Thursday, May 23, 2013

What's on my hook: A tshirt yarn basket

crochet basket
I've been dying to get my hands on some tshirt yarn, specifically Zpagetti, but it isn't sold in the US and the website doesn't ship here either. So after a Google hunt, I found Noodles made by Sullivan's.  I love the way it feels, and it's stretchiness. But the skeins of yarn that I got were only 30 yards. The photo was misleading. So I wasn't able to even start making the rug that I had in mind because once I got to round 3 of the circle, the grey was finished.

But now I know what to expect and I'll have to save up a chunk of change if I wanna buy enough for to make a rug. $7 for 30 yards is unacceptable and is not a good deal to me. But I'm going to keep my eyes open for some cheap jersey knit bed sheets and I'll just make my own yarn that way.
tshirt yarn basket
Anyways, I didn't use a pattern for this basket. Just made it up as I went (and until I ran out of yarn). It's about 6 inches across, 7 inches high. And I used a 10mm hook. The finished basket is pretty heavy. I like that though.

14 comments

  1. It's so cute!! I love the bow at the front too :)

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  2. Wow that is really expensive, but the basket is really cute. I've actually been making a rug from Tshirt yarn the last few weeks, but I just cut up some old Tshirts and it's kind of messy.

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  3. $7 is a lot! Your basket looks awesome, I really like the colors

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  4. I really also want to try T-shirt yarn! Hopefully soon! But YIKES that is expensive.

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  5. yea idk if they sent me the wrong size or what. it's just nuts. i won't be buying it again :(

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  6. Love the colors! I've been wanting to try out tshirt yarn as well but everything I find is just too darn expensive.

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  7. i know, it sucks doesn't it? it's so fun to work with too.

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  8. Holy cow, I didn't realize tshirt yarn was so expensive to purchase. I guess this is why I have always just made my own. Love your basket...this is also on my list!

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  9. I saw a youtuber using Fettucini Yarn by LionBrand,I don't know the price but it is quite similar to this, I had the idea of doing a moses basket with this tipe of t-shirt thing yarn, what do you think?

    (PS: the Youtuber is Audra Kurtz if you wanna check.)

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  10. I could be reading this wrong but all 30 yards was only $7.00? At Wal-Mart they sell the Fettuccini yarn for $6.97 and it's not even a full 5 yards. Sorry if I'm misunderstanding what you are saying, I'm really wanting to try Tshirt yarn & also want to find not only the best price but also my best option for my projects :)

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  11. i can't remember the specifics as i ordered this yarn a long time ago, but i believe it was on sale. otherwise i would never buy tshirt yarn. it's so expensive!

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