Freecycle rocks

[Melalvai]

I use freecycle to get ride of stuff. I set it so I don't get a billion emails. Once in a while I look online at the messages if I'm looking for something specific, haven't found anything that way yet.

Speaking of fabric, we are moving into a house that has all tile floor throughout the house. We can wear slippers but what about the poor spoiled kitties? I want to get several area rugs. To this end I am crocheting some rag rugs!

I started with tshirts, cutting in a spiral to make one long strip. That doesn't make a very long strip though. A friend of mine brought over her old uniform shirts from back when she was a manager at McDonald's, including her maternity uniforms. To make strips from these, I cut off the collar and sleeves, and cut along the shoulders so it is one flat piece. Then I cut double wide strips almost all the way to the other side. I go around to the other side of the table, and cut the double side strips in half, almost all the way back to the first side. It's hard to explain but it ends up being one very long strip.

They are really easy and are turning out beautiful! I can watch tv while I work on them. It's really peaceful--something I desperately need because I am very stressed out about moving.

The attached picture is the round rug when I'd used up all my t-shirts. It's about twice as big now. I'm working on a rectangular rug next.