What to do with ugly yarn

You go to your local craft store looking for yarn and you see some on sale.  But boy they are ugly.  That's what I used to think.  I avoid getting yarn that are on sale because I thought they were ugly.  Because of the yarn that are on sale are those multi color yarn.  But now, I look forward and can't get enough of those sale.

What do I do with those ugly yarn, I mixes them with solid colors that will match the multi-color yarn. an example of that is what's pictured above.  A Shade of brown yarn and a solid chocolate brown yarn is use to make the Nook crochet covers  above.

 

Multi-color and solid yarn

 

handmade crochet cover using shades of brown yarns.

Buttons from Walmart

One of my biggest dilemma in handmade crochet bags are time and the cost of buttons.  I buy my buttons at Walmart and sometimes I have great finds at yardsale or etsy for some beautiful vintage buttons.  It must be a shortage in buttons because I just don't understand why they cost so much.  I'm forced to purchased the cheapest buttons at Walmart to keep my price affordable for my crochet bags.

 

Buttons at Walmart. the cheapest one i could find  that are affordable and would work with my handmade crochet Nook and Kindle Covers are these buttons.  They work just find with me.  

 Got these pearl effect buttons for my new Red and White collections.

I actually like these black buttons, they have a modern feel and look to them.

Recent Sold Items

I love it when I actually received sales in my etsy shop. and did I mentioned I love etsy. Here are my recent sold items.

Nook Simple Touch case cover sleeve.

Handmade Crochet by me Haniyyah

This is a simple pattern that I often use a lot.

Although I often use multiple color combination, I know some of my customers prefers one solid color.  and I love it when they loves it.

 

I get ecstatic when I get an order for my crochet pattern ebook.  

Love this pattern.  Its the simplest pattern, its single crochet (sc).  But I love the modern feel to it.  Its available for purchase at my etsy shop

 

You may not believe it, but this color combination was actually a custom order. and when I completed the customer order I had left over yarn and decided to make more.

and extra softness and subtle sheen of this yarn, made it hard to let this one go.

 

same type of yarn use as the Nook cover above but I used a Pistachio Green to make this Iphone case cover.  and Yeah!!! this is the first Iphone cover I sold.  I heart it.