RUG (22″ x 29″)
Reading edition
Material: 9 skeins Lavender rug yarn; 2 skeins Violet rug yarn; size J crochet hook. Gauge: 2 st. = 1 inch. Approx. 2 rows = 1 inch
Directions: Use double strand of yarn throughout working as one strand with background color. Chain 43, sc. in 2nd ch. from hook and in each st. of ch. Ch. 1 to turn.
Rows 2 through 8: 1 sc. in each st. across row. Ch. 1 to turn each row.
Border:
Rows 1 and 2: Attach border color (working over the background color) 1 sc. st. in 1st. 2 sts. change colors (work over the other color each color change) 1 sc. st. in next 2 sts. repeat across row. Chain 1 to turn.
Rows 3 and 4: Using border color working over the background color 1 sc. st. in each st. across row. Ch. 1 to turn.
Rows 5 and 6: Using border color 1 sc. st. in 1st. 2 sts. change color 1 sc. st. in next 2 sts. repeat across row. Detach the border color. For the next 32 rows use the background color and 1 sc. st. in each st. across ch. 1 to turn each row. Attach the border color again (work over the background color as you did before and repeat the six rows of the border). Finish the rug with 8 rows of the background color 1 sc st. in each st. Tie off yarn. Put 2 rows of sc. evenly spaced around the rug using 1 strand of yarn. This rug also looks well with a fringe use the directions on how to make a fringe (in the book) Page 44.
To increase the length of rug, add extra rows between the two borders. See visual chart on page 42.
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