Covered coat hangers

In another Knitting Stitches post, you will learn how to knit Moss Stitch Triangles. To me, it is a more masculine stitch but it is really lovely.

I knew a lot of you would love that apron/smock (I shared here) just as much as I do, but what surprised me was all the excitement over the hanger! I've had these for ages; found them in a thrift shop in my little town. They're probably from the 50's or thereabouts. There was most likely a newspaper pattern or something for them back in the day, though I've yet to run across it. Just thought they were so cute. I guess you did too. That beautiful crochet keeps clothing from slipping off the…

simple and practical hanger cover...because everything slips off of my plastic hangers, or my tops get "shoulder nipples."

If you're looking for a quick way to bust through some of your yarn stash, try this thrifty idea for Yarn Covered Coat Hangers. While not one of your typical beginner knitting projects, wrapping yarn around the hangers does have value. Not only does it keep clothes from easily falling off of the hangers, but keeps hangers from getting tangled with one another as well.

Have you ever wondered what to do with that last little bit of yarn from a project, you know what I mean, that little ball that just sits t...

Learn how to make your own padded coat hangers with this easy tutorial

So you’ve poured your heart and soul into your handmade dress, snipped the final thread, heaved a satisfied sigh, squealed with delighte...

With these colorful and useful Coat Hanger Covers, you will no longer worry the stretched shoulders of clothes and tops slipping off the coat hanger.

Coat Hanger With Lace Insertion Cast on 60 stitches 5mm needles Knit 2 rows 3rd row Knit with Lace Knit 3 rows Knit 1 row with lace Knit 5 rows Knit 1 row...

Crochet Coat Hanger Covers: Patterns and Inspiration – Crochet Patterns, How to, Stitches, Guides and more

At our recent Simple Living Toowoomba workshop Neralie showed us how to make padded coathanger covers. I had a few questions afterwards about how she covered the hook so she very kindly made another couple of coathanger covers and took photos along the way so that we could have a tutorial. This tutorial is in her words: This method of covering coathangers will suit any flat coathanger with a fine hook. I bought plastic covered wire coathangers from Spotlight because they are cheap, but the…

Yarn Covered Hangers: So, you know all of those ugly wire hangers you get from the drycleaners? What do you do with them? Do you just use them and try to ignore their ugliness, or perhaps just throw them away? Dont' do either! Here is a fun and ea…

Don't they look pretty? And because I've recycled things I already had, instead of costing $20, they cost a big fat $0. I can live with that. During the April Get Organized challenge I very bravely tackled our walk-in robe. It was a complete mess, very disorganised and decidedly over-crowded. I came to the conclusion that we just had too many clothes. And shoes. And handbags. And coats. Alright, I came to the conclusion that I have too many of all those things. It's OK, I went through…

Crochet Cover Your Wire Hangers: I am not crazy about wire hangers, unless they’re covered with yarn. I really like yarn covered wire hangers because they are really strong and the yarn prevents clothing from slipping off the hanger, Recently I was told about crocheti…

Do you accumulate the coffee pod containers? Even though we buy the Canadian Beaver Rock brand, which are totally recyclable (if your area accepts them) I still like to save them for craft projects. In our house only my husband drinks coffee but we still get quite a few of them over a while. These

Going Grey and Slightly Green: Fabric covered coathangers

1970s vintage duo of crochet covered coat hangers

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