When I’m a very old lady I assume that my great, great grandchildren will ask me “Bunny (that’s my grandma name) what did you craft during the pandemic?”  

This is what I’ll tell them:

I taught myself to macrame using tshirt  thread

Taught myself to make tshirt yarn - lots of it!!

I needed a new rug for the family room and couldn’t find anything I liked.  Then it struck me - I’ll just make a rag rug!!

Pinterest was my guide on this project!  I used a 16mm crochet hook and my 3rd grade crochet skills from Girl Scouts.  

Next I needed t-shirt yarn.  To make t-shirt yarn I bought, washed t-shirts from the Good Will outlet.  

Once they were clean and sorted by color, I cut the shirts into strips.  Each strip was approximately two inches wide.

Next I cut a slit into the end of each shirt strip

I used a slip knot to combine the strips

Pull the other end through to tighten.

Roll the thread into a ball.

To make a round rug, I started with a 12 crochet chain stitch.

Next I did a single crochet all the way around the 12 stitch chain.

I continued to crochet around and around.

When the stitches felt too tight, I added a stitch to keep the project flat.

Here’s a video that I made about making this project.

https://youtu.be/acHsx84GhAs

I love a good denim jacket for the fall.  They seem to go with everything!  After a bit of weight loss my favorite jacket was WAY too big.  This jacket has gone from a size 22 down to a size 12/14 (just like me).

The prior version of the jacket was rather boxy.  I decided that I wanted something that was shorter and more form fitting.

The back panel was removed and replaced with black t-shirt fabric for a more neutral look.

The waistline of the new jacket was cut from an old pair of pants.

I still have not decided what (if any) design will go on the back.  I saved the old back panel so that it can be reattached if needed.

In the meantime, I’m very pleased with how the jacket turned out!