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Easy No Slip Hangers

May 20, 2014 6 Comments

Easy No Slip Hangers - Free Crochet Pattern - handsoccupied.com

I have a couple of dresses I really love, but they’re always falling off their hangers. And like a lot of knitters & crocheters, I also have a LOT of scrap yarn laying around. With scrap sock yarn in particular, it can be hard to find a good use for the leftovers. Two problems? One solution – a simple crocheted band of yarn for my slippery dresses to latch on to. Plus, this DIY hack takes about 10 total minutes. Win, win, win!

Supplies

hangers
scrap yarn
appropriate crochet hook for yarn
scissors
yarn needle

Pattern & Directions

tie a slip knot around your hanger
single crochet (sc) 25
break yarn, draw tail through and weave in ends
repeat on other side of hanger

Loop your yarn around the top edge of one side of your hanger, as shown.

Easy No Slip Hangers - Free Crochet Pattern - handsoccupied.com

Easy No Slip Hangers - Free Crochet Pattern - handsoccupied.com

Hook your yarn and pull it through the loop.

Easy No Slip Hangers - Free Crochet Pattern - handsoccupied.com

Single crochet around the hanger (and your yarn’s tail), lining up the V’s of your crochet in a straight line.

Easy No Slip Hangers - Free Crochet Pattern - handsoccupied.com

After you single crochet 25, cut your yarn, leaving a couple-inch tail.

Easy No Slip Hangers - Free Crochet Pattern - handsoccupied.com

Draw the tail through your working loop, and use a yarn needle to sew the tail inside the crochet.

Easy No Slip Hangers - Free Crochet Pattern - handsoccupied.com

One complete side should look like this…

Easy No Slip Hangers - Free Crochet Pattern - handsoccupied.com

And after you’ve repeated the crocheting on each side of your hangers, they’ll look like this.

Easy No Slip Hangers - Free Crochet Pattern - handsoccupied.com

See? Super easy, and they’re great for keeping that slippery dress or shirt on its hanger in the closet. Because the last thing you need when you’re running late, is part of your (potentially dry clean only) wardrobe falling on top of a (potentially) dirty shoe.

Easy No Slip Hangers - Free Crochet Pattern - handsoccupied.com

Filed Under: Crochet, Free Patterns, Knitting & Crochet Tagged With: craft, crochet, diy, easy, hangers, life hack, no slip hanger, quick, scrap yarn, single crochet, tutorial

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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Comments

  1. Rachel | The Crafted Life

    May 20, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    So clever!

    Reply
  2. onel

    May 21, 2014 at 12:49 am

    Omg, what a creative solution to the hanger! Looks cute too!

    Reply
  3. marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings

    May 23, 2014 at 2:29 pm

    This is brilliant!

    Reply
  4. Sue Anna

    June 16, 2018 at 9:44 am

    Heidi,
    S there a way to Pin this post? Would like to share it with my cancer knit group. Thanks

    Reply
    • Sue Anna

      June 18, 2018 at 1:14 pm

      Heidi,
      Pin option did not show on I pad but found when I was using laptop. Got itThanks

      Reply
  5. Laurel Robbins

    June 16, 2018 at 10:05 am

    Oh, my goodness, Heidi – thank you! This will solve my hanger issues completely, and will be so easy!

    Reply

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