To A Tee Knit Bath Mat, PDF pattern

About The Design:

Many years ago, I hand spun white and natural brown cotton, then wove bath mats using the yarn as weft on an 8/4 cotton warp. These mats have been used constantly, are machine washed and dried, yet are still going strong, but I wanted to spruce up our bathrooms’ decor, with something new and different!

This is a quick and easy-to-knit garter stitch bath mat, edged in I-cord. I love how I-cord finishes edges.

I used Hoooked Ribbon XL and Zpagetti t-shirt yarns, although you can substitute your own handmade t-shirt yarn, if you have enough t-shirts on hand to recycle, which we never seem to have enough of!

I’ve included notes on sizing (with instructions on the 2 sizes I made), and notes about the attributes of these two popular t-shirt yarns, as these yarns are basically mill ends, so their thickness/grist and texture varies with each production run of t-shirts.

What I love about these mats – they have heft, so they stay put, and the garter stitch fabric is cushiony under-foot. I like these mats so much, I may knit a larger one, to stand on, at the kitchen sink!

Finished Dimensions

Small Mat: 17” x 22”

Medium Mat: 20” x 24”

Materials

Small Mat: Hoooked Ribbon XL, 80% recycled cotton/20% other fibers, approx. 131 yd/8.75 oz. (120 m/250 gm) ball: 1 ball #33 Sandy Ecru (A); and Hoooked Zpagetti, 90% recycled cotton/10% other fibers, approx. 131 yd/30 oz. (120 m/850 gm) ball: 1 ball #28 Off White (B).

The small mat weighs 23.5 ozs. Approx. 207 g A and 460 g B were used.

Medium Mat: Hoooked Zpagetti: 1 ball each #15 Mid-Blue Shades (A) and #28 Off White (B); and Hoooked Ribbon XL: 1 ball #37 Sea Blue (C).

The medium mat weighs 36.5 ozs. Approx. 750 g A, 210 g B, and 91 g C were used. Only 13 g (.45 oz) A rem.

US size 13 (9 mm) ckn, at least 24” long

US size 13 dpns (just 2 needed for I-cord)

Tapestry ndl

Gauge

12 sts and 24 rows (12 ridges) = 5” (12.7 cm) in Garter Stitch, using size 13 ndls, or size to achieve gauge. To save time, take time to check gauge.

Happy Knitting!

Dawn