Inside Crochet - UK (2019-11)

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Grafi sk Rug

BY SARAH-JANE HICKS

MATERIALS

● Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix

Chunky, 50% wool/

50% acrylic,

100g/100m/109yds

Yarn A: Slate Grey 100

x 3 balls

Yarn B: Mustard Yellow 1023

x 2 balls

Yarn C: Paper White 1000

x 2 balls

Yarn D: Midnight Blue 1037

x 2 balls

●6.5mm hook

YARN ALTERNATIVES

You can use any chunky weight

yarn to achieve a similar effect.

TENSION

Exact tension is not critical for

this project.

MEASUREMENTS

Finished rug measures

100 x 80cm/39½ x 31½in.

DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY

Sarah-Jane enjoys designing in

her spare time. She loves being

inventive with crochet and

likes her designs to be simple,

fun and quirky and most of all

make people smile. Find her on

Instagram as @fl o_and_dot.

TWO-COLOUR

HEXAGON

Make four of each in

yarns A & C, B & C, and D & B

Using yarn A/B/D and 6.5mm

hook, 4ch.

Rnd 1: (WS) 3ch (counts as fi rst

tr here and throughout), in fourth

ch from hook work 1tr, 2ch, (2tr,

2ch) twice (join in yarn C/C/B

when making last ch, do not cut

yarn A), (2tr, 2ch) three times,

join with sl st to top of 3ch, turn

• 12tr, 6 ch-sps.
  Rnd 2: (RS) Sl st in ch-sp, 3ch,
  2tr, [(1tr, 2ch, 1tr) in ch-sp, 2tr]
  twice, 1tr in ch-sp, 2ch (change
  to yarn A/B/D when making last
  ch, do not cut yarn C/C/B), 1tr in
  ch-sp, 2tr, [(1tr, 2ch, 1tr) in ch-sp,
  2tr] twice, 1tr in ch-sp, 2ch, join
  with sl st to top of fi rst 3ch, turn


• 24tr, 6 ch-sps.
  Rnd 3: Sl st in ch-sp, 3ch, 4tr,
  [(1tr, 2ch, 1tr) in ch-sp, 4tr] twice,
  1tr in ch-sp, 2ch (change to yarn
  C/C/B when making last ch),
  1tr in ch-sp, 4tr, [(1tr, 2ch, 1tr)
  in ch-sp, 4tr] twice, 1tr in ch-sp,

This colourful, on-trend design steps up the simple hexagon.

ADD TO THE STASH

Buy this wool blend yarn from

http://www.lovecrafts.com

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