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Faux Denim Rug
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Finished
November 8, 2022
November 19, 2022

Faux Denim Rug

Project info
Natural Stripes Rug by Red Heart Design Team
Crochet
Rug
Me
Hooks & yarn
6.5 mm (K)
1,192 yards
Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece
153 yards in stash
2.6 skeins = 559.0 yards (511.1 meters), 260 grams
550 Cw Mariner blue
17
Blue
The Yarn Underground in Moscow, Idaho
April 2, 2014
Knit One, Crochet Too 2nd Time Cotton
86 yards in stash
3.52 skeins = 633.6 yards (579.4 meters), 352 grams
669 Stonewash
0611
Blue
The Yarn Underground in Moscow, Idaho
April 8, 2016
Notes

Love this pattern! Very relaxing stash buster. Held two different yarns together throughout. I like the denim look created by holding these two colors together.

Project notes/mods:

  • Crocheted 52 sts instead of 70 per row so that rows run parallel to short end instead of longways.
  • Final dimensions (minus fringe): 19.75” x 30.5”

11/12/2022

Note to self: beware the accidental decreases! I originally started with 54 stitches per row and noticed closed to the end of the rug that I was at 51 sts per row. I thought the narrowing of the rug was due to my increase in tension but nope. Accidentally decreased in a couple places in the first section of the rug and again in the last section. So I ripped back to remove the last decrease and will do “surgery” to remove the first section of the rug to get my perfect rectangle. Husband thinks I’m crazy.

11/19/2022

Finished the rug today, hurray! Love how it turned out.

11/19/2022

P.S. Although I managed to salvage my project with some crochet surgery, I don’t recommend it. The only way I could get it to work was to make a fringe by snipping in half the loosened loops of the row above the surgical cut. Did the trick but may have to do some stitching to keep that end secure. Live and learn.

01/14/2023

After a month of heavy use it survived the washer and dryer just fine. Definitely going to make more crocheted rugs!

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About this pattern
Natural Stripes Rug
by Red Heart Design Team
from Yarnspirations
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2nd Time Cotton
by Knit One, Crochet Too
Aran
75% Cotton, 25% Acrylic
180 yards / 100 grams

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Cotton Fleece
by Brown Sheep
Worsted
80% Pima, 20% Merino
215 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: November 8, 2022
  • Finished: November 19, 2022
  • Updated: January 16, 2023
  • Progress updates: 5 updates