{"id":958,"date":"2013-09-02T11:31:49","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T15:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/?p=958"},"modified":"2013-09-02T11:31:49","modified_gmt":"2013-09-02T15:31:49","slug":"a-taco-corral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/a-taco-corral\/","title":{"rendered":"A Taco Corral"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have often struggled with earbuds; I want to take them with me, but they get so tangled up in my purse that I don’t bother — and then I wish I had them. I tried putting them into one of my little crocheted bags<\/a>, but that wasn’t any better.<\/p>\n

While waiting in San Francisco International Airport for my flight home last week I wanted something to read. I didn’t want to empty the battery on my phone, so I bought a magazine (Real Simple, <\/em>September <\/em>issue). I don’t do this very often because magazines are really designed to sell you something<\/a>, and I don’t want to buy. Anyway, there in the pages (p. 56) I saw:\"ad\"<\/a><\/p>\n

My first thought was, “That looks like it would work as good as the twist tie I am currently using and it looks a lot nicer.” My second thought was, of course, “I could crochet one.” So I did:\"TacoCorral\"<\/a>Using 100% mercerized cotton and a 2.5mm crochet hook I started with an adjustable<\/a> ring<\/a> and single crocheted in a continuous circle for about 2.75 inches (diameter). At the end of the ninth row I made a 3-chain gap to be used for the button hole. I finished row 10 with a crab stitch. Going to my button box I found a pretty matching button — and there you have it.<\/p>\n

Now, I will tell you soon how well it works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have often struggled with earbuds; I want to take them with me, but they get so tangled up in my purse that I don’t bother — and then I wish I had them. I tried putting them into one of my little crocheted bags, but that wasn’t any better. While waiting in San Francisco … <\/p>\n

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