My Latest Lap Warmer

I’m in the process of making lap warmers for volunteers from out church to pass out to nursing home residents this Christmas. Most homes have at least 60 people. I would love to be able to make a little something for each resident, but that's not possible with time and money restrictions.

However, I have been trying to make around 15 of these little throws. I call them Lap Warmers. And they really are cozy. They measure about 26" x 26" and what makes them special is I try to crochet with two strands of yarn using a really big (size M) hook. I use a plain yarn along with a fuzzy yarn. The effect is really nice and warm. 

For this lap warmer I used a yarn that I found at the thrift store for just $2.00. I added that with a Herrschner's Yarn that had some sparkle. Because I was worried about running out of the thrift store yarn, I started the middle with just the Herrschner's. That made the pattern darker. Then when I added the fuzzy yarn, the colors became more muted. The border is Red Heart Super Saver speckled yarn.

One thing I also did was add a vintage button in the middle. This is genuine mother of pearl. I really like the whole look of this. I think I'll add more buttons to these because I have so many of them. It's nice to see the jar of them on my shelf, but even nicer if I can share them with others.

Here are a few more pictures:

The yarns I used for this. I love being able to incorporate some bargain yarns
into projects.

It's a really nice size for a lap!

Mother of Pearl vintage buttons are made from shells.

The underneath side of Mother of Pearl is brown, which is the inside of the shell.

I still have quite a few more buttons to use up!

Another thing I did with a vintage button this week was to use it to keep
the top part of a new dress in place. I even got a compliment on it!

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