Crocheted Rugs

By American Thread Company

"Crocheted Rugs" is a book of instruction on the creation of crocheted rugs of different sizes, shapes, and designs. The book presents pictures, schemes, and a detailed step-by-step description of how to create a piece of décor to bring a cozy atmosphere to your home.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Nov 5, 2021
• ISBN: 4066338066565

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American Thread Company

Crocheted Rugs

Published by Good Press, 2022

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EAN 4066338066565

Table of Contents

Home Sweet Home

Dot Dot Dash

Young Modern

Biarritz

The New Granny

Provincial

Happy the Clown

Country Home

Cliff Dweller

Regimental Stripes

Round and Round

Day and Night

Pinwheel

Contemporary

Have you ever tried

Aunt Lydia’s Punch Needle or Hooked Rug Foundations

Santa Fé Modern

Home Sweet Home

Table of Contents

(illustrated on cover)

WOVEN

Approximate Size 19 Inches x 30 Inches Without Fringe

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY

AUNT LYDIA’S HEAVY RUG YARN, Article 235

10 skeins Red.

2 skeins White.

1 skein Black or colors desired.

Aluminum crochet hook size H.

With Red ch 72, d c in 4th st from hook, 1 d c in each remaining st of ch, turn.

2nd Row: Ch 3 (counts as 1 d c), 1 d c in each d c (69 d c), turn.

Repeat the 2nd row 53 times, then work a row of s c all around working 3 s c in each corner, join, cut yarn.

Cut 72 strands of White and 36 strands of Black long enough to leave 4 inches on each end for fringe. Thread 2 strands of White into a very large eyed tapestry needle, weave horizontally through 3rd row of d c’s weaving under 1st d c and over next d c, * under next d c and over next d c, repeat from * across row. Weave 2 more strands through same row of d c weaving over and under same sts (4 strands woven through 1 row). Weave 4 strands of Black through next row of d c in same manner reversing the over and under and weaving 2 strands at a time. Weave 4 strands of White through next row of d c weaving same as previous White row. This completes 1 stripe. * Skip 3 rows of d c, then weave a stripe same as before. Repeat from * 7 times.

VERTICAL STRIPES: Cut 16 strands of White and 8 strands of Black long enough to leave 4 inches on each end for fringe. Using 2 strands of yarn only for each stripe instead of 4 strands, weave yarn under all White sts and over all other sts weaving lengthwise, starting under the s c row at beginning and ending under s c row at end. Weave 2 strands of White through 2nd row of White woven sts from end. Weave 2 more strands of White