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Whelp, it's FO Friday, and I've got a project I realized I hadn't shown you!
Tangent: For those wondering how on earth I learned to do that it's a holdover from University dorms -- I had Music History at 8 am, and needed -some- way to sleep through my night-owl roommate! So I started sleeping with headphones, and have just kept up with it ever since!
These were done on a 3.5 mm Crochet hook from Leither Co. (after winning this hook on Marly Bird's Yarn Thing podcast, I admit, it's become a staple in my crochet hook collection!), and the yarn was Scuttleship Romney from Bobolink Yarns -- it was a way to use up the leftovers from the Garden Trellis Hat and Mittens!
Whelp, it's FO Friday, and I've got a project I realized I hadn't shown you!
So, I made a pair of headphone covers. I originally got the idea from Emilimagine's Instagram (embarrassingly, I can't find the exact post!), but I remember seeing it and being really impressed by the idea.
Fast forward a few months, and my headphones started coming apart, with the foam earpieces separating from the body of the headphones. Now, you have to understand, I'm brutal on headphones, especially wireless ones. These come with me pretty much anytime I leave the house, to listen to podcasts or music -- but I also sleep with them! I listen to ASMR or audiobooks to fall asleep.
Tangent: For those wondering how on earth I learned to do that it's a holdover from University dorms -- I had Music History at 8 am, and needed -some- way to sleep through my night-owl roommate! So I started sleeping with headphones, and have just kept up with it ever since!
I started googling crochet headphone covers, and found a whole bunch of patterns, but none for my specific headphone model. So after googling a bunch of different patterns to get some ideas on how these were constructed, I played around and made my own! I haven't written this up as a pattern yet -- I found that because there are -so- many different styles of headphone shapes and sizes, that pretty much any pattern needs to be adapted, it seems; but if folks do want the instructions for what I've made here, I'd be happy to write them up and share them!
These were done on a 3.5 mm Crochet hook from Leither Co. (after winning this hook on Marly Bird's Yarn Thing podcast, I admit, it's become a staple in my crochet hook collection!), and the yarn was Scuttleship Romney from Bobolink Yarns -- it was a way to use up the leftovers from the Garden Trellis Hat and Mittens!
Now yes, these don't come off. So if I ever wanted to fully wash them, I'd have to cut them off. It's the downside of this style of construction, but, considering that headphones don't need to be washed super often, and if they do, a little bit of soap and water worked into the fibers then rinsed out and left to dry (turn off the headphones first), should work well enough! I did see a couple patterns where you tied the covers onto the headphones, but the majority of patterns seemed to just crochet the whole things right on the headphones, and honestly, that was easier.
Some folks ask if this effects sound quality. If you're super-sensitive to sound quality; or are a huge audiophile? You'll probably notice a difference -- I admit, I do notice a little bit of a difference with some ASMR audio. But as an easy fix for headphones and a great way to use up ends of yarn balls? I'm quite happy with the result!
Some folks ask if this effects sound quality. If you're super-sensitive to sound quality; or are a huge audiophile? You'll probably notice a difference -- I admit, I do notice a little bit of a difference with some ASMR audio. But as an easy fix for headphones and a great way to use up ends of yarn balls? I'm quite happy with the result!
And yes, I can reach the wireless controls. The rounds of triple-crochet spread apart enough that I can stick a finger through to hit the various buttons, (and get the charging cable in), so it works out well!
Oh and yes, that's *Washi Tape on the one headphone. It actually works surprisingly well for headphone repairs -- a few cents worth of Washi tape is a lot cheaper then replacing the entire headphone set, that's for sure!
So that's another finished object from me! What about you -- got any finished Objects you want to share? Post pictures in the comments of the blog! (Or, come join my Facebook Group if you're on Facebook, and share them there, too!)
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