crocheted trivets

Ain't they purty? Hey now, remember I'm new to this crocheting thing. Anyway, as a college student, I get a lot of t-shirts and the thing is ... I'm not a big fan of wearing t-shirts. So, I found this website about crocheting with t-shirts and I thought I'd give it a try. But I didn't have nearly enough for a rug, nor do I have need for a rug, so I decided to make hot plates (trivets) instead.

   
This one was made using the white material that was in a pouch I had made earlier. Using my 10 millimeter crochet hook, I sort of followed these directions to crochet a circle, but I apparently am no good at counting, so it's a little wonky. If you're wondering, those bits of purple in the white were from the image on the t-shirt. I found another t-shirt and decided to try making a simple rectangular one. But unfortunately that t-shirt was smaller so there was less fabric to work with, and thus it's kind of small. I also had to add extra fabric in order to complete the row (I was double-stitching), so there are some not-so-pretty moments. Actually, there were quite a few wonky moments.It's actually a really pretty purple that matches the bits of purple in the white one. I think it looks blue in the first picture because of the fluorescent lights in our kitchen.

   
Now if only I can scavenge up more t-shirts, I can have a whole collection of different shapes! Wouldn't that be neat? My new roommate will probably think I'm crazy ... but whatever, I'm a college student who can be found embroidering or crocheting at 4 AM. I think I'm already crazy.