How to Crochet a Hanger
Instead of throwing away dry cleaning hangers as too rough or too slippery for your clothing, remove the paper from the wire and use yarn and ingenuity to repurpose the wire hanger for use in your closet. A crocheted covering over the wire adds cushion to protect delicate clothing and friction to keep slippery straps or sleeves on the hanger.
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Things You'll Need
- Yarn
- Crochet hook, size recommended on yarn package
- Wire clothes hanger
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
- Instant glue
Instructions
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Make a slip knot in the end of the yarn and slide it onto your crochet hook. Pull it snug around the hook, but not so tight you cannot slip the head through the loop.
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Begin on the left side of the base of the hanger hook. Hold the crochet hook in the thumb, middle finger and index finger of your right hand as if you are holding a fork or pencil. Hold the hanger in your left hand, with the rest of the yarn draped over the top of the hanger and trailing behind it.
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Slip the head of the crochet hook below the wire and grab the yarn with your crochet hook. Bring it back through the hanger toward you. You now have two loops on your crochet hook.
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Bring the head of your crochet hook over the top of the wire and hook the trail of yarn, creating a third loop on your hook. With this third loop firmly hooked in your crochet hook, pull it through the other two loops so you only have one loop remaining on your hook. You've created a single crochet stitch.
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Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until you have single-crocheted around the entire triangle of the hanger.
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Use scissors to cut the yarn behind your crochet needle to leave only about four inches of tail. Pull your crochet hook, widening the loop, until the tail pulls all the way through. Pull tight.
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Thread the tail of yarn through a tapestry needle and weave the tail through the crochet stitches to conceal it. Trim the excess tail. If desired, secure yarn ends to the wire hanger with a discreet dot of instant glue.
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Tips & Warnings
If you wear a lot of black, use black yarn; if you wear a lot of white, use white yarn. Any lint from the yarn that attaches itself to your clothing will be less noticeable.
For a pretty twist, crochet with thin ribbon instead of yarn or add a bow to the base of the hook as a finishing touch.
Maintain even tension in the yarn throughout the project so stitches look identical.
Keep stitches close together to cover the wire completely.
Crochet as close to the base as possible. The weight of clothing hanging from it may drag the crochet stitches away from the base if you leave gaps or if you do not secure the knotted ends to the wire with glue.
If you wish, crochet all the way around the hook as well.
Make sure the dye in your yarn is color-fast so it does not leach onto your clothes.
References
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