First, you need to make your t-shirt yarn. To make the t-shirt yarn, follow these simple steps. Lay the t-shirt flat on the table. Cut the bottom sewn hem. You may save it for a future project. Then, working from the end closest to you, cut strips upwards, 1.5 inches wide per strip. Cut both sides of the shirt at the same time. Cut strips but stop at around one inch before you reach the top. Keep cutting strips until you get below the sleeve area. You can save the top side of the sleeve for other projects. Lay the shirt flat, then cut a diagonal from the shirt’s edge to the first cut strip. Then, cut diagonally from one cut strip to the next cut strip to create a continuous fabric strip. When you get to the last strip, cut diagonally towards the edge, similar to what you did to the first strip. Tug on the fabric to stretch it and make the edges curl under, producing a very nice t-shirt yarn. Next, crochet your basket out of the t-shirt yarn. Follow these easy steps to crochet your sturdy basket. (Use hdc) Using your hook (size Q recommended) and your t-shirt yarn, create a magic ring. Then, chain 1. For round 1, do 12hdc in the ring. After making all 12hdc, pull the end of the magic ring to tighten the ring center. Slip stitch to the first stitch then, chain 1. For round 2, make 1hdc on the stitch after the chain. Then, make 2hdc in every stitch around. After completing the last hdc, slip stitch to the first stitch—chain 1. For round 3, make 2hdc in one stitch, then 1hdc in the next stitch. Repeat this pattern until the end of the round. Make a slip stitch to the first stitch—chain 1. For the 4th round, make 2hdc on the same stitch, then 1hdc on the next stitch, and 1hdc on the next stitch. Repeat this pattern until you reach the end of round 4. When you get to the end, make a slip stitch to the first stitch. Now, you have finished the bottom. To make the sides, chain 1. Then, single stitch around every stitch but on the back loop only. When you get to the end of the round, do not slip stitch. Instead, do 1sc on both loops of the first single crochet of the round. Continue making single crochet around under both loops. In crocheting the sides, work in continuous spiral rounds without slip stitches. It would be best if you marked every round’s first stitch. Remove the marker when you have reached that point to make the next first stitch for the next round. Mark the new first stitch. Continue making single crochets under two loops for as many rounds as you want. You can change the stitch you are using from single crochet into a different one on the last round. Making a stitch change can create a nice edge to your crocheted basket. Weave in the yarn ends, and your t-shirt yarn basket is all done.