Quahog Shells

[CrochetKitten]

With summer crocheting running rampant in our house, our newest obsession is working with jute twine. That's right. It's actually the perfect medium for creating straw-like beach bags.

 

 

Like what you see? The stitch pattern is posted on my cat's blog. Enjoy!

[miller3602]

Cool! Thanks 4 sharing!

[birdlady1]

Cool! What size hook did you use?

[CrochetKitten]

Cool! What size hook did you use?

 

I used a J, but you could probably go larger. I wanted the fabric to be somewhat stiff so that the purse will be better able to hold its shape.

[Notcheap13]

Your site makes me smile, my heart swell with your passion and my hands yearn to grab a hook and work.

Thank you

M

[amdm]

Did you find the jute thread hard on your hands?

[CrochetKitten]

Your site makes me smile, my heart swell with your passion and my hands yearn to grab a hook and work.

Thank you

M

 

No, thank you! I'm so glad you like it.

[CrochetKitten]

Did you find the jute thread hard on your hands?

 

It was a little rough, unfortunately. I found I could only work with it for maybe an hour at a time, so I took frequent breaks. Luckily though I used an openwork pattern, so it worked up pretty quickly. I definitely wouldn't recommend doing a jute project all in sc!

[azuki88]

I like this stitch pattern. Thanks for sharing it.

[hooked2]

Very nice!! Wouldn't this make great place mats for a summer table too?!

[misssmaggie]

Nice stitch pattern !!! Thanks for sharing!