Instructions for Clothesline Crocheting
The technique for clothesline crocheting embeds clothesline in the yarnwork to stiffen the project. This kind of crocheting uses a straight, blunt needle instead of a hook. From a spiral center, bowls, baskets and rugs are easily shaped.
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Things You'll Need
- 3/16-inch diameter clothesline (48 inches for a large bowl)
- Four-ply worsted-weight yarn (assorted colors, about 6 oz. total)
- Blunt end number 16 tapestry needle
- Masking tape (optional, for clothesline ends)
Instructions
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Clothesline-Crocheted Bowl
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Taper the end of the clothesline so that it is a point rather than a blunt end. Wind a small piece of masking tape over the point so that it does not fray.
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Thread the needle with a long length of yarn, about 6 feet, and use it as a double strand (now about 3 feet long). Place the double strand of yarn next to clothesline with ends together. Wrap the yarn around the clothesline and yarn to hide the ends.
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Start a spiral by coiling the clothesline around the wrapped end. This will be the center. Make a figure-eight with the double strand of yarn, going over and under the core of the spiral and the adjoining spiraled clothesline. The figure-eight yarn should cover the bare clothesline next to the initial yarn wrapping.
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Continue wrapping the clothesline with the yarn. After three wraps, make a figure-eight to attach the newly wrapped clothesline to the adjoining wrapped coil. Continue with this pattern, three wraps and a figure-eight, shaping the bowl as you go.
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End with a few figure eights and tuck ends of the yarn underneath the last few yarn wraps.
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Tips & Warnings
Shape the clothesline bowl over a clear bowl and you will be able to use the clear bowl as a liner.
A rug is made the same way, but shaped to be flat in the winding and figure-eight process.
