A while back I read that donated clothes often don’t get resold here in the US, that they’re often shipped off to 3rd world countries, often disrupting their own textile production. So, I started looking for ways to reuse clothes first, versus donating them straight away. I’ve made a couple sets of cleaning cloths, but then I read about a way to make yarn from t-shirts.. it looked intriguing, so I gave it a try!
It was actually quick and easy! I raided my stash of t-shirts and got to work. Turns out that the shirts made of 100% cotton work best for the yarn; it curls up nicely when you tug on it while rolling it into the ball while other blends, though still useful for yarn, don’t roll quite so nicely.
So, with all this yarn I needed a project to use it! Once upon a time, I tried crocheting.. I made a scarf for my dad. It was a little wobbly on the edges, but he still wears it from time to time. This time around, I couldn’t find my crochet hook. My previous escapades was many years ago, and I probably gave it away somewhere along the line. However, unwilling to be daunted by a lack of tools, so I looked up tutorials on youtube for finger crocheting. I found several and watched them a bunch of times and managed to make it work!
The edges are still a little wobbly, but it’s perfect for using as my bathroom mat!
Creations by Kate 