Trio of Crochet Coil Rope Baskets

Fiber & Textile Completed Projects
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When I was at our local Ace Hardware picking up some clothesline rope for my stash, I had the nicest guy help me out. He seemed a little confused that I was not going to use the rope for an actual clothesline. I tried to explain to him that I used it to make textile baskets. He smiled politely, but I know he had no idea what I was talking about.

So, I decided to make him a little basket. I also had some leftover cheap acrylic yarn that I wanted to use up. Well, it ended up that to use up ALL of the yarn, I had to make three baskets. I combined some solid acrylic yarn in the largest basket. I had about 1 inch left after I was done…and yes, I threw it in the trash! :grin:

These were pretty simple but they sure are hard on the hands. I’ll use the rest of the rope in making fabric baskets later.

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Smaller baskets (one to give to the Ace Hardware guy and one for my gift basket):

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I love how the bottom of the baskets look.

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Larger basket;

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They are all so pretty!

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Thanks…and I still feel like I am losing the yarn stash reduction challenge… :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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These are so lovely! No one would ever suspect your were trying to use up stash or “lesser” yarns! I hope you will report back about how the hardware store employee responds to your gift!

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gorgeous!
but they kind of make my hands hurt just thinking about making them.

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They are BEAUTIFUL!

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These are spectacular and I really love how you finish them off with the swirl and button maneuver there- so classy!

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Wonderful little treasures! I also love the button swirl finish. Hope the hardware guy loved it!

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The color fade works beautifully with the rope!

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So colorful and pretty! I also love the way the bottoms look. If you used cotton rope and cotton yarn, they would make beautiful hotpads/trivets. I know rope crochet is hard on the hands; kudos for the effort— well worth while. Do let us know how the hardware store guy reacted!

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Lovely. The buttons for the end really do finish it off nicely.

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So pretty! I wish I knew how to make these!

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What a great way to use up yarn and create something not only pretty, but useful too!!

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Wow! I have only seen this done with fabric. I can imagine how hard it would be on the hands! They all look gorgeous though. Amazing project and a stash buster to boot!

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:cyclone: :scissors: :yarn: Congratulations! Your Trio of Crochet Coil Baskets are a Featured Project this week! :yarn: :scissors: :cyclone:

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All three of these came out really nice! I especially love the pops of color inside the big basket!

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I LOVE that you made one for the hardware guy. So sweet. Great destash too!

These look spectacular! I have tried the crochet method and they were too floppy. It was difficult for me to keep the proper tension, so I usually stick to the fabric-wrapped version. :slight_smile:

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Perhaps it is the cord you are using. If I am sewing, I use all cotton with no inserts. For crochet, you can use nylon or cotton with a synthetic core. Both of those are very rigid, which makes them harder on one’s hands. The Dollar Store has tons of cords that are suitable and they even have colors!

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I’m so intrigued to hear if the hardware store clerk responds favorably to the basket. :popcorn:

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Love the color and shape of these! :smiley:

Has anyone done one of these that includes wrapping the cord with fabric as is often done on the sewn versions and then crocheting over that?