Saturday, June 05, 2021

The Evolution Of Hanky Boxes Into Yarn Bowls And Beyond

This time, after shoving my yarn baskets into dilly bags (because it’s handier to work from a bowl than a bag, but you can’t carry them about....) I thought I could combine forces and turn a bowl into a bag.
So, this bowl is fairly big, 17 cm high and 30 wide, and I’m making some granny squares to sew around the lip. Not quite sure after that. I’ll do some crocheted rows maybe before and after then a strap or two. I’m sure it will become obvious.
This was a calendar and is lined with old wallpaper. I’ve also used a heavier card to make it quite sturdy. 
All this because my knitting requires concentration to fix a mistake. Good old procrastination huh?
Everything is from my stash. Using up embroidery threads, Australian Tapestry Workshop wool, crochet cottons bought years back for face washers. Oh, plus some new Frangipani gansey wool, which is sturdy and a gorgeous dusty pink and will be great as the handles etc.



2 comments:

Theresa said...

I can never get enough of these crochet card bowls. I dream about the crochet card dress you made. I want to learn how to crochet so I can add some of my own to the collection that I have.

Cathy Aggett said...

Love it. My Grandma used to make these! Haven’t seen any since I was little. I’ve got some old cards I could use. Thanks for the inspiration.