Bathroom Organizer: reveal of a new crochet design
Ta-dah (…and this is how all my posts with reveals of new finished projects begin)! My
Bloom Bathroom Organizer is finally finished. It took a little bit longer to put everything together as I was distracted by other crochet projects going on… And then I suddenly got pain in my hands and wrists and was not able to crochet for 3 (!) days. But as soon as my hands felt better again, I came back to my organizer immediately. And here is what I made.
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I was hoping that by the day my new organizer is finished, we will finally move to another apartment with a nice bathroom with walls covered by white and grey tiles. But it seems like our move is delayed and my dream to put new organizer onto the wall should wait a bit… But anyway. Here it is. I used 100% cotton
Bloom yarn by
Scheepjes to make it in two grey shades: 421 (Old Lily) and 422 (Grey Thistle). They were meant to suit the interior of my new bathroom in the best way, and they definitely will!
I also used wooden knitting needles for this project. When a sneak peek was posted on my
Facebook page a week ago, it was fun to hear your ideas about what exactly needles were used for. I learned a few interesting tips (like, to use needles for keeping stitches “alive” for future joining, or use needles for spacing the stitches, so that they are a bit longer but all of the same length). This is very interesting, and maybe I will use some of your tips for my future projects. But this time the task of knitting needles is very simple: I used them to strengthen one of the long sides of each pocket, so that it keeps its shape well.
Bloom yarn comes in a variety of shades. You can read my review about it
HERE. And you can also have a look at color charts on
Wool Warehouse* and
Deramores* (both retailers ship order internationally),
Paradise Fibers* (US) or at
Scheepjes website (NL and BE).
I didn’t want my organizer to be very long and large, and I made only two pockets. The upper one is divided into two sections for some smaller bathroom accessories or pieces of make-up. And bottom pocket can be used for larger pieces, and maybe even small extra towels.
But you can of course make your own organizer much longer (free pattern for this project will published next week here on my blog) by adding one or even two pockets. Then you will probably want to use metal needles instead of wooden. As you can see in the picture below, when I put my fen to the bottom pocket, the upper needle started to bend, so I suppose if I fill the pocket with something heavier it can simply break.
I like the look of natural wood in combination with grey yarn, but practical aspects should also be taken into consideration. But I also think that even if my needle is broken, I can easily replace it with a new one. Bloom yarn is very strong, it’s not delicate at all and it allows a variety of manipulations with already finished project.
I used my own crochet stitch for this pattern. I mean I came up with it myself, but who knows – maybe it is an existing stitch, and it’s just me who doesn’t know about it. I also used
Clover Soft Touch 4 mm crochet hook
*, and it’s smaller than recommended for Bloom yarn. But I wanted my crochet fabric to be dense, with no obvious holes in the lace parts. I want to store my make-up in this organizer, and it would be not fun at all if my eye-pencils would slide through the holes…
So this is my Bloom Bathroom Organizer. What do you think? :)
UPDATE: the pattern is available HERE.
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LOVE IT!! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Esther!! :) I think it would be also great to make a longer version... I have some yarn left, so I will think about this option.
DeleteOh it turned out beautiful! I love it!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sarah! I like it, too. But maybe I should replace the needles with metal. Wooden look great, but unfortunately they can be broken... Or I will just store only light stuff in my new organizer. :)
Deleteit's beautiful, maybe a slightly thicker needle or bamboo needles would be stronger
ReplyDeleteYes, after I published this post I also thought about thicker needles... Unfortunately there were no other needles available in my local yarn shop. But I will definitely look for bamboo. Thank you for the tip :)
DeleteHello from San Diego, California! I'm a fairly new crocheter and I think this is a great idea and can't wait to make some for my daughter! Thank you so much for sharing your pattern. This is the first I've seen of your items and I subscribed to your newsletter!
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa! Thank you very much! I hope the pattern will work just fine for you :)
DeleteNice share. That new looking bathroom crochet is very good looking. I think it's a unique designed one you've created. And I'm looking forward to make a similar fabric crochet for my bathroom.
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