A couple different things inspired me to make this.
1. I saw one on a website I was on a month or so ago. I can't remember where it was though, but I thought, hey, that could be cool for work. For those of you who don't know, I work at wal-mart as an overnight stocker. I keep my water bottle in the top of my cart, but if I am using a blue boy, which is an L shaped cart, there is no place to put the bottle, so I end up putting in on a shelf and the guy who works evening shift in toys likes to throw out bottles even if it is evident that it has just been purchased because it is full and cold with condensation all over it. I really think he does it on purpose because he does other things to get on our nerves as well, but that is another blog entirely, LOL.
Anyway, I figure that it is less likely someone is going to throw out a bottle if it is in a holder, because then it would be even more obvious that they were doing it on purpose.
Oh, and the other reason it would be good for me to have on of these when I use a blue boy is because the top of the cart has a place where we can hang our scanners my their cord.
2. I just bought the Stitch and Bitch Crochet book "The Happy Hooker". In it I read how to do a 'magic ring'. I had heard the term before, but had no idea what it was, and never thought to ask.
After reading how it works, and what it is for, I was like OMG!!! I have such a problem with keeping my center ring tight, and this is so easy and perfect!! So I had to try it out on my lunch break last night. At first I was just going to practice with the magic ring, but then I looked at my water bottle, and thought, man, I really need to make that bottle holder. Tonight of course I had been using the blue boy so it was fresh in my mind how annoying it is to carry the water bottle instead of being able to put it in my cart.
3. I have problems with my hands. I don't know if I am getting carpal tunnel, or if my tendinitis is coming back, but I drop stuff all the time, especially water and soda bottles. Have you ever dropped a soda bottle, and then took a drink of it after the fizz went down?? Enough said!! Flat mt.dew is disgusting...Eww
With all that said...
I looked farther in my book at all the stitches they show and saw the fishnet stitch. I loved it especially because I didn't have much yarn to work with. I had chosen a very partial skein, probably about 1/4 of some old redheart in a dark brown that I got in a bag of random yarn at an auction or yard sale a while back.
And here it is!!
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If it weren't for making it up as I went along, and distractions, it would have taken me about a half hour, so it is a pretty quick, and very easy project that requires very little yarn. i would say you could make about 4 out of a regular size skein of redheart worsted weight yarn.
I will be working on a pattern for this, and I will post it on my forum.
Oh yeah, if you didn't get to this post through my website, I have a new website!! LOL
www.crochettheworld.com
and there is a link to my forum on the navibar.
Make sure to subscribe to my website so you can get a message in your inbox when I update the site!!
So thank you all for looking!!
Oh, btw, I took this picture with my phone, I still can't find the cord to the camera, but I will be taking more pics of my projects with the phone, and my scanner.
Have a great day, and happy crocheting!!
1. I saw one on a website I was on a month or so ago. I can't remember where it was though, but I thought, hey, that could be cool for work. For those of you who don't know, I work at wal-mart as an overnight stocker. I keep my water bottle in the top of my cart, but if I am using a blue boy, which is an L shaped cart, there is no place to put the bottle, so I end up putting in on a shelf and the guy who works evening shift in toys likes to throw out bottles even if it is evident that it has just been purchased because it is full and cold with condensation all over it. I really think he does it on purpose because he does other things to get on our nerves as well, but that is another blog entirely, LOL.
Anyway, I figure that it is less likely someone is going to throw out a bottle if it is in a holder, because then it would be even more obvious that they were doing it on purpose.
Oh, and the other reason it would be good for me to have on of these when I use a blue boy is because the top of the cart has a place where we can hang our scanners my their cord.
2. I just bought the Stitch and Bitch Crochet book "The Happy Hooker". In it I read how to do a 'magic ring'. I had heard the term before, but had no idea what it was, and never thought to ask.
After reading how it works, and what it is for, I was like OMG!!! I have such a problem with keeping my center ring tight, and this is so easy and perfect!! So I had to try it out on my lunch break last night. At first I was just going to practice with the magic ring, but then I looked at my water bottle, and thought, man, I really need to make that bottle holder. Tonight of course I had been using the blue boy so it was fresh in my mind how annoying it is to carry the water bottle instead of being able to put it in my cart.
3. I have problems with my hands. I don't know if I am getting carpal tunnel, or if my tendinitis is coming back, but I drop stuff all the time, especially water and soda bottles. Have you ever dropped a soda bottle, and then took a drink of it after the fizz went down?? Enough said!! Flat mt.dew is disgusting...Eww
With all that said...
I looked farther in my book at all the stitches they show and saw the fishnet stitch. I loved it especially because I didn't have much yarn to work with. I had chosen a very partial skein, probably about 1/4 of some old redheart in a dark brown that I got in a bag of random yarn at an auction or yard sale a while back.
And here it is!!
If it weren't for making it up as I went along, and distractions, it would have taken me about a half hour, so it is a pretty quick, and very easy project that requires very little yarn. i would say you could make about 4 out of a regular size skein of redheart worsted weight yarn.
I will be working on a pattern for this, and I will post it on my forum.
Oh yeah, if you didn't get to this post through my website, I have a new website!! LOL
www.crochettheworld.com
and there is a link to my forum on the navibar.
Make sure to subscribe to my website so you can get a message in your inbox when I update the site!!
So thank you all for looking!!
Oh, btw, I took this picture with my phone, I still can't find the cord to the camera, but I will be taking more pics of my projects with the phone, and my scanner.
Have a great day, and happy crocheting!!
