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Crocheting up storage items: beauty and utility.
While we all crochet items of apparel and decoration, the possibilities that crocheting offers are so much broader than that. In fact, baskets are a great way to use crocheting to make useful items, in this case for storage. Nevertheless, they are still beautiful and decorative and so much fun to make and customize. Furthermore, each trendy basket in this compendium will be a great idea for a cherished and treasured gift for someone special and dear to your heart.
Mountain Lodge Basket
To get start, this very fancy, tubular and trendy basket is a wonderful example of how you can use soft yarn to make a rigid structure that maintains its own shape. Also, I love the use of a change of texture to add some visual appeal..
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Moss Stitch Basket
This is another trendy basket pattern that will surely hit the spot. However, this is a more retro, classic design that would look sooo great with an art deco interior.
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Mosaic Basket Free Crochet Pattern
The Mosaic basket is an interesting and attractive take on imitating a ceramic vessel using crochet. The pattern makes use of two yarn colors and weights. The author provides a method of stiffening a basket so that it is rigid enough to stand on its own. These handy baskets will be able to store small things, like candies 🙂 or function as decorations in their own right.
Skills: Easy Designer: Rebecca Langford
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