Fabric Bowl

©2009 Drew Emborsky
aka The Crochet Dude®

Made with strips of fabric this is a quick and easy project and a great way to use up fabric that you have on hand!



Finished size
9” across x 4.5” tall

Materials
2 yds cotton shirting fabric cut into
1 ½” strips

For a tutorial on connecting strips end to end click here.

Crochet Hook size Q (16mm)
Large eye needle to weave in ends

Gauge
5 sts x 4 rows = 4” in sc



Pattern

Rnd 1: Ch 3, 12 sc into 3rd ch from hook, do not join rnds, mark end of each rnd with a scrap piece of yarn (12 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in ea st around (24 sc)
Rnds 3-5: Sc in ea st around
Rnd 6: [Sc, 2 sc] around (36 sc)
Rnds 7-10: Sc in ea st around
Rnd 11: [Sc, sk 2 sts, 4 dc in next st, sk 2 sts] around, sl st to first sc, fasten off (24 dc, 6 sc)

Weave in ends. Weave a strip of fabric in and out of the base of Rnd 11, tie into a bow. Fill with yarn or fruit.

Option: use your favorite yarn and the appropriate sized hook and you can work this bowl up in various sizes!

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Brain Freeze!

Now that summer is here it's time to sit outside, have some ice cream and enjoy ourselves! And now you can have that ice cream without your fingers freezing off by making this crocheted ice cream sleeve that I call "Brain Freeze". Enjoy!





Brain Freeze
©2009 Drew Emborsky,
aka The Crochet Dude®

Click HERE for downloadable PDF version

Finished Size

Fits pint-sized ice cream container

Finished Measurements

7.5” circumference x 2.75” tall

Materials

Small amount of worsted weight cotton in 3 colors
Crochet hook size I 9/5.50mm
Pint of ice cream
Spoon

Gauge: 15 sts x 16 rows = 4” (10 cm) in sc

Special Stitch
Bobble – insert hook in st indicated, yo pull up loop, ch 3, yo pull through both loops on hook

Pattern

With Color A
Ch 38, join with a sl st to first ch being sure not to twist ch
Rnd 1 Ch 2 (counts as 1st st now and throughout), dc in ea st around, join with a sl st to top of beg ch-2 (38 sts)
Rnd 2 Ch 2, fpdc, [bpdc, fpdc] around, join with a sl st to top of beg ch-2, fasten off

With Color B
Rnd 3 Join with a sc to bl of any st, sc in bl of ea st around, join with a sl st to first sc
Rnd 4 Ch 1, sc in same st, bobble, [sc, bobble] around, join with a sl st to first sc
Rnd 5 Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in ea st around, join with a sl st to first sc, fasten off

With Color C
Rnd 6 Join with a sl st to bl of any st, ch 2, dc in bl of ea st around, join with a sl st to top of beg ch -2
Rnd 7 Ch 2, fpdc, [bpdc, fpdc] around, join with a sl st to top of beg ch-2, fasten off.

Weave in all ends, insert pint of ice cream, use spoon to enjoy the creamy goodness.