Here is one that you can get it done in 20 minutes or less.
The other day I had this fantastic idea for my daughter's teacher for Valentine's Day. You know those cute lip moisturizers that are round, the EOS lip balm, they would be perfect inside a little Bomb pouch. I would pair it with a "You're the Balm" card. So cute and original right? Wrong?! Apparently the "You're the Balm" slogan has been done lots of time and I'm not that original. I still love the saying and this it is adorable for a teacher's gift, so I'm going for it anyway with my own crochet style.
Materials:
4.5 mm hook
Black yarn, worsted weight
Small amount of yellow yarn
Small amount of orange yarn
1 EOS lip balm
**Do not join rows, this pattern will continue in the round, use stitch markers if needed.
Rd 1: Start with 8 sc inside a Magic Circle (or the ch 2 method)
Rd 2: Crochet 2 SC in each stitch [16]
Rd 3-12: SC in each stitch [16]
*You may need to add additional rows if it isn't long enough to cover your Balm.
At this point I finish off with a long chain of 18 to 20 stitches. I leave a 2-3 inch tail to attach a pom pom. Using a darning needle, weave the chain in and out of row 11 every 3-4 stitches to make the drawstring.
I used 2 colors for the pom by wrapping both orange and yellow yarn at the same time around a fork. Tie a strand of yarn around the middle between the middle prongs and then slide off and cut the loops. Attach the pom to the end of the chain and cut any long strands.
Create your own card using this image I created.
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