T shirt yarn can vary alot in thickness depending on the source fabric that was used to create it.
T shirt yarn rug diy.
On my first trip to salvation army to get fabrics to make our rag rug i ended up with a pile of t shirts the size of an elephant realizing i was totally lost in all the colors i put them all back.
On clicking the above link you will be redirected to a blog post on different crafts.
Learn how to crochet a striped rectangular rug out of t shirt yarn.
To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts.
Repeat for all of your t shirts until you have enough yarn.
It also teaches you what to look for and how to make adjustments if you want to.
Approximately five to six skeins will give you a 2 x 3 rug and 10 to 12 skeins a 4 x 6 etc.
Just scroll down the post and check out the author s post of july 19 2011.
If your yarn is very thick like mine you will probably need to use a 12mm hook.
However if it is a bit thinner a 10mm hook might be necessary to achieve tight stitches and a firm rug.
This rug is crocheted in the round.
She has given complete instructions on making t shirt yarn and a downloadable pattern to crochet.
Crochet pattern for rectangle t shirt yarn rug.