Basket …. crocheted

A roll of corrugated cardboard showed up at a garage sale and I stuck it here until I decided what to do with it.  I love the texture and the cylindrical and flat potential.  I once cut a doll from it.  This time I was thinking more of weaving ….

Then, as often happens, the vision took a sudden turn and the bag/basket came to mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is one I made using ties as the weft on a back strap loom very loosely warped with a strong black cord.  Its base is a burlap canvas and I like very much how it can be used as a basket ….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

… but also serve handily as a bag.

The corrugated cardboard inspired making another bag/basket but with the look and texture of the corrugation.  

While browsing back through old posts of other bag/baskets and playing with the idea of using burlap as the material and wondering how to get it into mountains and valleys ….  I came across this crocheted basket.  

It's not in use or on display at the moment so I had forgotten about it and experienced that pleasant re-greeting of an 'old friend'.  It is particularly poignant because I haven't worked with rope or jute or tough fibre for ages now: dusty and rough on the hands and tickles my nose.  

Come to think of it,  working with burlap would be dusty and rough etc.  Hmmm.  I wonder if the cardboard could translate to a bag/basket…