I rolled the fabric into one big ball and crocheted the rug with a 16 mm crochet hook.
Crochet rag rug fabric strips.
I used all knit fabrics cut into 1 inch strips and tied the ends together using a square knot.
If you re handy with a crochet hook already you ll find this project both straightforward and very rewarding.
Whether you weave braid knit or crochet your rag rugs the process for making the strips is the same.
The finished rug typically measures about 23 inches wide by 18 inches high.
The first step to making rag rugs is turning your rags into yarn for crocheting.
I have never tried this but i did a little research and put together a collection of blog posts and tutorials that will hopefully.
If you want to make your crochet rag rug bigger you can crochet a longer starting chain adding multiples of four stitches.
To finish the rag rug simply complete the last round trim off the fabric yarn leaving a 6cm tail and then pull the fabric yarn through the loop on the crochet hook and pull to make a knot.
Cut your fabric into strips and either sew or knot those strips together into a longer strip used as yarn crochet rag rugs are a popular way to recycle old material but you can also purchase yarn to these rugs if you don t have anything you can use on hand.
Crocheting a round rag rug is as simple as can be.
Keep in mind that you ll need more fabric if you choose to crochet a larger rug.
Store bought fabric allows you to choose specific colors while t shirts and old sheets.
Turn over the work and on the underside weave the tail into the work weave it through the same coloured stitches and attach it properly with a needle.
Once the rug was the right size i bordered it with a white fabric strip single crocheted around the edge.