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Triangle Granny Shawl

  I had been wanting to make a wrap, and I am such a fan of the granny stitch, I decided to give this a go! Materials Needed: 9mm Crochet Hook OPTIONAL: 1-2  pencil grips , like  these , to make your crochet handle more comfortable Bernat Baby Blanket Big Ball Baby Lilac , 2 balls Stitch Marker Tapestry needle  (for weaving in ends) Optional:  Tassel Maker Pattern: Row 1: Ch 4, in 4th ch from hook 2dc, ch2, 3dc. Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as stitch), turn, 2dc in the first dc, ch 1, 3dc ch 2 3dc in ch2 sp, ch1, 3dc in the top of the ch3 from the previous row. Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as stitch), turn, 2dc in first dc, ch 1, 3dc in ch1 sp, ch 1, 3dc ch 2 3dc in ch2 sp, ch1, 3dc in ch1 space, ch 1 3dc in the top of the ch3 from the previous row. Row 4-25: Ch 3 (counts as stitch), turn, 2dc in the first dc, ch 1, *3dc in ch1 sp, ch1.  Repeat from * until you reach the ch2 sp, then 3dc ch 2 3dc in ch2 sp, ch1. Then repeat from * until you reach the last
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A Batty Tablet Stand Pillow






It's hard to find yarn projects that work for men! I needed a nice Father's Day gift, so I thought a tablet stand pillow would be a good idea! I also wanted it to have a bat on it, for you know, batty reasons. This was my first time both making a graph and working from a graph, but it came out better than expected. If you're no so into bats, you could also just skip the graph and do a solid color, stripes, or even a different graph of your own liking. So here's what I did:

You will need:

  • Less than a skein of yellow Worsted Weight Yarn, you won't use that much of it. I used something I had already that didn't have a label on it anymore.
  • A crochet hook a little smaller than what your yarn recommends. I used a 4mm Crochet Hook 




First, I started with the bottom that is actually the stand.

Row 1: Ch 58 and starting from the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sc in each ch (57sts). Now, continue on the backside of the chains around, and join. Use a stitch marker to know when the row is done going forward.

Row 2-10: 1 sc in each st around.













Row 11: stop here and stuff with poly-fill well. I stuffed this more than I would normally to make it a little more sturdy. Then, going through BOTH sides this time to close, 1 sc in front/back stitch (you can skip the stitch markers until you get back to crocheting in the round). I did 10 stitches at a time, and filled as I went.













Row 12-15: 1 sc in each st around.


You have finished the lip of the pillow, and are now starting back to crocheting in rounds, so get out your stitch markers!

Row: 1 sc in the front loop only of each st, then turn and crochet 1 sc in the front loop (was the back loop before the turn) (114 sts) and join. Mark your place, you have made another circle and are back to working in the round.















Row 2-50: 1 sc in each st, however, you will change colors in accordance with the following chart, starting with Row 6.  Once you reach stitch 57, just continue the row in black only for the backside.  Since this was a small project, I didn't bother with bobbins I just carried the yarn.



Fasten off, and the crochet part of your project is now complete! I took this opportunity to examine my design. There were two places on the points of the bat that looked a little disconnected from the rest of the design, so I touched them up by sewing a couple of stitches of black yarn into the slight gap to make the pattern more fluid, but you may not feel that's necessary.

You will close with a mattress stitch, by folding the opening opposite/perpendicular to the flat front piece such that the overall shape of the pillow is a triangle/pyramid. This is a good place to stop and test to see if this will hold up your tablet to your liking, or if you would like to add more/less poly-fill.

And there you have it.  You can use this pillow to hold a tablet, phone, book, anything you need to have propped up.



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