Tarn Rug

It occurs to me that if a person were really in the Earth Day spirit, they would simply craft with items they already had--instead of buying those things new. (At least my composter was made of recycled plastic.) God knows I could probably go years without buying yarn and suffer no noticeable decrease in my stash.

But who wants to do that?

Instead, I decided to craft with things that would normally be thrown away. Like some old t-shirts. This is nothing new. Everyone and the cleaning lady has made tarn and mine is nothing special.

What is special about it is that these were t-shirts of T's that really would've gotten thrown away. The necks were all bacon-y and starting to fray, but the shirt parts were in good shape. I sliced them up and knitted them into this rug. I used grey, blue, and white t-shirts and #17 needles.

I had planned to be further along than this, especially since I'm using these big needles. But, it is a little difficult to work with. Not for the tarn itself, mind you, but because the needles are large and the work is heavy. I'm finding my hands get tired fairly quickly. Still, this is about half done now, so I don't think it will be too much longer. Hang in there, hands!

I plan to put this rug in front of the sink, since that area is getting a little worn. I don't want to show you a picture because, frankly, I just couldn't take your criticism. But, since this is a place that I stand at frequently, I wanted to give this rug a little texture so it would be a little springy.

So it's knitted in basic moss stitch, which looks pretty cool in such a large gauge. And it's striped, just for added interest.