Menocreatikul; That Crochet Thaaangg

In some drawers, in a cupboard here at the father's house, are many things of mother's still lingering. She has been gone for nearly nine years now. Admittedly, much of it can be useful still.

The little bunch of random embroidery threads did not really jump to mind as having much use at all, however. Until the YAMster started thinking. (Should come with a hazard warning, that.) You see, I have a TENS machine. Rather than the cumbersome box in which it came packed, I wished for a little 'dilly' bag to keep it and the wires together and handy. At first, I'd thought to sew one. Seeing the random threads, though, gave me an idea...

If you know anything about me by now, it is that an idea in the YAMster's head usually has to be put into action in order to prove or disprove its value to life. I had no concept of how to make a bag, but I went for it with a size 2mm hook anyway. Possibly there would not be enough of the thread to complete the task in mind. Who knew? Not me. Had to try though.

Et voila!

It wasn't that there was enough thread - it was that, in completing with a tie, I used exactly - EXACTLY - the amount of thread that was there. All that was left was a two-inch swatch. Mother would be proud of me.

Then, there was the small matter of masks to consider. I did have a piece of material that I was thinking to create one from (and may yet do). However, I got a flash of a thought (Warning! Warning!) about getting creatikul with the crochet again.

Result!

It is a cotton thread, such as one would make face clothes from. Size 5mm hook. I had no pattern, but have since found two that you may like if this appeals to you.

The First is basic but could have a cotton pouch sewn in for a 'filter' (many folk are using coffee filters for the task).

The Second is a pattern I may now try, though my own is not too shoddy!