Crochet Lamp Shade

I've had the idea for a crochet lampshade floating around in my mind for a while now, and I finally got around to making one.

I searched the internet looking for some kind of pattern or guide but the few that I found all said the same thing....

You just have to wing it...

Just make it up as you go.

So that's what I did. 

 I experimented a little bit, even had to rip it out a few times until I got the look I wanted.  I decided I liked the look of the shell stitch better than a simple single crochet or double crochet.  This lamp shade from Ravelry was my inspiration.  It was a little tricky working around the wire frame but other than that it was fairly easy.  I started at the bottom and worked my way up decreasing shell stitches to keep it fairly tight.  

I had a purpose for it in mind even before I started it.  

I needed a place to keep my earrings.  A place I can just hook them onto and keep them together.  

No more digging around looking for pairs in my jewelry box.  Now they are in plain sight, nice and neat where I reach for whichever ones I want.  I think I accomplished what I wanted.  It's perfect.

Now I have to announce the winner of the giveaway I held last week.  The random number generator picked number 15.  

Julie Corbisiero left the fifteenth comment and is the winner!

Julie, I will be emailing you for your mailing information.  

Thanks to all who entered.  It was a lot of fun. 

 I hope to do it again sometime soon.

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xx Beca