Blog: THINKING AROUND THE DEBT

TRYING TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF WHAT I HAVE

Monday, December 07, 2009

I USUALLY AM VERY GOOD WHEN IT COMES TO FIGURING OUT HOW MUCH USE I CAN GET FROM MY CRAFTS. IVE NOTICED THAT THE PRICE OF CRAFTS HAVE GONE UP AND I HAVE A LOW MONTHLY INCOME, SO IVE STARTED TO REPURPOSE SOME CRAFTS THAT ARE NOT BEING USED.

I MAKE KNIT/CROCHET SCARVES, HATS, GLOVES, AND TOTE BAGS. I BRING THEM TO WORK TO SELL FOR A DECENT PRICE, SO THE ONES THAT DONT SELL I TEND TO MAKE INTO SOMETHING ELSE, LIKE A BLANKET OR A TOY.

BUT LATELY, IT SEEMS LIKE IM CRAFTING JUST TO CRAFT. CRAFTING OUT OF BOREDOM ISNT FUN, ITS DOWN RIGHT DEPRESSING. SO I DECIDED THAT IF I AM GOING TO CRAFT FOR THE SAKE OF CRAFTING SOMETHING THEN I OUGHT TO CRAFT FOR THE GOOD OF MY SOUL, BY MAKING BLANKETS FOR THE HOMELESS.

IVE TAKEN ALL MY SCRAP YARN AND MADE A BLANKET BIG ENOUGH FOR A TWIN SIZE BED.  I DOUBLE STRANDED THE YARN, USED A SIZE "P" CROCHET HOOK,  AND SIMPLY DID ROWS OF SINCLE CROCHET UNTIL IT WAS THE CORRECT LENGTH. I DID IT THIS WAY BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE A THICK HEAVY BLANKET, YOU DO NOT NEED TO DOUBLE STRAND THE YARN AT ALL. YOU CAN EASILY USE THE YARN IN A SINGLE STRAND, USE A SMALLER HOOK,  AND DO DOUBLE CROCHET ROWS TO MAKE A LIGHTER BLANKET.

 

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CRAFTY JENNIE
BRONX, NY
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