How To Make Your Own Rag Basket

Fabric Rag Baskets

How-To Make Your Own

(Last updated 5-24-13)
 

I'm getting ready to make up a bunch of new rag baskets because I'm all stocked up with fabric, but first thought I'd show you some of my pictures from ones I've already made.

 

The one with the green polka-dots and flower liner is my favorite.

 

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Materials Needed:

1 yard of leftover fabric (I buy discounted shirts or sweaters from the dollar store)

1 yard of cording (fabric store) or rope (dollar store)

Hot glue gun and glue

How To:

1.  Cut your fabric into long pieces (even up to a couple of feet).  It's easier if the fabric is one long piece instead of broken up pieces.  Cut the fabric into 1 inch wide.

2.  Keep your cording or rope all together - do not cut it until necessary.

3.  Begin wrapping your fabric around the cording glueing it to the cording about every 1-2 inches.

4.  Continue wrapping and glueing.

5.  Here's the fun part - once you have several feet wrapped, begin shaping your basket into an oblong or round basket, glueing the cording together as needed.  There are several pictures in this post to show you your options.

The red basket in the middle is also one of my favorites.
 

Sorry that I don't have any how-to pictures with this post, but I'll update this post with pictures along the way this time.  Hopefully this will get you started for now.  The pictures here are some of my most popular baskets from my ETSY shop.  Enjoy and have fun making them!

 

My ETSY shop has some of these baskets. 


Good luck!

Annabelle

8 Steps to Beautiful Crochet Washcloths

NOT YOUR GRANDMA'S WASHCLOTHS!

 

 

That's right, this washcloth pattern can be full of color and texture. 

Here's a sample for you to peek at:

 

This set is available in my ETSY Shop,

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for $14.00 for 6 pretty washcloths!

 

If you'd prefer to make them yourself, follow this pattern:  Not Your Grandma's Washcloths!

 

 

(The yarn is Sugar 'n Cream. They are pretty standard stock at Joann's, but I'm not sure about other retailers. One of them is called "PartyTime." Good luck.)

Sweet Little Pink Crochet Basket - Handmade

I made this sweet basket today for my daughter's little girl.  She's a nanny and the little girl will be three soon.

If you'd like to make it, follow this pattern:   Annabelle Basket Pattern

Annabelle Baskets on ETSY

7 Easy Steps to Make a Crochet Washcloth - Free Crochet Pattern: Not Your Grandma's Crochet Dish Cloths

Crochet Pattern

Not Your Grandma's

Crochet Dish Cloth

 

(Last updated 8-11-12)

NOTE:  If you'd rather I make them for you, click here for my ETSY page.

1. Leave a 3 inch tail
2. 27 single stitches
3. * Double crochet in 2nd stitch from hook (Total of 26 double stitches -- it's okay if it's 25, 26, or 27)
4. Chain 2
5. Turn *
6. Continue from *
7. Make as many rows as you'd like, but just make sure that your dish cloth is square. It should be the same size all the way around. The size usually comes out to 5x5, 6x6, ...

I used Sugar and Cream yarn for this tutorial. And an "H" or "I" crochet hook is fine. It's inexpensive and you can usually get about 2 wash/dish cloths from one roll.



















NOTE:  This is my own pattern.  You may post it on your blog, etc.

How to Crochet a Child's Poncho - 8 Quick and Easy Steps

8 Quick and Easy Steps to Make a Child's Poncho

Crochet Pattern

It's finally here! S[romg!   I've been wanting to crochet my little girl a poncho for the longest time.  So last week was the week.  This is my own design and I posted it on http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Crochet-a-Childs-Poncho-8-Quick-and-Easy/ because I've been trying to keep my own designs in one place. 

It took 3 balls of chunky yarn (see "Materials" in the doc) and about 6 hours.  If you're a faster crocheter than I am, you'll probably finish it up much quicker.

At any rate, I made a darling poncho for $12.00.  Maybe it should be called "The Recession Poncho!"

** NOTE:  Please come back and post a link to your poncho after making it!  I'd love to see other ones completed with different yarn **

Click here to see what I have for sale on ETSY!

4 Quick and Easy Steps to Making and Folding Crochet Washcloth Bunnies or Boo Boo Bunnies

"Washcloth Bunnies" or "Boo Boo Bunnies"

They are super easy to make!

To Make the Washcloths:

1. Follow this pattern to make the washcloths or grab any washcloth from your kitchen or bathroom. 

To Fold into Bunnies:

(I'll take pictures the next time I fold some.)

1. Lay your washcloth out flat.

2. Roll from the bottom right corner to the top left corner. (Like a crescent roll.)

3. Fold the roll in half.

4. Tie a ribbon around the middle.

That's it!

How cute are these?

You can use them as Easter decorations (or gifts) and as "Boo Boo Bunnies". Boo Boo Bunnies - put an ice cube inside the center of the washcloth and use for your little one's boo boo's.  

Soon I'll have some in my ETSY shop if you'd rather I make them for you.

Have fun and leave me a comment if you'd like.

Annabelle

Make a Crochet Basket

Make Your Own Crochet Basket

(NOTE:  The below pattern is for the red, white, & blue basket) 

 

** Draft **

 

These are variations of the below pattern:

 

 





First off, I'll have this red, white, and blue basket in my ETSY shop soon if you'd prefer I make it for you.  If you want to give it a try, I have drafted the instructions below.

Hook - 4.0
Yarn - I used 100% cotton.  But if you want a really sturdy basket, use 2 strands of 100% cotton or something heavier like wool.

• I start my crochet baskets off with my crochet coaster pattern.  Follow this pattern for the bottom of the basket.
• Once you get the bottom finished, single stitch all the way around, but only grab the back loop of the row.  You will soon see that grabbing the back loop only makes the bottom ridge and begins the sides of the basket.
• If this is your first basket, you may choose to make it in one color instead of switching colors as I have done.  If you do decide to switch colors, there isn't any magic to this, just change colors when you think it will look best.  
• Single stitch all the way around, grabbing both loops and keep going.  Do not slip stitch -- just keep going until you get the height you want.

It's really that easy!

(Bottom)

(Sides)

Hope this helps and good luck on your first basket!

Annabelle