Part 3

Row 7: Using background color 1 sc. st. in 1st. four sts. * change color 1 sc. st. in the next st. change color 1 sc. st. in the next 4 sts. change color 1 sc. st. in the next st. change color 1 sc. st. in the next 2 sts. repeat across row ending in 3 sts. of background color. Ch. 1 to turn.

Row 8: * Using background color 1 sc. st. in 1st. 4 sts. change color 1 sc. st. in next 4 sts. repeat from * across row ending in 5 sts. of background color ch. 1 to turn. Border is complete, fasten off the border color. Using background color 1 sc. in each st. across row, ch. 1 to turn. Repeat this row from 57 more rows. (58) rows in all. Then start at Row 1 of the border and put the border in again just as you did before finish with 8 rows of sc. in the background color, tie off yarn. This rug is nice with or without a fringe (see in book “how to make fringe”) to finish off the rug put 2 rows of sc. sts. evenly spaced around the outside using 1 strand of yarn. Either color.

_THE SHELL STITCH COVER_

Material: 9 skeins of rug yarn size G crochet hook Cover size 20½ by 31 inches

Directions: Chain 75. 1st. Row: 1 sc. in third stitch from the needle. 2 dc. in the same stitch, ch. 2, and 3 dc. in the same stitch as 2 dc. (making a shell). Skip 2 ch. and 1 sc. in next ch., * 3 dc., ch. 2, 3 dc. in the 3rd ch. and skip 2 ch. and 1 sc. in the following ch. Continue until you have twelve shells. Ch. 3 and turn. (If the rug seems to circle some this will straighten out as each row is added.)

2nd to 46th Rows: 1 sc. in last dc. of last shell. 2 dc. in same stitch, ch. 2, 3 dc. in same stitch (making a shell). * 1 sc. in ch. 2 of previous row. 3 dc., ch. 2, and 3 dc. in sc * and ch. 3 and turn.

47th Row: 1 dc. in last stitch of last shell, 2 dc. in the same stitch. * 1 sc. in ch. 2. 1 dc., 1 hdc., 1 sc., 1 hdc., 1 dc. in the sc *. Continue to the end of row and tie.

By adding more rows this makes a beautiful Afghan done in a combination of 4 colors—4 rows of each throughout.

_QUICKY DISH CLOTH_

Material: 1 skein rug yarn size 8 knitting needles

Directions: Using two strands of yarn knitting them as you would one strand, cast on 20 sts.

Knit 4 and purl 4 across row, repeat for 12 rows or until the cloth is the desired size, bind off.

_T.V. STACK PILLOW_

Material: 14 skeins Red rug yarn 1 skein Ivory rug yarn crochet hook—Boye G Styrofoam Pillow—20″ by 20″ by 4″ 20″ zipper

Directions: Half double croc. st.—yarn over as you would in a double croc. stitch—go through st. Pick up yarn and pull through all loops on hook. Top & Bottom: Make two pieces using red ch. 68.

Row 1: 1 half double croc. st. in 3rd st. of ch. 1 half double croc. st. in each st. of ch. across row. (66 st. in all.) Should measure 20″—ch. 2—turn. Continue for 50 rows putting 1 half double croc. st. in each st. across ch. 2 to turn each row (measure 20″). Strips for sides (make 4): Ch. 14—1 half double croc. st. in 3rd st. of ch. and in each st. across ch. (12 sts.) (measures 4 in.) ch. 2 turn. Continue putting 1 half double croc. st. in each st. across ch. 2 to turn each row until your work measures 20″.

Tassels: Make 4. Cut a piece of cardboard 5 in. wide and wrap yarn around 30 times—use either color or both. Slide off cardboard carefully and tie with string as tightly as possible about an in. from top and around all the strands—cut the other end too and trim evenly with bottom of pillow—finish tassel—(note picture). Tie to each corner of pillow.

Put together: using ivory yarn, croc. all seams together with sc. st. With seams to outside put several stitches in corners so work will lie flat. Leave on edge open for zipper. Pin zipper in, then baste before stitching—on sewing machine.

_KNOTTED BELT_

4 inches of yarn makes 1 inch of belting.

Buckle of your choice.

Measure your yarn, double what you need so you can loop it on your buckle, note diagram 1. Page 39.

You will need 12 strands to work with to make a 2 inch belt.

This is a square knot, so you work with 4 strands at a time, just follow the diagrams. The first row will have three knots, on the next row skip the first two strands and work with the next four, only two knots in the second row, then three knots in the third and so on bind off yarn at the end.

FOREST GREEN & AVOCADO AVOCADO & AQUA YELLOW & AQUA YELLOW & MAIZE YELLOW & ORANGE

_KNIT_

All visual patterns can be knitted. Look at the croc. pattern, find out how many ch. sts. you start out with and cast on one st. less. Use number 8 large size knitting needle. This makes the same gauge—2 sts. to the inch, 2 rows to the inch. When just the border pattern is given, look at the croc. pattern to find out how many rows to make. Most of the patterns for rugs use a double strand of yarn; just hold them together and knit as you would one strand.

_INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING FRINGE_ (_1¼″ Loop Recommended_)

Working with wrong side of rug up, attach two strands of yarn to edge of rug, and with crochet hook pull both strands of yarn through a single crochet stitch and form the 1¼″ loop. Then wrap one strand of yarn back under the loop. Pull the strands up snug; then to form the next 1¼″ loop, pull both strands of yarn through the next stitch to the left, and again wrap one strand under the last loop made. Proceed this way all around the rug.

_LOOP STITCH PATTERN_

*Loop st.—Put your needle through st. wrap yarn over your finger twice counter clockwise. With needle go under 1st. strand through loop on finger, pick up last strand, pull through loop on finger and through st. Finish like a sc and on to the next.

_ABBREVIATIONS_

ch. chain st.(s) stitch(es) sc. single crochet h dc. half double crochet dc. double crochet * Repeat whatever follows the * as many times as specified. ( ) Do what is in parentheses the number of times indicated.

_POM POM:_

Wrap yarn around a 4 inch piece of cardboard, carefully slide off the cardboard and tie in the middle all around the yarn very tightly. Trim each end with scissors and shape into a puff. Sew on top of tam over the hole.

Scatter rugs and throw pillows are fashionable and are an inexpensive way of putting warmth and color in your room. Sturdy, long-wearing Kentucky Soft Spun Yarns work up particularly well for rugs and pillows. Kentucky Soft Spun patterns are simple and interesting.

Yarns vary in color from one dye lot to the next. Buy enough at one time to finish the particular design.

Always wash finished item in warm water with mild soap.

Every effort has been made to have crocheting directions accurate and complete. We cannot be responsible for variance of individual crocheters, knitters, human error or typographical mistakes.

Transcriber’s Notes

—Silently corrected a few typos.

—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.

—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.