I have a ton of old t-shirts with stains, too small, too big, freebies that are just not my color...Anyway. I cut diagonally through the hem at the bottom and gradually increase the width of my strip to 1" to 1 1/4" depending on the weight of the shirt. I spiral upwards until I run into the armpit seam then stop. (The rest of it will eventually be used for polishing my spinning wheels.) I cut a 1/2" slit (like a button hole) in each end of each piece of t-shirt "yarn" The join is hard to describe but I'll try. Take one end from each of two "yarn" strips, we'll call them A and B. Put the tail of yarn A through the slit of yarn B far enough so you have access to the slit in yarn A. Now take the far end of yarn B and pull the entire legth through the slit in A. You now have a relatively smooth join between your two strips. Knots would probably be easier, but I didn't want to walk on knots. I used 6 t-shirts to make a small bathmat on size 17 needles. I cast on enough stitches to fill the 24" circular needle comfortably then knit in garter stitch until I ran out of yarn. The mat is about 12"x20"
Re: t-shirt rugdemiguise_ladyMarch 31 2009, 23:17:12 UTC
That is so clever! And your description makes perfect sense. Hmm, every year we get 5 new t-shirts, and I never wear them. I might have to sacrifice a few to make a mat for my bathroom.
I have a ton of old t-shirts with stains, too small, too big, freebies that are just not my color...Anyway. I cut diagonally through the hem at the bottom and gradually increase the width of my strip to 1" to 1 1/4" depending on the weight of the shirt. I spiral upwards until I run into the armpit seam then stop. (The rest of it will eventually be used for polishing my spinning wheels.) I cut a 1/2" slit (like a button hole) in each end of each piece of t-shirt "yarn" The join is hard to describe but I'll try. Take one end from each of two "yarn" strips, we'll call them A and B. Put the tail of yarn A through the slit of yarn B far enough so you have access to the slit in yarn A. Now take the far end of yarn B and pull the entire legth through the slit in A. You now have a relatively smooth join between your two strips. Knots would probably be easier, but I didn't want to walk on knots. I used 6 t-shirts to make a small bathmat on size 17 needles. I cast on enough stitches to fill the 24" circular needle comfortably then knit in garter stitch until I ran out of yarn. The mat is about 12"x20"
Happy knitting!
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Thanks for the idea!
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