Use crocheted rope and wire to create some holiday crafts for your next celebration or simply to jazz up the house for the rest of your family. Visit CraftCraft.net for specific instructions on different types of decor. For Christmas, make stars to recall the one that the Wise Men followed or a simple Christmas tree. Craft a miniature pumpkin for Halloween and/or Thanksgiving or a snowmen to last throughout the winter season.
Make a simple piece of jewelry out of crocheted rope, such as a necklace or a bracelet. The piece of jewelry could just be a plain crocheted rope for individuals with a simple style, or you could add on some beads or pearls for extra bling. Give the necklace to a family member or friend or wear it yourself. Visit the Beadwrangler.com for specific directions on different types of jewelry that you can make.
Introduce your Girl Scout troop to the art of rope crocheting. Invite a seasoned professional from the local community to help teach the girls about this practice, or have one of the parents skilled in the art lead the group. Assign a specific topic to the Girl Scout crochet projects. For example, ask them to create a religious decoration for the church, a present for their parents or a piece of jewelry for their best neighborhood friend.
Since rope crocheting is a topic that not too many people know about, ask students in an art or art history class to conduct some research on this topic. Sample topics include how rope crocheting came to be, what types of machines can be used to create rope crochet projects and who are some famous individuals in the field. Require students to write a paper answering the question and to produce a piece of rope crochet art.