WOW! That blue bowl is gorgeous! All sorts of ideas are popping in my head! I found a really cool crafters glue—we use it for puzzles—that works great for stuff like that. I’ll have to see if it comes in bigger size bottles.
The last thing I crocheted was an afghan for my baby sis when she got married 5 years ago. I keep promising myself I’ll do one for me... LOL
I learned to crochet when I was about 8. Used all the scraps in my Grandma’s yarn stash—made a single crochet rug for my mom,about 2’x3’. She’s still got it. LOL
I learned how to knit, but can only make dishcloths!
My hands /wrists bother me too much to do much of either anymore. :( Lack of time as well.
made a single crochet rug for my mom,about 2’x3’. She’s still got it. LOL<<<
You rug was a project that few would tackle, good for you.
Reminds me of other rugs that I have made, LOL, when bread sacks were a new item, we made rugs out of them, cut in rings of about 1 1/2 inches wide and loop them together to make a long chain, then crochet with a big wooden hook.
They are quite good in front of the door, to catch the dirt, as are rugs made of the plastic hay baling twine.
I also made several pretty ones with old clothes cut and sewed in strips, then crocheted and later woven on the loom.
If you collect a bunch of old nylon hose, they loop if cut into one inch circles and crochet into a neat rug.
Old nylons are also good and allergy free toy stuffing and a good baby quilt can be made, on the machine, if you stuff pockets with nylons and then zig zag or do some fancy stitches to join the blocks.
My favorite dish rag, is from the saved twine that they use to close feed bags, join with a hard knot, leaving 1 inch tails and crochet in a double or triple crochet stitch with a medium sized hook, as large as you like and they are free and last for years.
My family for years said that they did not dare stand still for long, they were afraid that I would spray them gold and use them for a planter.........
Those paper mache bowls keep entering my mind, and tempting me, I always got an extra charge, when I could make something out of something that others would throw away...........even if the finish did cost more than a new one of lesser beauty would.