Crochet cover for an almost to recycle travel clock

Coming up with a sudden thought, attempting it and the outcome becoming too awesome accompanied by much appreciation makes one person so happy that words become too short to express it. Wondering why I am saying this?? Yes, because it was me who came across the same situation yesterday when I showed my family this cute little crocheted cover for a travel clock which was somewhere lying in the house unused for past three years. See, how a plain travel clock is transformed ..... isn't it adorable ????

The situation arose when I very badly needed a wall clock for our bedroom upstairs in the new house in Leeds. Every time while shopping, I forget to buy one. So in order to avoid that, I amended it in the shopping list too, but unfortunately, I fail to take that list with me and as usual, I don't buy any clock. I then felt like buying a clock is not destined.
 

 

Yesterday morning, I decided I should at least do a temporary fix to this. Guess what??? Yeah, this little travel clock came to my rescue. I thought of replacing the wall clock in kitchen with a travel clock which has been unused for past three years, see the left side picture (almost at the verge of recycling in Glasgow, thinking it won't work). I had bought it from 99p in London which I had always visited in the beginning. Suddenly, an idea flashed in my mind, why not I crochet a cover for it. I didn't wait much longer. Grabbed some random colours of yarn and hook and started crocheting it. My sweetie pie also was feeling sleepy (good opportunity, hahahaha). She cuddled down by my side and I started concentrating on my work.   

 

I didn't have any clear idea of what to do. I started with the foundation chain and did single crochet stitches. All it happened in a jiffy that I was so surprised, hey what's going on ??? So I said to myself- no hurry, please slow down. Some instinct in me was saying to look into the work closely. It was turning out to be a bracelet type or bangle. No, that is not what I want, how did it happen? Then I realised, I forgot to make corners.

 

How can a square travel clock have no sides??? That's ridiculous. I unravelled the stitches, added an extra sc in the every corner in the foundation chain, counting exact stitches. When I finished my second row, it was taking the shape of a rigid square. I continued with it, alternating colours until it met its desired measurement. Then I felt why not I cover the area at the back just above the buttons and the battery cover.

 

 

Yes, that sounded good. So I worked on it too and it turned out to be a good sturdy cover. Of course, the sc itself gives a tight stitch pattern. I used a hook size lesser too for the back cover. So it was obviously tight enough for the cover. The picture on the left side shows the back side.

It was a bit difficult for me to crochet back panel, fiddling with the yarns maybe. However, interesting too. I couldn't wait to finish off the cover to see how it would look in that tiny timepiece.

I feel it should get a more definition, too reddish, isn't it??? But that's ok, it kind of blend with other colours. I am so happy with the unexpected outcome.


 

I just wanted to place it in the corner shelf, but it was too small to see the dial from a long distance. So I had to hang it. And eventually it turned to be a cute little hanging too. I threaded the same colour yarns in a big eyed pony needle, found out the centre leaving required stitches along the sides on the top, leaving desired length to hang, knotted on the top AND..... made a hanging item out of it.  

 

Ohhhh, I really loved it. How an unused item is transformed into a cute, adorable wall hanging within no time. Indeed an upcycling, isn't it??? This is how it sits on the wall of corner shelf in the kitchen. And the advantage is that it doesn't take much space. I can grab things from or place things on the shelf easily. Earlier it was really difficult and no space with a round wall clock. (And that too had a crocheted cover around it. I shall show it along with my two others later). But now, it isn't. Aweee, how elegant it is!!! You also should give a try. I have one more of the same travel clock, don't know where I have put it away. But I am now sure that I will make one more cover for that too once I find it. Again, a reason to crochet. May be will add more details to it.

I couldn't wait for showing it to everyone. In the evening, when the little men returned home, I showed them my new creation. They were taken aback seeing that. Maybe this was its destiny. My sweetie pie took it in her little hands holding it like a precious gem. She might have understood the value of it, and the effort her mum has put to make a cover. My hubby was amazed to see this cute little thing hanging in the corner shelf. (Ssssshhhh, I don't know if he is expecting similar things from me, wink). I know this isn't any new invention. Several others are there who come up with brilliant ideas, but for me what I do is boundless.

 

Do you want to know some more ideas on this. I came across of using it as a wall hanging, kids room décor (wall hanging in their room), study table piece, window sill piece, as a gift to your friend on moving to a new house, a birthday gift to kids, if you are travelling in scooter, you can stick it in the handle bar too (a wild thought, you don't have to divert your attention to see the watch in your hand though. sounds funny isn't it, but worth a try though). Wowww, amazing ideas, aren't they?? What do you think ?

 

Please leave your suggestions in the comment box below. See you in the next blog, until then its bye from Kala.