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Fill with beans or rice to make your own wrist rest, eases your hand and arm when using the mouse too much.

Materials:
crochet hook F or G
(you want a tight crochet)

Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport
one skein – color Vera

fat quarter of fabric or scrap fabric

2 cups of rice (or other filler for insert)

Abbreviations:
ch – chain
st(s) – stitch(es)
in next - in next stitch
sl st - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
beg - beginning

Instructions:

FORM FIRST END OF THE PILLOW:
- ch 1, stretch it out, sc into the loop
(leave a long tail to tighten the circle after the first round)
- work 10 sc around the loop, sl st to first sc to join, pull on tail to tighten
- ch 1, do not turn, 1 sc in same, 2 sc in each around, sl st to beg
- ch 1, do not turn, *2 sc in next, 1 sc in next; repeat from * around,
2 sc in next, join to beg
START WORKING A SPIRAL:
- do not turn work, 1 sc in each sc around until your pillow measures 7 inches

MAKE INSERT:
- cut two pieces of fabric the size of your pillow, sew 3 sides and fill with rice, sew remaining side.
- insert into pillow

FINISH BY WORKING DECREASES:
- from where you left off, *1 sc in next, skip 1, 1 sc in next; repeat from * until pillow is closed.

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