Monday, September 1, 2014

Re-Purposed "Tee-Shirt Yarn" Project

Cutting the body of a tee-shirt...


                                                    ...into 1-inch wide pieces...


                                       ...then opening up the 'still attached' edge...

                                ...and cutting the fabric into one long, continuous strip.


                                                 By merely stretching the strip...

                             ...and allowing the cut edges to curl into the middle...


                                         ...the fabric becomes ready-to-knit yarn!


                                        Of course I had to try some in orange!! :)


                                       Knitting the yarn using long, metal needles.


                                              The sturdy, finished cat mat (front)...


                                                              ...and back.


                                                Erykah enjoying her new gift...


                                    ...and a close up of its dense, spongy texture!


           Because there are always stacks of cast-off tees in my house (four daughters)...

               ...and because I recently found an easy-to-follow tutorial online...

               ...I decided to convert a couple of 'college dorm event' tee-shirts...

                                                  ...into homemade yarn!

                                  I don't much like the 'feel' of the finished piece...

                                   ...(it has an assertively synthetic character...

                           ...and it certainly wouldn't be suitable for wearables)...

      ...but it's a fun way to breathe new life into garments which have 'seen better days'! :)



                                


7 comments:

Rachel said...

They'd make good dishcloths, too, with the texture you've described...!

Heather Woollove said...

Rachel--I'm not sure...they are very thick and might be hard to hang on to while using?!? Maybe if they were crocheted in an open-weave way. With knitting, it's hard to keep the stitches of this yarn loose (at least for me!) Hxx

Barbara said...

What a great way to repurpose old T-shirts. Thanks for sharing.

Heather Woollove said...

Glad you liked it, Barbara!

Ginx Craft said...

Really interesting to see your T-shirt knit. Thanks for the lesson.

WonderWhyGal said...

Of course you had to knit some up in orange! A woman after my own orange heart <3 What a great way to re purpose the t shirt.

Heather Woollove said...

Ginny- It was really quick to make, too!
Andrea-Hahaha...soul sisters! :)