Upcycled Towel Rug

        Hey guys! So recently I have had a couple people ask me how I did this. It was in fact that my sister in law thought of a great idea to use old towels and make a rug with them. I thought the idea was so cool so when she offered for me to help her out I quickly said yes! It was so much fun getting to cut up the old towels and crochet together the masterpiece that she is finishing up and so happy that she is going to be giving me her extra towels and towel shreds so that I can make one for my house in the bathroom and for the front door as they are made to absorb!!Anyways here is the tutorial with pictures!! I hope you guys have as much fun as we did! It really is easy to do and if you are a beginner here is how you do a chain stitch and a Single crochet stitch.

P.S. Be aware it makes a huge mess so be prepared with a broom or a vacuum if you have carpet!

Things you will need:

Old or highly used towels you no longer want
Scissors
A crochet hook preferably size 12, this one was blue and came with a smaller grey one as well Boye brand.

abbreviations- Ch-Chain SC-single crochet
and your ready to go!

Now first we did a round spiral outcome this was done in double crochet,

but she didn't like the effect so she changed it to a rectangle rug.

I personally liked this outcome as well and will upload her finished product when she is done with it. This is the basic outcome of what you should get depending on how long you want it. :) 

To begin cut your towel an inch at a time. leaving an inches worth of space. DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT CUT ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF YOUR TOWEL. It will leave you will small strands that you have to constantly tie together and takes a lot longer to complete. If along the way of cutting up and down you forget and cut it off. It is okay!! Just tie it up to the next one and keep on crocheting. This is how it should look.

 at the end your will have a big  pile of strands like this!!

Actually that is just one strand hehehe, but you get the picture! So now is when it gets even more fun!!

So to start Ch 24. Now to begin your Single Crochet you are going to skip ONE chain and begin your SC. You will skip one because the first one will undo the chain if you go back through it and go to the second CH because you always chain one before starting your next row. Next, now that you have started your first row of SC you will SC 24 then Ch one and move on to your next row. Continue this process until it is the desired length you would like it to be wala! you have an upcycled towel rug!

I hope you guys enjoyed this and I will be back to show you mine once I get my towels. Have a lovely day everyone!! If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to comment below! <3 <3

Also if you can post pictures!! I would love to see everyone else's outcomes or how you changed yours to fit your personal style!

Amber