Recycled cotton-shirt-yarn table mat, in the shape of a square; knitted in the round on double pointed needles. The yarn-cutting method, described in the pattern, produces rounded teddy-ears of fabric which enhance the texture. For a conventional version, the mat could be made with commercial or handspun, chunky wool, cotton or acrylic.

Requirements

Yarn
• Rag-yarn: Approx 28yd/25m of pure cotton shirt-weight rag yarn, cut into bias strips 0.25in/0.75cm to 3/8in/1cm wide. (Equivalent to less than a quarter of the usable fabric in a man’s large shirt).
Needles
• A single long, straight needle or a circular needle in size 5mm/UK6/US8, for casting on
• 5 x double-pointed needles - metric 5mm; UK and Canadian size 6; US size 8 (or size to suit your rag-yarn after swatching). Alternatively, 4 x dpns could be used with 4 x stitchmarkers.
Sewing notions to join strips of yarn when cutting, and for repairing broken yarn while knitting.
Tapestry needle with eye large enough for yarn

The pattern gives full instructions on creating the rag yarn, knitting and blocking.