bugaboo, mini, mr & me: A Yarntastic Shirt Refashion with Lisa from Grey Luster Girl

Our guest today has SKILLZ people. Lisa throws a mean party, gives old clothes new life, whips up cute crafts out nothing... she's like a crafty superwoman. When I finally discovered her blog - Grey Luster Girl - a few years ago, I realized I'd been pinning like ALL of her stuff without even knowing it... ha! She's got a super cute idea for you today!

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Hello! I am Lisa and I blog over at Grey Luster Girl. I like to refashion clothes, cook (mostly bake because who doesn't love dessert!) throw parties and pretty much make whatever DIY project I can. When Kimberly asked me to be a part of her Yarn it All series, I immediately said yes. Then I started thinking... what in the world am I going to do with yarn?! I am a begining crochet-er at best and it takes me a REALLY long time to crochet anything. Usually my hats are too small and the shoes I crochet aren't the same size. So my yarn skills may be a little rusty but my refashion skills are doing alright. I thought if I could combine yarn with a refashion, then I may just be able to pull off a cute DIY yarn project after all.

I started by taking in a men's shirt. If you need help taking in a big shirt you can check out this post I did. After I took it in I cut off the collar. I followed the tutorial from New Stitch a Day on How to Crochet a Circle and Picot Edging. Using a G hook, I followed the instructions which called for me to start a chain in multiples of 5 plus 1. I crocheted until my chain went the length of my collar. It ended up being 56. If I were to do it again I think I would do 61 stitches. I followed the tutorial. It was not perfect but I tried my best. I pinned the yarn collar onto the shirt and sewed it on with my sewing machine. I didn't sew every piece, just the outline of the crocheted part.