Pot cozy and the blues
I feel so . . . left out. My husband owned a photolab for 21 years that went out of business at the end of January. I don't own a digital camera, so I'm not able to photograph any projects. I'm looking at everyone else's projects in progress. I'm in a very woe-is-me kind of mood.
But, onto other things. With the price of propane skyrocketing along with heating oil and gas I thought I'd make a pot cozy for when I cook rice. I had read years ago that the correct way to cook rice was to add the rice to cold water, bring it to a boil, simmer it for 5 minutes covered, then take it off the flame and wrap it (don't open the lid). I gave it a try tonight, bundling the pot in a bath towel once off the flame. It worked great! Instead of staying on the stove using fuel (even if it was on the back low burner) for 20 minutes I saved some energy. So, anyone have any ideas on what kind of yarn to use? My husband says cut up a towel, or quilt something. But I'm not that good at sewing (horrible really) and love to crochet. I had been going to use kitchen cotton, but does that insulate enough?? Should I attempt felting?? Yikes? Or should I give in and cut up the darn towel? Suggestions welcome.
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I learned how to crochet along with my daughters as a homeschooling project many years ago. My eldest has become an incredible knitter & crocheter, jewelry maker, and fiddle player (http://www.fiddlelee.com). My younger daughter and I tend to do simpler, faster, and easier to finish projects -- I guess our attention span isn't as good. :) I like making lace edgings and doilies, though, and have done loads of afghans. Erica is trying to get us both to expand into making some clothing. My other passion is baking bread. One of my favorite subjects is to read about artisan bread makers and different flours, etc. Our family's other passion is to play music. As a family band we travel around the country performing at various venues (http://www.homegrownstringband.com). We bring our knitting and crocheting projects with us when we tour, and try and visit yarn stores whenever we stay over somewhere. Rick recently got into making pewter buttons after Erica needed some for a project (http://www.roosterick.com).
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I dunno, so I'll give my opinion anyway. I think wool would be nice since it does such a good job of keeping people warm. It could even be cheap, scratchy wool, or recycled from an old/thrift store sweater.
The only pot cozies that I knew of were for tea pots. You just expanded my horizons!
Thanks! I just googled patterns for tea cozies and they are either made of wool or sewn (quilted). So wool it is. I measured my pot and figured I'd crochet two circles for the top and bottom of the pot, and a long rectangle that would wrap around. Well, I guess it would look like a hat box in shape. Not sure yet how much of the top circle will be attached so I can slip the pot in. And then how to fasten it. My husband says it would be so much simpler to just wrap the pot in the bath towels and be done with it. I told him I was designing my line of crocheted nonessentials.