Cut your fabric into strips and either sew or knot those strips together into a longer strip used as yarn crochet rag rugs are a popular way to recycle old material but you can also purchase yarn to these rugs if you don t have anything you can use on hand.
Beginner t shirt yarn rug pattern.
Alfombra de totora t shirt yarn rug by laura c.
When working with this yarn you ll want to use a large hook typically a 8mm or larger depending on how stiff the finished project will be.
Find a rug crochet pattern.
Crochet pattern for rectangle t shirt yarn rug.
12 free t shirt yarn crochet patterns.
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Recycled t shirt rug by gwen farewell made using t shirts and a 15 00 mm crochet hook.
Rags or old t shirts are commonly used.
Different asterisk patterns on this rug look different and unique.
The size of the rug can be increased and decreased by adding or subtracting the numbers of t shirts.
Blue white t yarn rug by cindy recyclecindy made with a 9 00 mm crochet hook.
She has given complete instructions on making t shirt yarn and a downloadable pattern to crochet.
However if it is a bit thinner a 10mm hook might be necessary to achieve tight stitches and a firm rug.
If your yarn is very thick like mine you will probably need to use a 12mm hook.
Rag rugs can be made out of any fabric that can be made into a pliable yarn.
This rug is crocheted in the round.
T shirt yarn can be used for all kinds of things from hanging baskets to floor poufs to purses.
Crochet is in trends these days.
The same is the case with this crochet rug.
Products made from t shirt yarn are always promising.
It is available as a ravelry download.
Making t shirt yarn to use in your rag rug is a nifty way to re purpose old t shirts.
Just scroll down the post and check out the author s post of july 19 2011.
If you don t have t shirt yarn on hand grab an old shirt from.
This crochet oval rug pattern is made entirely out of the t shirt yarn.
Van dam is simple pattern making scs of a different yarn over the t shirt yarn.
Crochet tutorial that teaches you how to make a round rug using t shirt yarn.
It also teaches you what to look for and how to make adjustments if you want to.
This whole project is made by working on single crochet so this makes it a beginner s friendly project.
There are a few things to consider when picking your rug.
Size n aluminum hook will work best for this project.
You can place this rug on your computer table or corridor chester.
T shirt yarn can vary alot in thickness depending on the source fabric that was used to create it.
The first step to making rag rugs is turning your rags into yarn for crocheting.