Summer vacation is officially here. Pie and Due are out of school and we are living it up. I am not complaining but I thought that my hooking orders would slow down after Christmas. I am still getting a steady stream of orders. The thing about summer orders are they are always for new ideas. Purses and lovies, summer hats and sensory toys. I make so many hats in the winter, it is a nice break:)
I have had a little time to try out some new ideas. Some have come to me and some have found me on Pinterest:) I found this awesome tutorial on Pinterest to make a bowl with different mediums. Instead of a regular yarn and hook. I took on 300 feet of jute twine and some clothesline and made a bowl. It is a simple upside down hat that comes out stiff and will serve as a great key holder.
The bowl came out a little wonky but it isn't completely firm. It is able to be molded and can be bent up to become an oval...or whatever:) It is quite simple and all you really do is crochet around a thicker base.
The next time I try to make this I will not use this fine jute twine. It rubbed my finger raw and took
F-O-R-E-V-E-R!
I will go with a thicker medium in hopes of making the project go faster and less painful.
I am currently working on a few projects using only clothesline; trivets, rugs, etc. The rug is currently partially finished. I plan on finishing the crochet portion this weekend and since it is made out of 100% cotton rope, it is dyeable. My dear friend, Kelly, at SimplyTutu does hand dyeing and is willing to hand dye the rug for me. EEEKKK!!! I am so excited to see the end of the project.
My hopes is my next post will be regarding this fine rug:)
