crochet-n-show...aka: who else gets in a manic state of mind when feelin' crafty?
We just repainted the living room/dining room area and I was cleaning and putting all the furniture back yesterday. So about 8:00 last night I finish moving the living room furniture (I can never put it back in the same spot...I'm always rearranging) and it hits me that a rug would be nice. None of the rugs I have on hand are the right colors so I get this wild hair to make a new one. And that wild hair was demanding...it said NOW!
I was up until 2am working on it. And when I woke up at 10am I started working on it some more. It's done. Well, as done as it can be (I want it to be a bit bigger but I need to buy more fabric to do that).
Now I can eat...and finish putting the dining room back together. I'm sick, I tell ya. I need a 12 step program or something.
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thanks...it's actually kind of embarrassing admitting how freakishly obsessed I get when inspiration hits.
it's not yarn. it's fabric that I ripped into 2" strips and crocheted with some big hook (smaller than a Q...a P or S maybe-it's not marked). Crocheting with fabric strips works up really fast. Although the 12 pack of mountain dew that somehow disappeared yesterday may have had something to do with it. LOL!
LOL...in my defense I don't normally drink that much soda. I had a cold Sat and water tasted like metal. And 2 of my fibro meds give me dry mouth. Combined with the sudafed I took for the head cold I was beyond thirsty all day. And the bubbles of soda felt soooo good on my sore throat.
The strips aren't sewn (I"m FAR too lazy for that lol!). I took pics of how they're joined.
1. cut a hole near the end of both strips (I join a few strips...crochet them...then add more as I go so I can control where the colors change)
2. insert the uncut end of the new strip through the slit in the old strip then the slit in itself
3. pull the uncut end all the way through and it makes a sort of sloppy knot. Most of the sloppy knots end up on the back of the rug and the ones that do show on the front just look "raggy" (this pic in reply)
Last edited by Dannielle : 05-23-2005 at 02:12 PM.
as for how to crochet it...it's all done in single crochet. A rectangle would be the easiest. I've done a circle and oval. I just increase when it starts to look like it's curling. When the rug is done I "block" it by spritzing it with water and pulling on it and walking on it and forcing it to lie flat and assume it's proper shape.
and a close-up that shows a few of the raggy knots...
oh, and it does use a LOT of fabric. Good if you have a stash that needs thinning....not so good if you need to purchase fabric to make it. Color matters more than the print on the fabric...larger prints won't even be distinguishable once it's ripped into strips.
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and a close-up that shows a few of the raggy knots...
oh, and it does use a LOT of fabric. Good if you have a stash that needs thinning....not so good if you need to purchase fabric to make it. Color matters more than the print on the fabric...larger prints won't even be distinguishable once it's ripped into strips.
oh man i have so much fabric - i have about 15 bolts of halloween cottons that this would be perfect for! thank you so much, i will be finishing dhs star wars quilt and trying one of these!
yes....for the oval I chained 12-15" or so....sc in the chains....4 or so sc in the last chain...and then sc in the free loops of the original chain (the loop of the chain left at the bottom). When I got back to where I started I did 3 sc in the last free loop then started spiralling.
When I made a round rug I chained 4 or 5 stitches and joined to make a circle.
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