Crocheted Box

[Ladycrochat]

Here is a crocheted box that I made....For each side you have to crochet two pieces..sew them together and then stiffen them with cardboard or plastic mesh to give them some strength, insert it between the two pieces that you have sewn together and then close up the final side....then crochet your box together! Don't forget to make a bottom as well. It is best not to make them too big as they get flimsy.....this one is used to hold my sons' Playstation2 Games
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h157/DKousmat58/Crochet/DSC05631.jpg

[Debbi-a1]

opps the link wne tto your baby's afghan and I want tosee the box!:angry
lol

[monchichi_bright]

it's the first link at the "top" bottom of her post before her "signature" directly above her name.....and the box is adorable good job!!!!

[Debbi-a1]

That was the one I used... it looks like she edited it (maybe, I'm new could be wrong.). But I love the box idea. I've never made one and could use one for a candy dish on my desk at work (thought about doing one in a variety of colors for un and seasons and holidays).
Thanks.
Debbi

[Ramburn]

I like your box. :)

[Cuddlefish]

Ooh, that is a nice box. And so are your wall tiles, and so is that table. :manyheart

[Ladycrochat]

Oh thank you everyone! Welcome to Morocco!:hug

[Mom w/a Motif]

What a cool idea. I might just have to make one for my sons' PSP games LOL!! I'll show it to him and see what he thinks. Thanks for sharing that!

Tina

[chichiturtle]

Great looking box. I really love the yarn. What is it?

[nevadamama]

GREAT IDEA
&
VERY CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS
NICELY DONE
:):):)

[Ladycrochat]

In Morocco we buy yarn in a special way....all yarn comes on gigantic spools like the yarn sold for knitting machines.Then we buy as much yarn in as many strands as we like...by putting 4 strands together I can approxamate a 4ply yarn....by mixing and matching I can come up with some interesting combinations....this one was made with 4 strands of fire engine red and 4 strands of royal blue and 2 strands of black....you can get a similar effect by useing 2 4ply yarns together and then add in two strands of sports weight yarn. It sounds like a lot of yarn and it is! But you want this chunky and thick, it is stronger then

[cupcake]

Wow what a great idea for the boxes, and what a great idea to ply your own yarn. Ladychrochat you work is loveley and...

I WANT TO COME TO MOROCCO!!

[Roli]

Ooh, that is a nice box. And so are your wall tiles, and so is that table.

I was going to say the same thing! The box is a great idea.:)

[Ladycrochat]

I WANT TO COME TO MOROCCO!!sure Cupcake! We can work up a camel bookmark! LOL

[wildthing1058]

that is great your son is going to love it

[Yammy]

very clever! you've given me some ideas :)

[Yarn Duck]

Neat idea! I've thought about something like that but never actually made it.

And I love that table-top. :manyheart

[emeraldmoon]

Great Idea....

[Ladycrochat]

Thank you everyone is so kind...thank you for all your interest.....it was a stash buster....just trying to get rid of yarn that I had left over from making the family mittens last winter!:wbrr

[reecie]

i am digging the box! we always need storage solutions!

[cupcake]

Thank you everyone is so kind...thank you for all your interest.....it was a stash buster....just trying to get rid of yarn that I had left over from making the family mittens last winter!:wbrr

does it cold enough to wear mittons in Morrocco?

[Ladycrochat]

Yes it can get very cold in Morocco in the winter....There is skiing up in the mountains and we live right on the Atlantic so there is always a brisk wind coming in off of the ocean! There are photos of my hometown in my Photobucket below!

[artemis]

Ooh, that is a nice box. And so are your wall tiles, and so is that table. :manyheart

Cuddlefish took the words right out of my mouth!
When I saw the walls and table, I thought, "Where does she live?"
Then I saw Moracco!
What's it like there today?

[Rosemary]

What a neat box! Thank you for the clear directions.
I love the tile floor, too.
I looked through all your photos; your family is lovely.

[mimicat]

Beautiful and very practical! :cheer

[Mom w/a Motif]

I was just thinking, this would be something I could crochet for my nephews. I never know what to make them, as they live in Texas. A sweater or an afghan wouldn't be needed (already made one an afghan anyway.) So this would be something they could use for their gameboy PSPs and wouldn't feel 'left out' when I send their sisters things. Cool!! :clap

Tina

[Ladycrochat]

Thank you again everyone, for the compliments on box, tiles, table, family and city!lol....I am glad that you are all so interested in Morocco....But I must admit...The photos were taken in our formal livingroom...the rest of the house is not that classy! Right now the weather here is warm and breezy....My oldest went surfing. The temperature of my home city here is always tempered by the ocean's temperature so it does not vary much....But this is a VERY VERY VERY windy place.....so there is a lot of wind surfing and kite surfing.....Thank you again for all your interest

[Ladycrochat]

I agree that storage is always an issue...has anyone seen this? Or perhaps made it? I haven't made it ....yet, but I am certainly thinking about it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3095&item=8282731595#ebayphotohosting

[Mom w/a Motif]

:lol I guess anything will sell on ebay. That is pretty cool though.

Tina

I agree that storage is always an issue...has anyone seen this? Or perhaps made it? I haven't made it ....yet, but I am certainly thinking about it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3095&item=8282731595#ebayphotohosting

[belant]

I can think of a million uses for those boxes. I'm definitely going to try my hand at a few of those. Thanks for the interesting description of how different it is to buy yarn in Morocco!