I like to crochet with fabric every now and then. I use cotton quilting fabric in strips about 3/4 of an inch wide to 1" wide. I make Rag rugs, pot holders, etc. When using fabric, I use a larger crochet hook than when I crochet with yarn. My hand muscles hurt after using the larger hook since it is not my normal hook size. I only use one brand of crochet hook. I love the way they fit my hand and of course they are pink. If only they had glitter in them, they would be perfect. LOL I use Tulip Etimo Rose Crochet Hook, 10.5/6.5mm/K. It is smaller than many rug makers use. I see many rug makers using a blue Boye plastic crochet hooks in a size S or so. That is too large for me to grip comfortably. My great-grandmother used a wooden hook. It was larger than what I use. I feel more comfortable with a metal hook since it is stronger. I broke a few wooden hooks when I started crocheting fabric. There are always fabric threads that get caught on the hook when I crochet with fabric---OK, I just pull too hard.
I decided to make a bowl by crocheting a circle and then not increasing stitches so the sides would curve up. I used a strip of fabric which was approximately one inch wide. Along with that fabric, I used a novelty eyelash yarn. As I crocheted, my bowl looked like a nest. I hate to give up on such a lovely creation. I placed a decorative Christmas bird ornament in the nest and went with it. It is cute.....not what I originally planned. I think one of those comments about getting lemons and making lemonade should go here.
I recently made 3 fabric trivets. One was made with two different fabrics. It can also be used as a pot holder. (Rustic yet shabby chic) The second was made with eyelash yarn, fabric strips, and a sparkle yarn. This turned out real pretty, but the sparkle yarn is almost invisible. In the third trivet, I used handspun Merino yarn to crochet an edge around the trivet. The yarn was mostly pink variegated but it had a pink, curly Wensleydale/Columbia locks placed in-between a second yarn as it was plied through the spinning wheel. I haven't decided if I like this trivet.
I decided to make a bowl by crocheting a circle and then not increasing stitches so the sides would curve up. I used a strip of fabric which was approximately one inch wide. Along with that fabric, I used a novelty eyelash yarn. As I crocheted, my bowl looked like a nest. I hate to give up on such a lovely creation. I placed a decorative Christmas bird ornament in the nest and went with it. It is cute.....not what I originally planned. I think one of those comments about getting lemons and making lemonade should go here.
I recently made 3 fabric trivets. One was made with two different fabrics. It can also be used as a pot holder. (Rustic yet shabby chic) The second was made with eyelash yarn, fabric strips, and a sparkle yarn. This turned out real pretty, but the sparkle yarn is almost invisible. In the third trivet, I used handspun Merino yarn to crochet an edge around the trivet. The yarn was mostly pink variegated but it had a pink, curly Wensleydale/Columbia locks placed in-between a second yarn as it was plied through the spinning wheel. I haven't decided if I like this trivet.
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| I used handspun yarn throughout the complete trivet, along with fabric strips. It is all natural wool or cotton. The curly wool is pretty, but I an not real a big fan of this trivet. |
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| Trivet made with fabric, eyelash yarn, fabric strips, and sparkle yarn. The sparkle yarn barely shows. I think I would use two strands of sparkle next time. |
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