12 Crochet World CROCHET-WORLD.COM OCTOBER 2018Autumn Hues Kitchen Rug
Design by Karen BarnesFINISHED MEASUREMENTS
20 inches x 43 inches
MATERIALS- Lion Brand Vanna’s
Choice medium
(worsted) weight acrylic
yarn (solids: 31/2 oz/170 yds/
100g per skein; prints: 3 oz/
145 yds/85g per skein):
3 skeins #135 rust
2 skeins #203 autumn print
1 skein each #173 dusty
green, #098 fisherman and
#126 chocolate - Size Q/16mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge - Tapestry needle
GAUGE
3 dc = 2 inches; 2 rows = 2 inches
FAST, EASY, FUN!
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work
progresses.
Rug is made holding 4 strands
of yarn together.
Join with slip stitch as indicated
unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at beginning of row
counts as first double crochet
unless otherwise stated.RUG
Row 1: With 2 strands rust
and 1 strand each chocolate and
autumn print—4 strands held
tog (see Pattern Notes), ch 4, 6 dc
in 4th ch from hook (sk chs count
as first dc), turn. (7 dc)EASY Row 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes),
dc in same dc as beg ch-3, 2 dc in
each dc across to last dc, 1 dc in
last dc, turn. (13 dc)
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as
beg ch-3, dc in next dc, [2 dc in
next dc, dc in next dc] 5 times,
dc in last dc, turn. (19 dc)
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in same st as
beg ch-3, dc in each of next 2 dc,
[2 dc in next dc, dc in each of
next 2 dc] 5 times, dc in last dc,
turn. (25 dc)
Row 5: Ch 3, dc in same st as
beg ch-3, dc in each of next 3 dc,
[2 dc in next dc, dc in each of
next 3 dc] 5 times, dc in last dc,
turn. (31 dc)
Row 6: Ch 3, dc in same st as
beg ch-3, dc in each of next 4 dc,
[2 dc in next dc, dc in each of
next 4 dc] 5 times, dc in last dc,
turn. (37 dc)
Row 7: Ch 3, dc in same st as
beg ch-3, dc in each of next 5 dc,
[2 dc in next dc, dc in each of
next 5 dc] 5 times, dc in last dc,
turn. (43 dc)
Row 8: Ch 3, dc in each of next
6 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each
of next 6 dc] 5 times, dc in last
dc, fasten off 1 strand rust, join
(see Pattern Notes) 1 strand of
fisherman, turn. (48 dc)
Row 9: Ch 3, dc in same st as
beg ch-3, dc in each of next 6 dc,
[2 dc in next dc, dc in each of
next 7 dc] 5 times, dc in last dc,
fasten off chocolate strand, join
dusty green strand, turn. (54 dc)Row 10: Ch 3, dc in same st as
beg ch-3, dc in each of next 7 dc,
[2 dc in next dc, dc in each of
next 8 dc] 5 times, dc in last dc,
turn. (60 dc)
Row 11: Ch 3, dc in same st as
beg ch-3, dc in each of next 8 dc,
[2 dc in next dc, dc in each of
next 9 dc] 5 times, 2 dc in last dc,
turn. (67 dc)
Row 12: Ch 3, dc in each of
next 9 dc, 2 dc in next dc, [dc in
each of next 10 dc, 2 dc in next
dc] 5 times, dc in last dc, fasten
off 1 strand fisherman, join
1 strand rust, turn. (73 dc)
Row 13: Ch 3, dc in each of next
10 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each
of next 11 dc] 5 times, 2 dc in
next st, dc in last st, turn. (79 dc)
Row 14: Ch 3, dc in each of next
11 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each
of next 12 dc] 5 times, 2 dc in
next st, dc in last st, turn. (85 dc)
Row 15: Ch 3, dc in each of next
12 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each
of next 13 dc] 5 times, dc in each
of last 2 sts, turn. (90 dc)BORDER
Rnd 1: Working across row 15,
[ch 3, dc in same st, sk next
2 sts, sl st in next st] across,
working across ends of rows,
[ch 4, dc in same row, sk 1 row,
sl st in next row], ending with
sl st in same st as beg ch-3.
Fasten off. CW