Container for small items

One of the most popular and useful things to make yourself is a container for small items. There are quite a lot of starting materials from which they can be made. And every time the jars for storing all sorts of things turn out to be special, not like the others.

One of the options is offered to your attention. The container is made from two plastic bottles with a volume of about 2 liters. You will need two identical bottles. In this case, it is important that the bottles do not have parallel walls, then it will be possible to select the cut diameter so that the container can close tightly, i.e. one diameter was slightly larger than the other with the goal of making the container itself from one part, and a lid for it from the other.

We estimate the ratio of diameters on the cut. The edge of the plastic will need to be processed to give it density, so when trying it on there should be a gap of about half a centimeter between the lid and the bottom.

Both sides of the container are subjected to cut heat treatment. To do this, use a frying pan of a suitable size with a thin bottom.We heat the frying pan, turning it upside down, then apply the cut side of the plastic bottle to the hot surface and lightly rotate it in a circle without strong pressure. When exposed to heat, the plastic begins to curl inward, forming a hard edging that will secure the edge and the container will keep its shape.

Now we select threads to create the outer decorative shell of the container. The binding should be dense, not transparent, therefore the yarn should be thick enough. Also suitable knitting in several threads. We choose the main thread of red color, accompanied by a strong synthetic thread of pink color. We get a fairly thick double thread. We also select a hook for tight knitting, in our case N3.5.

We start knitting from the bottom circle according to the standard pattern. Add loops and try them on the plastic base until its bottom is completely covered with a knitted circle. Then we stop adding loops and raise the knitting to the level of the edge of the plastic form. We knit in the same way for the second half of the container.

When both halves of the knitted shell are ready, stretch them onto plastic forms. It is most convenient to attach a knitted cover to a plastic form using a thermal spray gun. To connect, place a drop of hot glue on the bottom. Then we put on the knitted part and also glue it along the contour of the top.

Similarly, we attach the knitted cover to the second part of the container. It is important to leave at least 1cm of free plastic edge at the bottom of the container so that the lid can be closed.

For decoration we use fragments of lace ribbon, glitter, and a flower made of yarn. The flower can be knitted or made on a machine to create flowers from threads, as in our case.

From the lace ribbon we cut out elements along the tight contour of the embroidery and combine them into an applique in the form of a butterfly. The applique can be sewn on with small, invisible stitches, or glued with hot glue. We decorate the joints with shiny hearts.

If both parts of the container are selected correctly, both in terms of diameters and design, then we will get a very nice tightly closing jar, suitable for securely storing various small things from stationery to buttons, from jewelry to coins.