
The
Sleeping Cheshire Cat Potholder is very easy to crochet while watching TV, because it mainly consists of circular pieces. There isn’t much to count, and you make quick progress. It has a diameter of about 15 cm and is crocheted double, so you can slip it on like a glove.

You don’t have to buy
gift bags for St. Nicholas Day or Christmas; you can easily crochet them yourself. You can use colorful leftover sock yarn for them. I chose sock yarn in Christmas colors here. The edge is crocheted around with plush yarn. You decide the size of the little bags yourself (or rather, the amount of yarn you have). Crocheted appliqués are sewn onto the front of the gift bags. That way you know right away which bag belongs to whom.

When it gets cool in the evening, I often save myself from turning up the heat and instead snuggle under a blanket with my
heart-shaped heat pillow. A grain pillow is tucked inside the cotton crocheted pillow cover. You can put it in the microwave for a few minutes. Back inside the pillow cover, it gives off a pleasant, long-lasting dry warmth, and you can regulate its intensity by choosing one of the two sides of the pillow: the front with the bobbles gives off less warmth, while the back with the single crochet stitches gives off more. Since the pattern is very simple, this is also a wonderful project to work on while watching TV.