
Does this sound familiar? You’re lying in a lounge chair wanting to read, but that wooden beam above your head keeps getting in the way? A
reading pillow like this lets you read in total relaxation, especially in a lounge chair. It’s a great project to crochet while watching TV, since the pattern consists of 4 rows that repeat continuously, and the increases and decreases are regular. You can make it using leftover yarn—that way, it’ll turn out colorful and cheerful.

The
fruit coasters are very easy to crochet, since they consist only of spiral rounds. You just need to change colors every now and then, depending on which fruit slice you’re crocheting. The coasters can also be used outdoors as glass lids, since a straw fits perfectly through the hole in the middle. And if you make them a little bigger and crochet a loop onto them, you can also use them as pot holders, like the melon slice on the far right in the picture.

If you watch the evening news every day, a
temperature blanket like this is an ideal project to crochet while you watch, because you only crochet one row each day—in the color that corresponds to that day’s temperature. You’ll easily finish it by the time the news is over. After a year, you’ll have a blanket with a random color pattern without having to put in much effort.