Crocheted round rug—a T-shirt-yarn mat that brings cozy character to any space
A crocheted round rug is a cheerful way to update the floors of your home or cottage. This rug can even brave a covered terrace as it is machine-washable. The brightly-colored sample uses four colors, but feel free to mix and match shades to suit your own style.
Size: Diameter approx. 100 cm (39″).
Crochet rug with T-shirt yarn—materials:
- Novita Strömsö T-shirt yarn: 600 g natural white (010), 300 g rosewater (504), 300 g pewter (450) and 150 g spelt (623)
- Crochet hook size 8 mm (US L-11).
Gauge swatch:
- Work chains (ch), single crochets (sc) and double crochets (dc) as indicated in the pattern. Note. When changing colors, yarn over and pull through the last loop of the previous stitch with the new color. Whenever possible, crochet over the yarn tails, so you'll have fewer ends to weave in later.
Gauge: 10 dc = 10 cm (4″).
Crochet rug with T-shirt yarn—pattern:
Wrap the rosewater yarn once around your finger and work into the ring you’ve created:
Rnd 1: ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch-1 sp), *1 dc, ch 1*; repeat from * to * 6 more times. Bring in natural white yarn and sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-4 = 16 sts.
Rnd 2: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same st as ch-3, 2 dc in each st around. Join pewter yarn, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 = 32 dc.
Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in each dc around. Join with sl st to first sc = 32 sc.
Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in same st, ch 2, *skip next st, sc in next st, ch 2*; repeat from * to * 14 more times. Join natural white yarn and sl st to first sc. You now have 16 ch-spaces.
Rnd 5: Work 1 sc to reach the next ch-sp. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in same space. Work 3 dc in each remaining ch-sp around. Join spelt-colored yarn, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 = 48 dc (16 dc groups).
Rnd 6: ch 1, *1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st*; repeat from * to * around. Join with sl st to first sc = 64 sc.
Rnd 7: Ch 1. Working in back loops only, sc in each sc around, increase by 2 sts during the rnd. Join natural white yarn, sl st to first sc = 66 sc.
Rnd 8: ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in same st as ch-3, then ch 1. *Skip 2 sts, 3 dc in next st, ch 1*; repeat from * to * 20 more times. Join rosewater yarn, skip 1 st, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 = 88 sts (22 dc groups).
Rnd 9: ch 1, sc in each st around, working in back loops only. Join with sl st to first sc = 88 sc.
Rnd 10: ch 1, sc in same st, ch 2, *skip 1 st, sc in next st, ch 2*; repeat from * to * around. Join natural white yarn, sl st in first sc = 44 ch-sps.
Rnd 11: Sl st to reach next ch-sp. Ch 3 (counts as first dc) and dc in same ch-sp. Work 2 dc in each ch-sp around. Join pewter yarn, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 = 88 dc (44 dc groups).
Rnd 12: ch 1, *sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st*; repeat from * to * around = 110 sc.
Rnd 13: ch 1, sc in each st around, working in back loops only; increase by 1 st in the last st. Join natural white yarn, sl st in first sc = 111 sc.
Rnd 14: ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in same st, ch 1. *Skip 2 sts, 3 dc in next st, ch 1*; repeat from * to * 35 more times. Join spelt-colored yarn, skip 1 st, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 = 111 sts (37 dc groups).
Rnd 15: ch 1, sc in each st around = 111 sc.
Rnd 16: ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch-1 sp), dc in same st, ch 1, *skip 2 sts, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1) in next st*; repeat from * to * around. Join natural white yarn, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-4 = 148 sts.
Rnd 17: ch 1, sc in each st around = 148 sc.
Rnd 18: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next 7 sts, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 8 sts, 2 dc in next st*; repeat from * to * around, ending with 2 dc in last st. Join pewter yarn, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 = 165 dc.
Rnd 19: ch 1. Working in back loops only, sc in each st around, increasing 3 sts evenly. Join rosewater yarn, sl st in first sc = 168 sc.
Rnd 20: *Skip 2 sts, 5 dc in next st, skip 2 sts, sc in next st*; repeat from * to * around, skip 2 sts, 5 dc in last st. Join with sl st in first sc = 28 shells, 168 sts. Fasten off rosewater yarn.
Rnd 21: Join natural white yarn with a sc in the center dc of any shell. *Ch 2, 2 dc in the sc between shells, ch 2, sc in center dc of next shell*; repeat from * to * around. Join with sl st in first sc = 196 sts.
Rnd 22: ch 3 (counts as first dc), 1 dc in each st and each ch-sp around. Join pewter yarn, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 = 196 dc.
Rnd 23: ch 1. Working in back loops only, sc in each st around, increasing 2 sts evenly. Join rosewater yarn, sl st in first sc = 198 sc.
Rnd 24: *Skip 2 sts, 5 dc in next st, skip 2 sts, sc in next st*; repeat from * to * around, skip 2 sts, 5 dc in last st. Join with sl st in first sc = 33 shells, 198 sts. Fasten off rosewater.
Rnd 25: Join natural white yarn with a sc in center dc of any shell. *Ch 2, 2 dc in the sc between shells, ch 2, sc in center dc of next shell*; repeat from * to * around. Join with sc in the same st as first sc = 231 sts.
Rnd 26: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each st and each ch-sp around, making an extra dc in every second shell’s sc (17 increases). Join spelt-colored yarn, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 = 248 dc.
Rnd 27: ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in each st around = 248 sc.
Rnd 28: ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in each st around, increasing 1 st. Join natural white yarn, sl st in first sc = 249 sc.
Rnd 29: ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in same st as ch-3. *Skip 2 sts, 3 dc in next st*; repeat from * to * around. Join rosewater yarn, skip 2 sts, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 = 249 sts (83 dc groups).
Rnd 30: ch 1, sc in each st around, decreasing 1 st = 248 sc.
Rnd 31: ch 1, sc in same st, ch 2, *skip 1 st, sc in next st, ch 2*; repeat from * to * around. Join natural white yarn, sl st in first sc = 124 ch-sps.
Rnd 32: Sl st to reach next ch-sp. Ch 3 (counts as first dc) and 1 dc in same ch-sp. Work 2 dc in each ch-sp around. Join pewter yarn, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 = 248 dc.
Rnd 33: ch 1, *sc in next 14 sts, 2 sc in next st*; repeat from * to * 15 more times, then sc in next 8 sts = 264 sc.
Rnd 34: ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in each st around. Join natural white yarn, sl st in first sc = 264 sc.
Rnd 35: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each st around. Join pewter yarn, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 = 264 dc.
Rnd 36: ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in each st around. Join rosewater yarn, sl st in first sc = 264 sc.
Rnd 37: *Skip 2 sts, 6 dc in next st, skip 2 sts, sc in next st*; repeat from * to * around, skip 2, 6 dc in last st. Join with sl st in first sc = 44 shells. Fasten off rosewater yarn.
Finishing
Weave in all ends securely so the rug will stand up to washing. Steam-block the rug to an even shape.
Pattern inquiries: @novita.fi. Yarn inquiries: www.novitaknits.com.
