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Dress+Shirt=Beanie

I made another beanie and created a stop motion time-lapse so you can see the process. After the third crocheted hat I finally got the hang of it and it doesn't take much time anymore (an estimated 3 hours: two nights, two movies and you'll be done ;) ). So this is a wonderful way to repurpose your unwanted clothes.

From Jumper to Beanie

If you want to make yarn out of a shirt or an old jumper, have a look at the instruction sheet. What you then do with the yarn is up to you. With this jumper I crochet a beanie and because it was so much fun, I tried another one with three shirts:

If you want to know how to crochet a hat, just have a look on Youtube, there are a lot of tutorials.
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I had a little workshop with 2 of my fellow students and this is how one of their hats turned out.

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What to Do With Old T-Shirts

Apart from the rug rag idea there are numerous possibilities what you can do with unwanted old shirts. Some of them are really easy and quickly done, so even craft grouches could be surprised what they can achieve. Also click here for a long list of ideas.

Make a grocery bag

Or a "Hobo Bag"

A fabric cover for your notebook

Laptop case

Pillow case

How to make a headband

Make a bracelet

Or even Shoes?!

Make a cute scarf
Or if you fancy upcycling your shirts in another way, you can find some inspiration here and here.

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Rug rags

I have countless old T-Shirts in my wardrobe that I don't wear anymore (and I am sure I am not alone with that) and I couldn't believe how easy it is to reuse the fabric in a really nice looking way!

Click here for an instruction to crochet a rug rag.
And maybe you even want to carve your own crochet hook.