Stumpy the Swab Stasher
Remember Owly? Well, he now has a buddy that is adept at hiding cottony stuff too!
Along with my cotton puffs, I use cotton swabs quite often for makeup application. So of course, I had to make myself something to hold those, too. Who wants an icky cardboard/plastic box on your counter?
I made stumpy using Lionbrand Lionsuede, which has a great texture and gives a very sturdy result. The pattern is quite easy, so here it is, incase you’d like a stump to hide your cottony treasures in:
Stumpy the Swab Stasher
Yarn: Bulky (Lionbrand Lionsuede)
Hook size: G
Special stitch: Bpdc, Fpdc
Main Stump:
1: With light color: ch 4. In 1st chain (4th from hook) dc 15. Join with sl st. (this makes a circle).
2: With main color: Bpdc around each post of each dc [15]. Join with sl st.
3: Fpdc around each post of each dc [15]. Join with sl st.
4: repeat row 3 until the stump is the height you like. Mine was 7-8 rows. Finish.
Little Branch:
1: With light color: ch 2. In 2nd ch from hook, sc 5.
2: With main color: sc in each st around until branch is the length you desire. Sew branch to stump
And that’s it! I’ll try and get the owl pattern up soon, but I want to experiment some more, possibly with felting, or using lion suede…



February 13th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Love your little owly and stumpy. Such a cute and crafty way to store your bathroom needs!
February 14th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I am cracking up! Love the ’stump’…….know where is that owl pattern????????? What a fun and funky way to hide your necessities in plain sight!
May 4th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
What a clever little set! I love them! Thanks for sharing, too bad I don’t crochet much.