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Basket Liner

I needed a liner for my art yarn woven basket that I wove back in June, and decided to crochet one.

I chose Premier Parfait in crème de menthe (this is the wrong name; it's powder blue, not lurid green) for the liner, as I have three skeins of that from a lot I thrifted. These skeins are brand new (got them still in their packing sleeve), 3.5 oz./100 grams, 192 yards/175 meters, and are 100% polyester. This is a #5 bulky weight yarn with a nice softness to it. I liked the color, if not the name they gave it, and was curious to see if the yarn was as difficult to work with as I've heard.

Alas, it was. Right away I had problems pulling from the center, and ended up with a huge ball of yarn barf when I did. The skein also made some ominous sounds as I was trying to pull from the center, like some strands of it were snapping. Since chenille yarn tends to have a very thin center core thread holding the fluff in place I may have stressed it too much.

For the liner's design I went with an inside-out version of a big beautiful basket, making it with just one strand with the right side on the inside. The Parfait yarn is okay to crochet with but the hand is a bit skimpy for chenille, and while I had no problems frogging it, the strand looks a bit beat up afterward.

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