Chapter 11

RUGS

How is the floor show at your house? Shall we start with the living room? Want to give it a modern uncluttered feeling—a lap-of-luxury-look? Try Shaggy (made in 12 inch squares) and choose a color that is becoming to your room and you. We like two shades of dusty beige or caramel or grey but you may have other ideas. You can make it from wall-to-wall size or large enough to place in front of the sofa. If your room is in maple and your lamps are brass, accent it with Daisies, white on a rich, red background. For a colonial bedroom or sewing room there is —you guessed it! — Colonial, a charming circular design. For the younger generation there are little coal black scotties romping on a pale blue with cream background.

There is another gem of a round rug, Circular, for your guest room. For the well-groomed bathroom choose Mosaic or Checkers; for the fireside Crisscross or Stripes. Whether you choose to make a rug of yarn or rags, by following these easy-to-follow directions, you will soon be in a splendid rug-ged shape.

No. 1O-21 Rug

39 x 58 Inches (including fringe)

Materials: Rug Cotton, 60 balls of Tulip Yellow . . . Steel Crochet Hook Size G.

Use 2 strands throughout

Starting at center, make a chain 18 inches long (3 ch sts to 1 inch). 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, 3 sc in last ch; now, working along opposite side of start­ing chain, make sc in each ch across, 2 sc in same ch as first sc was made.

Hereafter work over 10 strands of Rug Cotton. 2nd row:

2 sc in next sc (1 sc increased), sc in each sc o within the 3-sc group, 2 sc in each of next sc (3 more sc increased), sc in each sc, 2 sc in last 2 sc (2 more sc increased)—6 sc in­ creased in all. Working over 10 strands as be­ fore, make sc in each sc around, increasing as necessary at ends of oval to keep work flat until piece measures 33 x 52 inches. Break off.

FRINGE ... Cut 6 strands, each 8 inches long. Double these strands to form a loop. Insert hook through an sc and draw loop through. Draw loose ends through loop and pull up tightly. Make fringe in this manner in each sc around. Trim ends evenly.

No. 9461 Mosaic

24 x 36 Inches

Materials: Cotton Rug Yarn,13 balls of Green and 11 balls of White . . . Rug Hook, Size G.

Starting at narrow end with Green, make a chain 30 inches long (3 ch sts to 1 inch). 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across until there are 61 sc on row. Cut off re­maining chain. Drop Green. Attach White. 2nd row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: Sc in each sc across. Drop White. 4th row: Pick up Green, sc in next 5 sc, * insert hook at base of next st 3 rows down and draw loop through to height of row in work, (yarn over hook, insert hook in same place and draw loop through to same height as last loop) 3 times; yarn over and draw through all loops on hook (group st made), skip the sc under group st, sc in next 9 sc. Repeat from * across, ending with sc in last 5 sc. Ch 1, turn. 5th row: Sc in each st across (61 sts). Drop Green. 6th row: Pick up White, sc in next 4 sc, * make a group st over next st 3 rows down, skip the sc under group st, sc in next sc, make a group st over next st 3 rows down, skip the sc under group st, sc in next 7 sc. Repeat from * across, ending with 4 sc. Ch 1, turn. 7th row: Sc in each st across. Drop White. 8th row: Pick up Green, sc in next 3 sc, * make a group st over next st 3 rows down, skip the sc under group st, (sc in next sc, group st over next st 3 rows down, skip the sc under group st) twice; sc in next 5 sc. Repeat from * across, ending with 3 sc. Ch 1, turn. 9th row: Sc in each st across. Drop Green.

NOTE: Work 2 rows of each color through­out.

10th row: Sc in next 2 sc, * group st over next sc 3 rows down, skip the sc under the group st, (sc in next sc, group st over next sc 3 rows down, skip the sc under the group st) 3 times; sc in next 3 sc. Repeat from * across, ending with 2 sc. Ch 1, turn. 11th and all odd rows: Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. 12th row: * Sc in next sc, group st over next sc 3 rows down, skip the sc under the group st. Repeat from * across, ending with an sc. Ch 1, turn. 14th row: * Make a group st over next sc 3 rows down, skip the sc under the group st, sc in next sc. Repeat from * across. Ch 1, turn. 16th to 24th rows inch Repeat back 12th to 4th rows incl. Repeat 5th to 24th rows incl until piece measures 36 inches, ending to cor­respond with beginning. Break off.

