One of the many "balls of yarn" that I used to create the hunk of a thing. They were created by ripping 1 inch strips of sheets and attaching them together to create one string of sheets, then I just wound it all together so it wouldn't get tangled. By the time I was complete, I'd probably wound 3 or 4 balls. I guess they're technically "balls of sheets." The thing weighed a ton!
An artsy-fartsy photo of the "ball of sheets." I liked the way it looked like a weird egg, and somehow matched the decor of the room.
To see the size of the thing.
The "ball of sheets" next to the rug-in-progress.
The completed rug! It's too big to take a good picture of! Someday I'll get one. I may have to take it outside and take a picture of it from the balcony!
Close-up of the stitch. Simple single crochet stitch for the entire thing. Super easy, just takes a while to finish. Let me know if you're interested in making one yourself! I can tell you how to start out. Thanks for reading!
One of the many "balls of yarn" that I used to create the hunk of a thing. They were created by ripping 1 inch strips of sheets and attaching them together to create one string of sheets, then I just wound it all together so it wouldn't get tangled. By the time I was complete, I'd probably wound 3 or 4 balls. I guess they're technically "balls of sheets." The thing weighed a ton!
An artsy-fartsy photo of the "ball of sheets." I liked the way it looked like a weird egg, and somehow matched the decor of the room. 
To see the size of the thing. 
The "ball of sheets" next to the rug-in-progress. 
The completed rug! It's too big to take a good picture of! Someday I'll get one. I may have to take it outside and take a picture of it from the balcony! 
Close-up of the stitch. Simple single crochet stitch for the entire thing. Super easy, just takes a while to finish. Let me know if you're interested in making one yourself! I can tell you how to start out. Thanks for reading!
4 comments:
this is awesome. you are very patient!!
We really need rugs, but storebought ones are ridiculously expensive! So I am going to do this. Do you start out as if you were starting a scarf or whatever? What size hook did you use?
Shaylah! Sorry didn't see your comment for a bit. I think you figured it out (from seeing your picture on your blog). I started out just like I was crocheting a long scarf, and just kept going, using the largest hook I could possibly find. The sheets were stripped to about 1 inch wide. Keep up the good work!
Do you have a handy YouTube how to video that you liked when starting out? I'm a very visual person and I would love to learn how to do this! There's a buuuuunch of thrift/resale shops out here that I could probably find some good material.
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