Don’t throw away old t-shirts, turn them into beautiful crochet rugs!

MATERIALS

• 4-6 old t-shirts or pyjama tops in as many or as little colours you like, cut into 2.5 cm / 1 inch strips

EQUIPMENT

• fat crochet hook (I used 9 mm one)
• needle and a little bit of thread to secure the last chain on the rug

METHOD

stitches used: chain (ch), single crochet (sc), slip stich (sl)

FOUNDATION CHAIN
Start with 7 ch, connect ends of the chain with sl to create a circle.

ROUND 1-3

Work 1 sc 1 ch 1 sc 1 ch etc for the first 3 rounds.

ROUND 4+

Continue working dc but reduce amount of added extra chain stitches in between. You will see if they are needed.

Your rug supposed to be completely flat, if it is turning into hat it means there should be more extra chains added, if it is all wavy it means there should be less chains added if any. Possibly continue only with sc and only add extra ch now and then when some area of the rug bends up.

LAST ROUND

Once you are happy with the size, finish the round with sl stitch and then use needle and tread to secure the ending… and voilà, your rug is ready to use.

CONNECTING THE STRIPS

To connect strips of t-shirt together make cuts at the end of each of them and then tight them together as pictured below.

NOTES

Recycled rug like this can be also done from other fabrics or even stockings.

Use thinner strips and smaller crochet gauge to create place mats.

In the first row instead closing the circle make the chain longer and then start going around it to create oval shaped rug.