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Covered Coat Hangers

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Check out the gorgeous covered coat hangers my Mum made for me, and find a collection of tutorials to cover coat hangers in other ways.

Check out the gorgeous covered coat hangers my Mum made for me, and find a collection of tutorials to cover coat hangers in other ways.

Last week I had a birthday and one of my gifts was these coat hangers. I was thrilled! Really! I needed some more padded coat hangers for my wardrobe and these are handmade by my Mum. They are knitted using yarn and a particular type of lace to create the ruffles. She even covered the metal hangers with tubing so they match.

covered coat hangers knitted

If you want to try these you can find a free pattern over at Ravelry. There are also lots of other types of free covered coat hanger patterns around so I’ve collected some of the best. Click on the pictures or the descriptions to find the patterns on the original web sites.

crochet coat hanger cover tutorial

This crochet tutorial from Karen M Anderson is easy enough for a beginner

dottie angel crochet coat hanger tutorial

Here’s another slightly more tricky crochet hanger pattern from Dottie Angel

crochet covered wire coat hanger

You can also crochet over wire hangers with this tutorial from Redux Designs

sew coat hanger covers

If you prefer to sew you can find these pretty covers over at Cut Out & Keep from Lisa Stickley

fabric wrapped coat hangers

This technique is perfect for updating plastic hangers – fabric wrapping from Corrieberry Pie.

DIY no slip coat hangers

Finally, if you don’t want to cover the whole hanger but you don’t want clothes sliding off, try this trick from In My Own Style.

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  1. I made my daughter a whole pile of covered coat-hangers a while ago. I used the eyelet lace for some. They are quick & easy to make.

    • Hi. I would like to make some for smaller children but can’t find a pattern for this. How do I get one please?

  3. My Mum has made many lace covered hangers over the years, but we like the smaller size hangers done with the ‘baby’ colors and given as a the birth present. Boy or girl, they both have clothes that need hanging and they last for so long.

  4. I just love the coat hangers in the picture at the top of your website that your Mum made for you, I live in the western suburbs of Sydney & I have no idea where I could buy this lace
    Judith Webster

    • Hi Judith,
      Next time I visit Mum I’ll take a picture of the lace before it is knitted into the coathanger so you can get a better idea of what it will look like on the roll. Hopefully that will help you find it!
      Have a great day,
      Tonya

      • I have a ball of wool that looks like the colour of your coat hanger so I just have to try & find that colour edge on some lace, what colour would you call it

          • Tonya I have looked everywhere for eyelet knitting lace like the pretty lace on your 2 coat hangers but no luck, I have looked in 5 different $2 shops near where I live & they don’t sell the lace anymore, I have tried 2 Spotlight shops & only one sells the lace but sadly none of either colour like the hangers in your photo. I guess I will have to forget about doing them
            Judith

    • judith, eyelet lace is available at wholesale price, sold by the card, about thirty meters from e and m greenfiields sydney, 02 92121944, pay by card, they will post to you. Go on their website eandmgreenfield.com.au type in eyelet lace edgings, choose your coloured edge and width and article number. phone and Ask for alan, it is his dept, tell him what you want and that it is for knitted coat hangers.

  5. I bought knitting ‘eyelet’ lace in Lincraft at Castle Towers and Blacktown stores…this week….23rd April 2014

  6. I buy eyelet lace for coat hangers in packets (5m) and on rolls at Lincraft-Blacktown-colours vary at different times.

  7. your mother’s coat hangers are beautiful. Can you tell me where we can find patterns for these with the eyelet lace. I am looking for one that looks like diamond shape on the sides.

  8. Does anyone have a knitted clown wire coat hanger pattern? The clown’s hat is knitted over the hook in a pixie style. It has a frilly collar and the knitting covers all hanger. Clowns face has two stick on eyes, nose & mouth embroidered on.

  9. Hi Tonya,

    I live in Adelaide and would dearly love the pattern for the lace eyelet hangers that your Mum made for you. I have been onto world of lace in Qld, but the website has been closed down. I am wondering if you could help me?

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