https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_RxlybWhQ
That video shows how and the first comment has the pattern written out
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_RxlybWhQ
That video shows how and the first comment has the pattern written out
+1 for that pattern
Oh shit! A Google+ user! What a throwback
It would be great with a little squeaker thing inside it!
Only problem is it might not sit straight if the cup isn’t full
Here is the original post (Warning: it's on threads).
If you just want to see the video on the left, I reuploaded it here.
I don't know if I'd use it as a drink coaster, as it would hold moisture, but as a pot dolly it would make cooking and serving hilarious.
It's a drink coaster, it's supposed to hold moisture
It's supposed to hold moisture without wicking it down to the wooden surface underneath.
The goal is to keep water off the furniture that may be damaged by it, so it soaks up that water and holds it against the wood underneath thats not really ideal
Could probably solve that by glueing something impermeable underneath, no?
Like
A coaster?
What is your table but a coaster on legs?
It's coasters all the way down.
And what is a table but a big turtle made of wood?
What is beneath it you ask? Why a house on the ground (that's two more coasters), which is standing on four elephants - another, very very huge coaster. All this so we don't have to worry about spilling our drinks over the giant turtle that carries it all.
I think gluing something to the bottom will stop the mouth opening mechanism, unfortunately.
Might need to pin something to a loop at the bottom instead.
it's supposed to protect the surface of the table not only from moisture, but also scratches and stuff.
Whether it's ingenius design or a happy accident, this might be one of humanity's greatest achievements!
I think I know how the effect is achieved. A small bent piece of metal or even plastic lifts the shell up when the drink is removed, and the head when the drink is placed.
Adding that part makes the rest much easier.
Plastic is not necessary because the nature of the crochet fabric is enough to achieve the effect. Fiber arts are cool that way.
Mushroommunk found a video that shows how it's constructed.
I think the top layer is just sized so it pulls back on the mouth when weighed down.
I don’t think I would use it as a coaster, as your glass would easily fall off.
Still pretty cool though.
This is crochet magic!
Thankfully someone posted a link to how this works, on a crosspost . If anyone else is curious: https://lemmy.ca/comment/23833257
Great, now I want to start crocheting.
My wife crochets constantly, and then i use her scrap/leftover yarn and crochet "scrap blankets".... They're just simple but big blankets that we use for anything non decorative (camping, bonfires, picnics, emergency blankets in cars, for the dogs to sit on when in our cars, on the beach, extra blankets when its really cold out, and so on).
If you take it up, just know that the first two rows are the toughest part of every project, imo.
Have you heard of foundation stitches? They replace the starting chain.
https://theunraveledmitten.com/2018/11/09/foundation-crochet-stitches/
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