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Wow, Facebook is flooded with photos of fathers today, being Fathers' Day. Hmmm... I hate to admit that I started my Fathers' Day crochet marathon verrryyyy late, two days ago, to be exact, and working only in between chores after office work. As a result, I was only able to finish eight items.

Hi there! I couldn't resist showcasing the soap savers I made last week. This is an offshoot of what I made which were given away for some fathers in our church two weeks ago. This was featured in my post entitled, Mommy's Choice . I thought of this idea at the sight of my husband's left-over soaps in our bathroom.With this soap saver, you can place all the left-overs inside and still use them to the last small piece. These two soap savers were featured in my previous post. The pattern for the Soap Holder Body Scrubber   is from Julie A. Bolduc of JPF Crochet Club while the Mint Soap Saver is by Priscilla Hewitt at Ravelry. I wanted to have my own so I made another Soap Holder Body Scrubber for myself. Here is what I did. I made one combining two yarns together that yielded a variegated yarn effect. See, in my excitement to use it, I already placed my soap inside but first took a photo of it hanging on our bathroom wall. Then  for Charisse, my officemate...

This is a late post for those who might have been looking for easy-to-make crocheted gift ideas for the special men in their lives. On second thought, this is just in time for Fathers' Day, celebrated worldwide today. I've been planning to crochet some "small items" for our father friends. Small in the sense that I should be able to finish one in just an hour or less. Browsing over my electronic files and searching the net gave me these ideas --- soap saver, bottle cozy and coffee cozy. I found several patterns for soap saver so I made one for each of the patterns I like. Here they all are... Pampering Massage Soap Saver by Tamara Kelly of Moogly Soap Holder Body Scrubber   by Julie A. Bolduc of JPF Crochet Club Mint Soap Saver by Priscilla Hewitt at Ravelry Water Bottle Cozy by Rachel Choi of Crochet Spot Coffee Time by Debra Arch at Crochet World Magazine February 2011 Vol 34 No. 1 Textured Soap Saver by Danyel Pink of CrazySock...