As I made progress on my rectangular crochet granny square lunchbox:

(which I plan to line), I wondered if it were possible to stiffen the acrylic fibers in such a way that a lining would not be need to support the structure, so after I had nearly completed one last round of the crochet lunchbox to-be:

I started on yet another aspect of this enterprise, and crocheted a small basket that could be used to hold assorted items:

After consulting a friend who has some familiarity with adhesives for sculptural purposes and finding this recipe for a glue mixture to stiffen crochet, I assembled all of the materials I would need:

then measured out the glue into a container that I had saved from a dinner at our favorite nearby Chinese restaraunt:

Next, I added an equal amount of water and stirred:

added one small basket:

turned it over:

then rung out as much of the glue and water mixture as I could, and set it out to dry:

At some point I expect that I will reach the end of these digressions, and work my way back to where this all began: with a face purse.