3-D crocheting ...

If I told you in advance what these photos are for, you wouldn’t believe it… So I will leave the answer to the end of the post

I started by winding a bit of this very old yarn around my finger about 5 times to make a sort of magic ring. I then crocheted about 28 single crochet stitches all the way around and closed with a slipped stitch.

The second row was just one treble on every other single crochet of the previous row with 2 chains in between. This made sure that I kept a round shape. In the third row I did trebles on top of the existing trebles separated by chains and one treble on the space of the previous row all separated by one chain. The next row I just crocheted where there were trebles separated by a chain.

I thought that was the right size (everything in the project ins done by eye except for counting the initial 28 stitches).

I crocheted 3 rows of what was really filet stitch. The last photo below shows how I then crocheted 3 rows of single crochet making sure to increase by adding a chain every so often to widen the shape.

I could have left it there and made a dolly hat… I actually used to make quite a lot of dolly clothing when my girls were younger… Of course most got lost… This is not a hat though.

I then did a row of trebles and crocheted through the back of the previous stitch to create a ridge as I tried to show above… Eventually this idea didn’t make much difference anyway…

After that row of trebles I did a row where I skipped one treble everytime and added a chain which made it look like filet stitch again.

You could be forgiven for thinking that I am making a mushroom at this point... I may actually do that soon (I like mushrooms), but this is not a mushroom.

I then crocheted a row of trebles on every stitch and finished the project with a row of crab stitch to add a bit of stability…

Below is the final result.

I then cut the thread and you can see what it was like…. I bought it from the British Heart Foundation charity shop ages ago and it didn’t have a label though I think it’s probably nylon… I used a size 2 crochet hook …

So, what is this for ?.... the main thing is ‘where’ it is for really.

It's just a 3D crochet solution to a household problem : the soap dish in the shower got broken a couple of years ago… At the time I found a lid and put it upside down and it got used since then and until it got broken. I glued the lid, but it didn’t last long… I could have tried to buy something, but where is the fun in doing that ?

Incidentally, I have been campaigning for a 3D printer for ages. I think that would have made this a fun project to attempt but, alas, I can’t justify the expense so I thought that crocheting a soap dish that doesn’t break would be just fine.

I shall hopefully continue on my machine knitting this coming week... for now I am looking forward to seeing your posts.