to remember to take pictures of things as I make them.

Here's a few:

Beehive.  With bees.

This one was fun, although the bees are smaller than I'd like.

Candy Corn.  (Or pie, as Froggy thought!)

I didn't have a pattern for this one, I never could find one I really liked.  So I just made a triangle!

Kitty Cat.

This was made from a circular pattern that was actually for something else, I added my own details.  Meow!  The reverse side looks like a curly tail, which is how the yarn just happened to work out.

This was also one that I didn't have a pattern for, besides the heart.  But the heart pattern was actually for something else and I improvised so it could be used as a pot holder.

Chocolate Pop Tart.  Because if it's not chocolate, it's not good!

I think all of these are single stitch.  They are start with a foundation chain and then a certain number of rows, the round ones involve counting stitches but they are fun even though I don't like to count.

They were fun and quick.  I have a few more that I didn't get pictures of, including two cookies and a bear's head that is still under construction but is similar to the cat's face.

EDIT:  I think I may have a few pictures of the earlier pot holders I made for Froggy.  I'll do a separate post with them in the next few days.

2ND EDIT ADDED TO:

I spent a few days in Texas with Froggy.  I got pictures of some of the earlier pot holders I made for her.  She has been using them.  Here they are:

Watermileon slice.  This one was made as a circle, then folded in half and stitched together at the edges.  It was a lot of fun.  I think it was triple stitch, but it's been several months and I can't remember for sure.  It might be double stitch.

This is an orange slice, I was never happy with it but Froggy likes it so I'm not complaining!  It's been used, as you can tell by the stains on it.  Which is a good thing, they can be decorative but they are also meant to be used.