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GARDEN RUG

NOTES

Rugis workedinsplitdoublecrochet(sdc).

Thisstitchcanworkuptighterthanstandard

dcstssotryandkeep an even tension

throughout.

TheimagesshowtheLargeRugonly,but

instructionsareincludedtomake a smaller

versionincolouredbrackets.

TheRugis workedontheRSonly.Fastenoff

attheendofeachrowleavinglongtails.The

tailswillbetrimmedattheendtoformthe

fringe,sowhenjoiningyarntothe beginning

ofeachrow,leavea 20cmtail.

ThereareChartsonpage 97 whichyou

shouldrefertoforallcolourchangeswhen

makingtheRugs.Eachsmallsquareon the

Chartrepresents1 sdcstitch(see

Abbreviations).Worktherepeatsectionthe

numberoftimesindicatedbeforeworking

theendsectionofeachrow.Workupuntil

Row 85 ( 51 ) ontheChart,thenworkback

downagainforRows86–167(52-101).

Eachrowis workedin2 colours:Vanilla

Creamplusthepatterncolourforthatrow.

Carrythesecondcolourfromthestartofthe

rowtogiveanevenfinish.Whenchanging

colours,pickupthenewcolourinthelastyrh

ofthepreviousstitch and work over the

unusedcolour.

GARDENRUG

UsingVanilla Cream, ch196( 118 ) leaving a 20cm

tail.

Strongcoloursandfolkymotifswillmake

thisthickruga firmfavourite.Useit asan

outdoor throw for sunny-day picnics.

ARAN

WEIGHT

6MM

HOOK

YOUWILLNEED
QPaintboxSimplyAran
(10 0%acr ylic,10 0g/18 4m)
LargeRug
9 ballsofVanillaCream(207)
2 ballsofeach:BloodOrange
(219),KingfisherBlue(234)
1 ballofeach:DarkAubergine
(248),DustyLilac(246),RedWine
(215),Evergreen(230),GrassGreen
(229),Raspberry Pink (243)
SmallRug
4 ballsofVanillaCream(207),
2 ballsofRedWine(215)
1 ballofeach:BloodOrange(219),
DarkAubergine(248),DustyLilac
(246),Evergreen (230), Grass
Green(229)
QA 6mm(USJ/10)crochethook
Foryarnstockistscontact
LoveCrochet 01409404010
http://www.lovecrochet.com

TENSION
Tensionis notcriticalforthisproject,
butit mayaffect yarn quantities
required

MEASUREMENTS
LargeRugmeasuresapprox
145x10 0 cm (57x 39in) not including
fringe
SmallRugmeasuresapprox
60x90cm(23x35in) not including
fringe

ABBREVIATIONS
sdc(splitdoublecrochet)Workas
standarddc,butinserthook
betweenlegsof stitch rather than in
topofstitch
For a full list, see page 92

EASY

PEASY

Eachrowis workedinVanillaCream,plusa

second colour that’s used for the motifs

Row1 (RS)Carrya strandofDarkAubergine,

sdcin2ndchfromhookandineachchacross

referringtotheChartforallcolour changes.

[195( 117 ) sts]Fastenoff.

JoinVanillaCreaminto top of first st, carrying

DarkAubergine.

Row 2 Ch1,sdcineachstacrossfollowing Chart

forcolourchanges throughout.

Fastenoff.

Rows3-167( 101 )AsRow 2, carrying colour

specified in Chart.

EDGING

JoinVanillaCreamintopoffirststoflast row,

sdcineachstacross. [195( 117 ) sdc]

Fastenoff.

RepeatontheoppositeendoftheRug,

working into opposite side of foundation ch.

TOFINISH

Startingatbottomrightcorner,tietails

togetheringroupsof5-6,makingtheknotas

closetotheRugaspossible.Repeat on the

oppositeedgeoftheRug.

Trim the f ringe to desire d length.