Crafts: Crochet
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Giant Granny Square Chair Pad Crocheted With T-Shirt Yarn
Ready for a fun project using commercial t-shirt yarn that adds a wonderful decorative touch to your home or outdoor space? Crochet a giant granny square chair pad in just a few hours, and you'll certainly want to make a whole bunch! And the fun part about crocheting with commercial t-shirt yarn is that the results are quite thick, so this really does pad the chair. Not to mention of course that this is much easier to wash than a chair pad with a foam insert. If this chair pad has got you thinking that you'd like to make a whole rug using giant t-shirt yarn granny squares, well you…
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How To Splice T-Shirt Yarn Pieces And Make A Ball of Yarn!
If you are like me and you can't stand to waste even the tiniest pieces of yarn, you'll surely appreciate this suggestion: make a ball of yarn using up all those little pieces, or not so little pieces. You know the tiny bits left over, or in my case the scraps that you cut off after weaving in the ends. Sometimes that pile of ends that you've just cut off your project can be quite large, and really, a shame to just toss in the garbage! Now if you happen to think that I'm quite possibly off my rocker, then fine, I totally understand, use your time for something else,…
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Crocheted Flower Basket Made With Plastic Bag Yarn
I just discovered a wonderful way to use my crocheted basket made with plastic bag yarn, as a flower basket centerpiece or placed anywhere you need a little injection of fun spring color! Buy some flowers from the nursery and use them for a few days indoors before planting them outdoors, the best idea for enjoying fresh flowers on a budget! This cute little basket, made from plastic bags from the grocery store, which are certainly something you don't want to put in the garbage looks great with the scalloped top, and you could also use this same technique to made a sleeve for a plastic pot to be used…
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Crocheted Bath Scrubbie Using Potato Sacks
Crocheting scrubbies using upcycled potato sacks is one of my favorite ways to go green. It is a great way to use up odds and ends of yarn, and to make something useful out of something you'd ordinarily throw in the garbage. I started out crocheting very simple kitchen scrubbies, and then i realized that this idea could certainly be used to make scrubbies for the bath and shower as well. And why not use this project to try out some simple trim patterns as well? So I now introduce to you the crocheted bath scrubbie with picot trim, give it a try!
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Crocheted Basket Using Plastic Bags For Spring
Crochet a fun basket for spring using yarn made from plastic bags.
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Crochet Mini Mandala Stash Buster Pattern
Crocheted mini mandalas are the perfect stash buster and especially if you happen to have some cheerful spring colors that need a purpose! Of course, then you may just find yourself in my predicament, which is now what? Namely, not quite sure how to use these little guys, since at 16.5 cm in diameter they are too big to be coasters. I was thinking about a wall hanging, or maybe even using them as appliques on pillow cases for the Passover seder. Maybe I just need to take my own advice and consult my list of how to use crocheted mandalas!
