Here is my latest t-yarn or tarn project that is created from recycled tee-shirts. I cut an old white tee-shirt up into a very narrow strip about 1/4 inch wide. The shirt I used had no side seams so I just cut around and around the body of the shirt to create one long strip. I then gently pulled on the strip to curl the t-yarn into a nice thin strand which I used to crochet this baby bib. Here is a tutorial on how I cut and curl the t-shirts into curled t-yarn or tarn.

So if you haven’t already tried crafting with recycled t-shirts, check out the process and give it a go. It’s a great way to repurpose those old t-shirts into cool new items.

Free Pattern for Crocheted T-Yarn Baby Bib

Materials needed:

One white T-Shirt cut into 1/4 inch wide strip and stretched to curl into T-yarn (about 1/2 of shirt used)
1/2 oz of cotton yarn (Pink used)
One hook and eye closure

Hook:
H (5 mm) USA size crochet hook

Description: Baby Bib measures 7-1/2″wide at middle and 11″ long

Directions:
Ch 18

Row 1
Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in ea chain st down to end. Ch 1, turn. (17)

Row 2
Sc in ea st of row. Ch 1, turn.

Row 3
Work 2 Sc in 1st st, then Sc in ea st to last st of row, 2 Sc in last st. Ch 1, turn.

Row 4
Sc in ea st of row. Ch1, turn.

Row 5
Repeat row 3.

Row 6
Repeat row 4.

Row 7
Repeat row 3.

Row 8 – 22
Sc in ea st of row. Ch 1, turn. (Should measure approx. 6″ long after row 22.)

Row 23 (Shaping for neck – ea side is worked separate)
Sc in next 9 sts, leave remaining sts unworked. Ch 1, turn.

Row 24
Sk 1st st of row, Sc in next 8 sts. Ch 1, turn.

Row 25
Sc in ea st of row. Ch 1, turn.

Row 26
Sk first st of row, Sc in remaining 7 sts. Ch 1, turn.

Row 27
Sc in next 6 sts. Ch 1, turn. (6 sts on ea row from here on out)

Row 28
Work 1 dec over the first two sts of row (work 1 Sc together over 2 sts to create 1 dec)
Sc in ea st to last st, 2 Sc in last st of row. Ch 1, turn. (6)

Row 29
Work 1 dec over first two sts, Sc in ea st to last st, 2 Sc in last st. Ch 1, turn.

Row 30
Work 2 Sc in 1st st of row, Sc in ea st to the last 2 sts of row, then work 1 dec over last two sts. Ch 1, turn.

Repeat last two rows until a total of 39 rows completed.
FO and weave ends under.

Row 23 (Other side neck shaping)
Working the opposite side, attach yarn using a Sl st in 4th st from center leaving the three center sts unworked. Sc in ea remaining st across row (9 sts.) Ch 1, turn.

Work this side to match neck shaping the same as other side from row 24 – 39. You reverse all shaping so it matches the other side. FO with T-yarn and weave under ends.

Edging:
Attach the cotton yarn at top corner of strap with a Sl St. Sc evenly around the entire inside edge of neck opening to top of other corner of strap. Now working on the outside edge of bib, *Sl St into next st, Dc in sm st, skip one st *. Repeat between * back to top corner of strap where you started. Join with a Sl St into beginning Sl St.

Sew hook and eye to back side of strap at the top.

If you have any questions or find discrepancies in this pattern, please email me using contact tab above.
Abbreviations:
Ch – Chain
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Dc – Double Crochet
Dec – Decrease
FO – Fasten Off
Inc – Increase
Rnd – Round
Sc – Single Crochet
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Sk – Skip
Sm – Same
St – Stitch
T-yarn – T-shirt yarn

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