From Scraps to Doormat

One of the things needed to bring in school by Riley is a doormat. That's when I got the idea. :)

We have sorted out our clothes a long time ago and most of it had been donated. Some are kept for my future refashions. The only clothes left are the old underwears. Because seriously, how do you recycle them? Dyahe naman i-donate. Ayoko din itapon kasi pproblemahin pa ng baranggay namin ang pagdispose nun. Baka sunugin lang naman nila. Siguro naman narinig nyo na ang global warming? Me no likey. So it's been on the storage for so long until I can come up of "something better" to turn them into. And that something happens to be a doormat!

The important thing you gotta make sure is that they're clean! Wash it first before you cut them into strips -1.5 inch or wider, it depends on you. The more the better!

Then sticthed them all together. Making it like a long yarn.

This is where it gets tricky. I finished my doormat doing the Half Double Crochet (HDC). My fingers as the hook. If you've never been crocheting it would be a little confusing so I suggest search for it first. Or you can keep up with my explanations and hope that it will make sense. :) Sorry I didn't have photos with these next steps with Riley's doormat kaya gagawa na lang ako ult pra kumbaga e reenactment. First, you need to make a slip knot. Here's how:

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Next, you gotta learn chain stitch (CH).

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Continue making a chain stitch until you have 16 of them. This will be your base. Chain stitch looks like a V shape. It will look like this: 

Turn your work around and we will start making the next row. We will now do the Half Double Crochet. In real life ganito ang hdc:

Pero dahil kunyari lang naman ito (nyee!!!), ganito ang hdc pra sa doormat na ito:

Imbes lang na sa pangatlong chain tayo mag insert ng hook, sa second chain tayo mg insert, oryt? But everything else, is the same with the real HDC. And remember the loop around your hook (or your finger) is not counted as a chain. Now, do the illustrations above in your doormat:

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Continue doing this until you reach the end of your chain stitch. You should have 15 chains by then. If not, check if you miss a chain. 

Turn your work around and then chain one loop. 

Then repeat hdc all the way again. Crochet is sometimes boring. So persevere and being patient you must. 

Halfway there.

Finally! It's finished.....

If you have any questions, suggestions or violent reactions, just leave a comment my friends. And that's how you recycle scraps into a doormat! 

PS.
Now I only have to think of ways to recycle old brassiere. Do you have any ideas? Do share!