Crochet

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Found this one while out stitching this week... no I didn't need it as usual but look at the cute baskets


They're made out of crochet twine which seems pretty durable. I actually bought a set similar to this last month at IKEA after realizing these could be used to hold things and could then be thrown in the washer when they got dirty. Now I can make more, even better.  I love Ikea but I really don't like fighting the masses to shop there.

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