I Dun Tote!

[kerravonsen]

I finally finished The Replacement Purple Tote!
Work on it slowed down when it grew too large to take on the bus with me, and then stalled when I got to the handle, because I would have to count and measure stuff before I could start on it.
But it is now done! Whew!

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Comments

[kerravonsen]

I like the different shades.
8-)
That was rather experimental; it occurred to me that I could use three colours (two at a time) rather than just two colours - the whole thing is crocheted with two strands of nylon knitting ribbon so that it will be stiff.

Is it a gift?
Yep. A Christmas present.

[vilakins]

You get some great mottled effects with two colours held together! I've never heard of knitting ribbon. I've been looking at market bag patterns that use cotton but that might be an option too.

[kerravonsen]

I don't know why it's called knitting ribbon, but it's this scratchy gauze-like ribbon, and appears to be traditionally used for crocheting covers on coat-hangers. Usually some horrid pink or blue colour. I don't know why people feel the need to crochet covers on coat-hangers, but there you are. What I find the nylon ribbon best for is (a) stiff bags (as above) and (b) soap savers. The advantage of the nylon for the soap savers is that the scratchyness gives a bit of exfoliation when you use it, and it also dries quicker than cotton.

[vilakins]

Oh, I know the stuff! Yes, it does bring revolting baby colours to mind. I think people make hanger covers to soften the outlines of the hangers so they don't stretch clothes in angular ways. One of my plastic hangers did that the other day, but I'm not going to make any covers. They really seem to go with things like toilet roll covers; bags are a much better idea!

[kerravonsen]

I think one of the secrets of crafting is to find what purpose best suits any given raw material, and not try to force it to do something that doesn't suit.