It's the last week of Winter! At least according to New Zealand, but that doesn't mean that mother nature will comply. This week was rainy and cold, so I went on a closet organizing spree and made sense of all that mess while the weather raged outside. I had a pile of socks that I was shoving into a travel bag, and it was starting to overfill and become incredibly difficult to find pairs. Since it was too cold to go outside for long, I took out my crochet needles and went on a mission to make myself a sock basket.
My original plan was to use my ugly multi-colored yarn to create this basket since it was going to sit in my closet, but I noticed I wasn't going to have enough after creating the base so I added some leftover beige yarn. The result was something I didn't expect, dare I say cute?
I used this tutorial to start off my basket, but her basket ended up being small and short. That posed two problems:
1. How did I continue?
2. How did I keep it upright?
I wasn't using a strong yarn, so my basket was becoming floppier as I crocheted. That led me to heavily improvise and begin to pinch the corners on every other row. I honestly had no idea what I was doing, but I kept at it and eventually I had a suitable height. That's when my second problem decided to make another appearance. Sure it was now upright, but it was falling open to the sides like an open bean sack. I did some research and I found a video tutorial on a Japanese drawstring bag. I couldn't understand a word she said, but I got the gist of what she was doing and followed her steps. A few minutes later, my bag was now secure and standing upright like I originally planned!
I used this tutorial to start off my basket, but her basket ended up being small and short. That posed two problems:
1. How did I continue?
2. How did I keep it upright?
I wasn't using a strong yarn, so my basket was becoming floppier as I crocheted. That led me to heavily improvise and begin to pinch the corners on every other row. I honestly had no idea what I was doing, but I kept at it and eventually I had a suitable height. That's when my second problem decided to make another appearance. Sure it was now upright, but it was falling open to the sides like an open bean sack. I did some research and I found a video tutorial on a Japanese drawstring bag. I couldn't understand a word she said, but I got the gist of what she was doing and followed her steps. A few minutes later, my bag was now secure and standing upright like I originally planned!
I loved it, my mom loved it and even Greg loved it! I'm very content with how this turned out, and I'm even more content that my ugly yarn turned out to be not so ugly.
I've been working on a few crochet flowers this week, but I'm saving those for next week's post. :] They're wonderful practice, although I have no idea what I'm going to use them for! See you all then!
I've been working on a few crochet flowers this week, but I'm saving those for next week's post. :] They're wonderful practice, although I have no idea what I'm going to use them for! See you all then!