Step one: Old sheets, cut into yarn. I chose my white 100% linen ones. They’ve served me well for the last ten years. Choose a movie to keep you entertained, this part is going to take a while.
Step two: After three(!) painful hours of using scissors, here’s the result. One duvet cover cut and rolled into a big ball of thick yarn and a size 15 hook. My old Nokia phone is there just for comparison. I’ve never had a hook this big before.
Step Three: After some rounds of crocheting, the rug starts to take shape. Here the diameter is about 75 cm. I like to add a few arches here and there so that the rug really starts to resemble a doily. With the material I got from one duvet cover, I was able to add a few more rounds to the rug after this photo, and now I’m facing another three hours of using the scissors. I will sleep first 🙂
♦ In the meantime: I’m not a big ice-hockey fan, but the way they have priced the tickets for this year’s world championship games right here in Finland is just ridiculous: too pricey for people to buy. End result? Empty seats, tickets being given out for free or very low price. Epic fail!
♦ Song of the day: Perfume Genius, No tear
Yalotar 
I had the same idea, you beat me to it. I want to do a rug with old t-shirt…..thanks!!!
Good luck with the rug! Crocheting with yarn this thick is quite fast, it’s the cutting that took most of the time. You’d get it nice and colorful with different t-shirts 🙂
yep 🙂
This is amazing! I shoud do that too 🙂 I remember I used to be able to do that, too bad I don’t have any old sheets! Maybe I’ll get some next time I am at the thrift store 🙂
Thanks! I saw a really nice pattern in Etsy and I thought I’d try to imitate it based on the photo (http://www.etsy.com/listing/96153334/ready-to-ship-5ft155cm-handmade-chunky?ref=v1_other_1)
This is beautiful! Thanks for posting 😀
Thanks so much! I’l post a new photo once I finish the rug.