Knit A Round Rug

While rag rugs are often braided or crocheted you can knit one easily with large needles.

Knit a round rug.

Rag rugs are a traditional craft that works just as well in today s modern world. Natural stripes rug by red heart design team crochet image source. 28 colorful designs for crafters of every level with just a few tools and fabric karen tiede gives you directions for making 28 different rugs with designs that use age old motifs including stripes and spirals. Speaking of the yarn exceptionally bulky yarn is hard to come by at an affordable price.

Ingrid the knitter the yarn wrapper gauge is usually in stockinette this pattern specifically states in eyelet pattern meaning not in stockinette but using the stitch pattern of this particular pattern r1 k2 yo k2tog rep from to last st k1 r2 purl. I m guessing more than a few of you have a pretty hefty scrap stash at home that would be perfect for something like this. R3 k1 ssk yo rep from to last 2 sts k2. Please click the name of the pattern to get to the pattern s page.

Crazy mom quilts is known for her great tutorials like this crocheted rug made from old t shirts a few years back. Here is a selection of 10 fast and easy to make knit and crochet rugs which i hope you will enjoy seeing and making. Her latest tutorial shows us how to knit a rag rug using fabric scraps. You only need to knit and purl to make this room warming 4 6 foot rug.

Size wise a lot of mass market yarns max out at being designed for about a size 13 or 15 us knitting needle. The yarn used is made from polyester too so it s machine washable.