Happy Monday Hive Fam!
Let me ask you a few questions…
Is your closet neat and well organized? Do you have everything color coordinated? Is there a preference on which types of hangers you use?
I ask out of curiosity while in the midst of doing some major cleaning and re-organizing my closet. I try to keep things uniform but it doesn’t always work out the way I imagined.
I had my eyes set on some velvet trimmed hangers but the amount I need would get pretty pricey. These hangers are more attractive than your regular ones and they help prevent clothing slippage.
When I was selling my kiddo’s outgrown clothing at the consignment shop I had to buy tons of wire hangers (they were required). I purchased a big box of them and have quite a bit leftover. I don’t mind the look of them but it does annoy me when my silky and sleeveless shirts keep slipping off of them.
I was browsing on Pinterest and saw wire hangers covered in crochet stitches. I was very intrigued with the idea because not only did they help prevent slippage but they were so pretty. If I can make my wire hangers more effective and attractive by using up scrap yarn then why not?
Over the weekend I started on one just to see how easy or time consuming it would be.
I noticed some people would put masking tape on the end of the hook to help it stick and then crochet around the hook and hanger. For those wanting the crochet look for the entire hanger this would be a good idea but I don’t mind that the hook is not covered. Technically you only have to do the tops of the hanger to prevent slipping but I did want the entire bottom part to be uniform.
I started with a slip knot and then wrapped the yarn around my hook and hanger to begin single crocheting. My focus was keeping the same tension throughout so it would stay neat and even.
Here’s the hanger all covered in crochet…
It was a little awkward crocheting around the hanger but nothing too difficult that you couldn’t get used to. It went by fairly quick as I only did a single crochet stitch.
If you care to get fancier there are some nice designs you can take a look at on Pinterest. Some get really fancy making designs in between the hanger and others just keep it basic like I did. I’m just trying to be realistic about how much I’m willing to do. If I’m going to upgrade 20 or more of these I’m not going to have the time or patience to do intricate stitches…basic is good for my closet 😁.
Once I got around to the other side I sewed in the first side with a tapestry needle and knotted it in the back. With the last side I weaved it over to the first side a little before sewing it in and knotting…
I really like the idea of these no-slip hangers and the way they look. I may be a little tempted to try a fancier design but I’m afraid I’ll like it better and end up doing them all that way 😄. Yea, I’ll pass and keep it plain and simple. My main goal is function and to get my closet more organized with consistency.
It’s pretty amazing how the needle crafts we do can also serve in this purpose. We love making beautiful projects but we can also create life hacks that function to make tasks much easier.
Have you seen crocheted hangers before? Is this something you would take the time to do?
All photos are my own and were taken with our Cannon EOS Rebel T6.
