My mom is the most creative person I have ever known. She's been into all kinds of crafts over the years but lately it's all about crochet. And, to my horror, she uses a plain old plastic bag to hold her wips !!!
I decided it was time to dump the plastic bag and made my mom a divided basket (pattern here) to keep her crochet in. I even adjusted the pocket and made a few extra skinny slots for crochet hooks or needles.
Look, here are a few of the newest toys my mom made for my kids. Aren't they the sweetest? You can see more of her crochet gorgeousness here.
I used beautifully soft gray corduroy for the base of the basket, pocket fabric is by Juliana Horner. I simply adore this shade of blue. I think it plays with gray and yellow quite well, too.
Two of my absolute favorite features are the handles (fabric wraps around the webbing) and the divider of course. Anna is such a sewing genius. I seem to be repeating myself when I talk about her patterns but they really are so flawlessly written and easy to follow. I would very highly recommend you give this basket, or any other of her patterns, a try.
Thanks for stopping by. Svetlana
Love your mother's Divided Basket gift! It is perfect for her work, and so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI agree.... Anna's patterns and designs are awesome!
Susie
Brilliant storage for your mum! She's amazingly talented, I love her crochet toys! I can see where you get your creativity from! Jxo
ReplyDeleteYour Divided basket has turned out beautifully. I've been going to buy that pattern for a long time, after seeing yours I'm off to buy it now. Also checked your Mum's crochet toys, they are so colourful & bright for children, she's very talented with a crochet hook. lyn.robyn.smith@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI seriously love this!! You must get your creative talents from your mom!!
ReplyDeletewhat a great bag for the crochet wips, Mum has certainly been busy with all the cuddly toys she has made
ReplyDeleteWow, what a fabulous bag!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great Job switching her plastig basket with this lovely crochet divided one!!!
ReplyDeleteOlá sua mãe deve er ficado muito feliz,pois a cesta ficou linda.
ReplyDeleteBem prátice e útil .
Beijos e boa semana.
Cool! I like the pockets on the outside, especially the skinny ones. I'm imagining how I could make one and adapt it to my knitting projects
ReplyDeleteA plastic bag!?!? The madness! I'm so glad you set her straight with this pretty :)
ReplyDeleteLove this!! I've been whipping up some of these baskets too and I love them. They are super addicting! I love how you used corduroy! What great texture!
ReplyDeleteLove this, and your fabric choices!
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous, but the question is, will she use it? ;o)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great basket! Your mom is going to love it! Those skinny slots for her hooks are going to come in handy. As always, love the fabric you chose! I have some AMH prints in my stash too--they are some of my favorites!
ReplyDeleteI love your Mom's work, it's beautiful! I'm sure she will love the basket, that was very thoughtful of you.
ReplyDeleteI made myself a divided basket for just this reason and didn't even think to put smaller pockets for needles/hooks! So smart!! Thanks for the inspiration for my next one! :)
ReplyDeleteI purchased the pattern months ago but haven't made one yet. Yours is really beautiful, would never had thought of corduroy and I think I have some in one of my bins. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI love noodlehead patterns and I too have made this divided bag. Just stumbled across your blog. It's fabulous, just up my street. I've enjoyed seeing all your divided bucket bags and will be back for more!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the link! I came here because of instagram. Love,love, love.
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