Turn an Old Tomato Cage Into a Storage Basket

With the larger of the two hoops facing up, tie one end of the twine onto a vertical support. (3-1)Make a knot. Run the twine directly across the hoop to the other side and over the top of the hoop. (3-2) Loop twine around the edge, back up through the center and over the opposite edge. (3-3) With each pass of the twine, work in a figure eight. Loop twine around each edge, up through the middle, over the center and then under the opposite edge. (3-4) Leave approximately 1/2 inch between each loop. Pause occasionally to adjust your twine and spacing. Keep twine taught, but not tight. Pulling too tight will cause the basket to warp.

With the larger of the two hoops facing up, tie one end of the twine onto a vertical support. (3-1)Make a knot. Run the twine directly across the hoop to the other side and over the top of the hoop. (3-2) Loop twine around the edge, back up through the center and over the opposite edge. (3-3) With each pass of the twine, work in a figure eight. Loop twine around each edge, up through the middle, over the center and then under the opposite edge. (3-4) Leave approximately 1/2 inch between each loop. Pause occasionally to adjust your twine and spacing. Keep twine taught, but not tight. Pulling too tight will cause the basket to warp.

With the larger of the two hoops facing up, tie one end of the twine onto a vertical support. (3-1)Make a knot. Run the twine directly across the hoop to the other side and over the top of the hoop. (3-2) Loop twine around the edge, back up through the center and over the opposite edge. (3-3) With each pass of the twine, work in a figure eight. Loop twine around each edge, up through the middle, over the center and then under the opposite edge. (3-4) Leave approximately 1/2 inch between each loop. Pause occasionally to adjust your twine and spacing. Keep twine taught, but not tight. Pulling too tight will cause the basket to warp.

With the larger of the two hoops facing up, tie one end of the twine onto a vertical support. (3-1)Make a knot. Run the twine directly across the hoop to the other side and over the top of the hoop. (3-2) Loop twine around the edge, back up through the center, and over the opposite edge. (3-3) With each pass of the twine, work in a figure eight. Loop twine around each edge, up through the middle, over the center and then under the opposite edge. (3-4) Leave approximately 1/2 inch between each loop. Pause occasionally to adjust your twine and spacing. Keep twine taught, but not tight. Pulling too tight will cause the basket to warp.

With the larger of the two hoops facing up, tie one end of the twine onto a vertical support. (3-1)Make a knot. Run the twine directly across the hoop to the other side and over the top of the hoop. (3-2) Loop twine around the edge, back up through the center and over the opposite edge. (3-3) With each pass of the twine, work in a figure eight. Loop twine around each edge, up through the middle, over the center and then under the opposite edge. (3-4) Leave approximately 1/2 inch between each loop. Pause occasionally to adjust your twine and spacing. Keep twine taught, but not tight. Pulling too tight will cause the basket to warp.

The bottom of the basket will begin to form a bowtie. Continue working around the entire circle until you’ve reached the starting point. (4-1) Tie the ends to the tails from the starting knot. (4-2)

The bottom of the basket will begin to form a bowtie. Continue working around the entire circle until you’ve reached the starting point. (4-1) Tie the ends to the tails from the starting knot. (4-2)

Flip the basket so the bottom is down. (5-1) Use a hot glue gun to glue trim to the entire top edge. Fold the trim over the edge to cover the wire. (5-2) Pom-poms should sit along the basket so they are facing out. Remove any excess using scissors.

Flip the basket so the bottom is down. (5-1) Use a hot glue gun to glue trim to the entire top edge. Fold the trim over the edge to cover the wire. (5-2) Pom-poms should sit along the basket so they are facing out. Remove any excess using scissors.

Flip the basket so the bottom is down. (5-1) Use a hot glue gun to glue trim to the entire top edge. Fold the trim over the edge to cover the wire. (5-2) Pom-poms should sit along the basket so they are facing out. Remove any excess using scissors.

Starting at the same vertical support, tie off the yarn. Run the twine up and over the top edge of the cage. (6-1) For each gap in the bottom weaving, add two vertical stitches. (6-2) Much like weaving the bottom, work in a figure 8 pattern. Run the twine over the top hoop, back through the center and then around the front side of the bottom hoop and back through the center again. Remembering to run the twine AWAY from you around each hoop will help. (6-3) If you run out of twine, simply tie on a new ball and continue. (6-5) When you reach the beginning, tie off the twine. (6-6) You may have to take a few moments throughout the process to even up your loops. Keep them taught but not tight and with equal distance between each. Don’t worry much about your pom-poms, we will fix those in the next step.

Starting at the same vertical support, tie off the yarn. Run the twine up and over the top edge of the cage. (6-1) For each gap in the bottom weaving, add two vertical stitches. (6-2) Much like weaving the bottom, work in a figure 8 pattern. Run the twine over the top hoop, back through the center and then around the front side of the bottom hoop and back through the center again. Remembering to run the twine AWAY from you around each hoop will help. (6-3) If you run out of twine, simply tie on a new ball and continue. (6-5) When you reach the beginning, tie off the twine. (6-6) You may have to take a few moments throughout the process to even up your loops. Keep them taught but not tight and with equal distance between each. Don’t worry much about your pom-poms, we will fix those in the next step.

Starting at the same vertical support, tie off the yarn. Run the twine up and over the top edge of the cage. (6-1) For each gap in the bottom weaving, add two vertical stitches. (6-2) Much like weaving the bottom, work in a figure 8 pattern. Run the twine over the top hoop, back through the center and then around the front side of the bottom hoop and back through the center again. Remembering to run the twine AWAY from you around each hoop will help. (6-3) If you run out of twine, simply tie on a new ball and continue. (6-5) When you reach the beginning, tie off the twine. (6-6) You may have to take a few moments throughout the process to even up your loops. Keep them taught but not tight and with equal distance between each. Don’t worry much about your pom-poms, we will fix those in the next step.

Starting at the same vertical support, tie off the yarn. Run the twine up and over the top edge of the cage. (6-1) For each gap in the bottom weaving, add two vertical stitches. (6-2) Much like weaving the bottom, work in a figure 8 pattern. Run the twine over the top hoop, back through the center and then around the front side of the bottom hoop and back through the center again. Remembering to run the twine AWAY from you around each hoop will help. (6-3) If you run out of twine, simply tie on a new ball and continue. (6-5) When you reach the beginning, tie off the twine. (6-6) You may have to take a few moments throughout the process to even up your loops. Keep them taught but not tight and with equal distance between each. Don’t worry much about your pom-poms, we will fix those in the next step.

Starting at the same vertical support, tie off the yarn. Run the twine up and over the top edge of the cage. (6-1) For each gap in the bottom weaving, add two vertical stitches. (6-2) Much like weaving the bottom, work in a figure 8 pattern. Run the twine over the top hoop, back through the center and then around the front side of the bottom hoop and back through the center again. Remembering to run the twine AWAY from you around each hoop will help. (6-3) If you run out of twine, simply tie on a new ball and continue. (6-5) When you reach the beginning, tie off the twine. (6-6) You may have to take a few moments throughout the process to even up your loops. Keep them taught but not tight and with equal distance between each. Don’t worry much about your pom-poms, we will fix those in the next step.

Rotate the basket assuring that all loops are even. As you do this, you will need to find the best spaces to pull out the pom-poms. You will likely need to move a few loops to keep everything evenly spaced.