I have some fun Earth Day ideas for you today! Use your crochet skills to upcycle everyday items that otherwise would end up getting tossed. Old sweaters with holes, worn sheets or fabric remnants, T-shirts past their prime, and even plastic bags all can be given a new life and turned into other useful items. Here are some tutorials, patterns, and project ideas to get you started.
First things first … we need to turn your fabric, T-shirts, or plastic bags into yarn. Here are a few helpful tutorials to get you started …
How to Make T-shirt Yarn
fariba says
Thank you for great ideas ………………. 🙂
amy @ one artsy mama says
Fun ideas! Thanks, Kara!
Nancy says
oh, I love a good upcycle! Great list of projects!
Melanie says
Those nesting baskets are my fav!
Kara says
They’re one of mine too. Thanks so much, Melanie!
Lorna says
What fabulous upcycling ideas – I used to have a pencil case made like that when I was a child in the 70’s.
Kara says
Very fun!!