Hi everyone it’s Cindy here. I wanted to share a simple project I finished recently. Since I started crocheting I have been accumulating yarn and my stash closet was starting to get messy. I wanted to find some nice boxes that I could use to put the yarn in, but most of them were too high to fit between the shelves. Of course I figured why not just find a pattern to make something instead of buying it? That way I could also make sure it was just the size I needed. I also had a lot of cotton yarn left over that I used to make the granny square pin cushions so I decided to use it for this project. It would also help to use up some of my stash!
I found a pattern by Bernat (which also is the brand of cotton yarn I had) that uses two strands of cotton yarn to make these boxes. Since the Bernat people changed their website I can’t find a link to the pattern or I would include it here.
You just use single crochet for all the sides and can even add a handle to the sides. I used one strand of white and one strand of colored yarn for each side.
This box measures about 12″ x 12″ x 11″ and fits perfectly in my stash closet.
If you want you can use a fabric stiffener to make the box stand up better, but when it’s full there is no problem with that.
There used to be a lot of skeins of yarn stuffed between the stacks of fabric, but now most of it fits in my new box. This is a large box and did take a while to complete, but I will probably make another one when I need to contain more yarn.
I had so much fun making the big box that I made a smaller one too.
When I’m working at my sewing machine there are a lot of little things you use such as scissors, seam rippers, and thread. I used to have a small cardboard box to use, but this looks so much more elegant.
Being small this one stands up on its own without any need for stiffener. I find working with cotton yarn to be slow since it doesn’t slip through you fingers very smoothly and especially so with two strands at a time, but I love these boxes and can see making more in the future. After all Bernat came out with another set of purple/turquoise cotton yarns that I had to buy when it was on sale a while ago and of course I didn’t have anything in mind to make with them yet (they are very large skeins too). Making these boxes can be a bit addictive.
What a great idea. You sure have a lot of fabric….just like all of our sewing friends. BOL!
XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
They are fantastic Cindy! I have made small round baskets but never seen anything as big as those. They are really useful and I like the handles to pick them up. Brilliant!
Lynne x
They are fantastix, your closet looks like a shop BOL, and your sewing machine is state of the arc, you should see Humoms.. it has a forward stitch and that’s it bawahwhhahwhhaa xxooxxx
Mollie and Alfie
Isn’t it awesome …. collecting fabric??? I collect scrapbooking and cardmaking supplies! I will have to live to be a hundred to use them all!! 🙂
You do great work Cindy!
xo Jeanne
How creative and useful and they are so beautiful!
Love ya lots♥
Mitch and Molly
that’s a super idea and it looks much better than the purchased boxes.
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WOW May I hire you to organize my Mom’s stuff. If we had a closet as pretty as yours we would leave the door open all the time…very colorful
Hugs
MAdi and mom
WOW…. Loved your title fur this post… and the BOXES are BOTH super. You could come and ORGANIZE our closets…
What a wonderful idea–corral the yarn and use up a few odds and ends!
I can see a line of items for your etsy shop! The sewing machine box is a great idea- am always spilling my scisores, etc when embroiderng or quiltint!
Wow, that’s so creative! Gosh, you are so very talented and just wait until Blogville sees what you made for Millie. My peeps could definitely use some storage help. BOL
Grr and Woof,
Sarge, COP
You are so talented! I have a hard time just sewing buttons back on without them looking like a 3 year old did it. 😉
omg I would use that as a CAT BED!
Super idea – Mom might try that when and if we ever get back to normal. AND the nice thing is they are washable.
Happy Wednesday.
Woos – Phantom, Ciara, and Lightning
We love how you made these so pretty and now you have something special.
love
tweedles
Oh my goodness. What a pretty way to organize your stuff. I am in awe of people with talents like yours!
So cute and love your pantry of fabric and yarn. So colorful and full of possibilities!
Wyatt and Stanzie
I don’t know how to crochet, but those boxes make me wish I did! Those are fantastic!
Wow amazing! Such wonderful baskets and what talent!
Cool project!!!
How cool!! I’d never heard of a box made of crochet! What a really cool idea!
ps, oh, am so ashamed – we still haven’t gotten back to you about our order for the personalised bone stuffies!! Sorry – things been really manic, especially as we now have an overseas visitor staying with us for 3 weeks – but I won’t forget!
OMD!! You are just so crafty!!! If Ma tried that, it would come out lookin’ like somethin’ Picasso would do! BOL
Sure is cool!
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
That is awesome and so appropriate for a yarn stash! I haven’t crocheted in a while but was thinking about getting back at it. What little I did was so relaxing.
Very cool! I have friends that crochet, and I’ve always been amazed at what all they can make. One of these days I’ll have to learn how…assuming I’ll have free time eventually. 😉