Crochet Tshirt Rug Ravelry

5 10 t shirts per rug sewing machine optional matching thread rotary cutter mat and ruler optional but recommended scissors size 15 circular knitting needles or size k crochet hook.

Crochet tshirt rug ravelry.

Now you have a chance to get super creative. However if it is a bit thinner a 10mm hook might be necessary to achieve tight stitches and a firm rug. Increasing the rug increases by 6 sts every round. How many rows of sc you ll get depends on how much yarn you have to work with.

Make the crochet t shirt rug. The rug is doormat sized. You can make a round rug or an oval or a rectangle. The size of the rug can vary depending on the thickness of your yarn.

This pattern tutorial shows you how to create a rug using t shirt yarn. T shirt yarn can vary alot in thickness depending on the source fabric that was used to create it. If you d like to make one like mine with little beachy waves here s a recipe for you. If your yarn is very thick like mine you will probably need to use a 12mm hook.

Ravelry patterns yarns people groups forums my notebook. An increase is done by crocheting 2 scs in the same st and we space these increases evenly over the round. One of my favorite uses for them is to cut them into strips and crochet them into rugs like your grandmother s old braided rag rugs but much easier to make. You will need to make your own t shirt yarn for this project.

At the end of each round do not join to the start of the round with a sl st simply continue working the next round in a spiral. Instructions are also included for stripping the t shirts with scissors instead of rotary cutting equipment but this method is slower and harder on the hands. This t shirt yarn rug is crocheted in the round.