T-shirt yarn macramé puppets

Sitting on a mountain of old T-shirts?
Bought some T-shirt yarn but never got around crocheting or knitting that rug?
Or did you make that rug but you still have yarn left?
Here's a fun craft making use of T-shirt yarn.

These T-shirt yarn puppets were part of our school's Spring fair activities last June and I can immediately add that they were a big hit among all ages.
It's a nice introduction to macramé as well.
If you don't have T-shirt yarn you can cut your own from old T-shirts (you can find how to do this online). Or you could use fabric strips, bias tape, cord, ribbon, ...

Slip the puppets on a key chain, use them to personalize school bags or make a bunch to make a cute mobile or garland for the nursery.

Recommended age: 5+
Required skills: ability to tie a knot
Click here to download written instructions.



Note: inspiration for this craft was found here. Just now, I also found this tutorial online.

As with all of my tutorials, please note, this tutorial is intended for personal use only. Therefore, do not reproduce, sell or commercialize in any form. Thanks for understanding!

If you made something using a tutorial found on this blog or if you got inspired by something you found here, make sure to post your pictures here.

Triangle open back shirt

Things are a bit slow around here but we're fine, enjoying our summer.
And summer it is! Man, it's been hot around here - I can't remember it being this hot!
Luckily, we were able to spend a few days away at the beach:
- reading (I finally finished Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - a disappointing read),
- making bracelets,
- swimming,
- sipping cool home made hibiscus & cranberry juice tea (so good!!)
- making a lovely little purse (more about that later)
- and crafting this shirt for M.
She'd seen a similar one, ridiculously expensive, at a boutique here in Paris. We both agreed this was something we could easily whip together ourselves!
The result you see below - she's been wearing it like this or over a tank top in a contrasting color.
Both are equally nice.

So, grab those scissors!!