There were many crocheted things so I decided I needed to quickly crochet something and remembered my large collection of tin cans (which waited for a "brilliant" idea like that). Since I wanted to quickly see results it had to be a thick yarn (didn't have one, cut thin strips of old bed sheets instead) and a large crochet hook. Now this was still a pretty good idea, until I went to look for the crochet hook...
As you can see there is a slight problem - one of the hooks is massive and the other one tiny and I needed something right in between... So instead of making something quickly I ended up working on my crochet cans for hours...
I tried one with each hook, they didn't turn out very pretty but at least they don't have that sharp edge inside so now I can use them without cutting my hands :) Maybe one day I will even buy a normal sized crochet hook and make some good looking cans too.
And here's my mother's "Pinterest-inspired-pretty-stuff-holder-thingy" which she made by sewing together pieces of a shirt with a beautiful pattern (bought from a thrift store for 3 euros) and some laces (also cut out of shirts and skirts)
It does look beautiful and is practical with lots of little pockets :)
I know that this is a difficult task to do the right thing in the wrong means :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful things got done!