FRINGE . . . Cut 10 strands of Green, each 10 inches long. Double these strands to form a loop. Draw this loop through first sc on one short side, draw loose ends through and pull up tightly. Make a fringe in every 3rd sc on each short side.

No. 9453 . Simplicity in Stripes

24 x 36 Inches

Materials: Cotton Rug Yarn, 9 balls each of Deep Rose and Beauty Rose . . . Rug Hook, Size G.

With Deep Rose, make a chain 40 inches long. Lay this chain aside. From another ball of the same color cut 10 strands, each 45 inches long. Knot strands together 3 inches in from each end. 1st row: Starting after the first knot, hold the strands at top of chain and, working over them, make sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, until other knot is reached. Break off, leaving a 4-inch length. Draw this length through knot. Cut off remaining chain. 2nd row: Attach Beauty Rose to first sc of previous row. Cut and knot 10 strands of the same color, each 45 inches long. Starting after the first knot, hold the strands at top of previ­ous row and, working over them, make sc in each sc across. Break off, leaving a 4-inch length. Draw this length through knot. Repeat 2nd row, alternating colors, until Rug meas­ures 24 inches, ending with Deep Rose. Trim ends evenly.

No. 9452 Checkers 24 x 36 Inches

Materials: Cotton Rug Yarn, 9 balls each of Royal Blue and White. Rug Hook, Size G.

SQUARE ... Starting at center, ch 2.1st rnd: 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in first sc. Here­after pick up only the back loop of each sc. 2nd rnd: 2 sc in first sc, * sc in next sc, 3 sc in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with sc where first 2 sc were made. SI st in first sc. 3rd and 4th rnds: 2 sc in first sc, * sc in each sc to center sc of next 3-sc group, 3 sc in center sc. Repeat from * around, ending as before. Join. Break off at end of 4th rnd. Starting at center, attach 2 strands to first free loop of first rnd and make sc in each free loop around. Join and break off (a round ridge made). Make another ridge on top of next 2 rnds.

No. 9456…… Scotty 30 x 40 Inches

Materials: Cotton Rug Yabn, 23 balls each of Cream and Blue . . . Rug Hook, Size G . . . 1/4 yard each of red and black felt.

Starting at one side, with double strand of Cream make a chain 30 inches long. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, until row measures 24 inches. Cut off remain­ing chain. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat 2nd row until piece measures 34 inches. Break off.

BORDER ... 1st rnd: With single strand of Blue, work a row of sc all around outer edges, making 3 sc in each corner. Hereafter pick up only the back loop of each sc throughout. 2nd rnd: Sc in each sc around, making 3 sc in center sc of each 3-sc group at corners. Re­peat 2nd rnd 8 more times. SI st in next st. Break off.

LOOPS . . . With a single strand of Blue, at­tach yarn to first free loop of first rnd of Bor­der, * ch 5, sc in same loop, ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, until Border is completely covered with loops. Line Border on wrong side with unbleached cotton to keep it flat. Cut 8 animals according to diagram and sew in place as in illustration. Cut 4 strips of red, 3/8 inch wide, for leashes in varying length, and sew to 4 animals (see illustration).

Sew on a small white button for each eye.

No. 9450 Shaggy

A Rug to accommodate any room, made in 12-inch squares
Materials: Cotton Rug Yarn, 4 balls of Dusty Pink will make 1 square . . . Rug Hook, Size G.

SQUARE ... Ch 39 to measure 121/2 inches. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in back loop of each sc across. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: Sc in front loop of each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat 2nd and 3rd rows alternately until piece is square. Break off. The side with the ridges is the side on which the loops are made.

LOOPS . . . Attach yarn to first st of first ridge, sc in same st, draw loop on hook out to measure 1 inch, insert hook in same place as last st and draw a loop through, thread over and draw through one loop, making a ch st of it; draw last loop on hook out to same height as previous loop (2 loop sts made in 1 st). Make 2 loop sts in each st across. Break off. Work a row of loops on each ridge. Break off.

Make the necessary number of squares for the size of rug you wish to make. Sew them together neatly on wrong side. For variation in texture, cut the loops of every other square.

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