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Crochet Rugs

October 12, 2014 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 22 Comments

Crochet 1If you follow us on Instagram, you will have noticed that Sarah and I have been busy crocheting over the past couple of months. We bought a stack of cotton/acrylic blend yarn from Spotlight and have been sharing our stash as we work on our own crochet rugs.

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I am making a rug consisting of motifs. Weaving in all the loose ends is keeping me busy. I still have a pile of motifs to crochet and it is relaxing to work on it at night in front of the television.

Crochet Motifs 1

I found the Granny Square Motif on Haakkamer 7. Although the pattern is in Dutch, it is easy to translate and has really good photos showing each round.

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Sarah is working on a giant granny square rug which is growing fast. This is only her second crochet project – she learnt to crochet a few months ago and now there is no stopping her!

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Hopefully we will be back with the completed rugs before too long!

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  1. Susanna says

    October 13, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    These pictures are delightful, so bright and cheerful, what a beautiful way to show off those candy coloured balls of wool. I love the blocks and the colour ways. I am in the middle of a granny square blanket myself, I think I may try adding these blocks in.

    Thanks (I tried to post a comment earlier but something went wrong, so if there are two from me, I apologise!)

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    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      October 16, 2014 at 9:50 pm

      Thanks Susanna! Happy crocheting ….

      Reply
  2. Natalie Mussell says

    October 18, 2014 at 10:37 pm

    Hi,

    These squares are very beautiful. I am a beginner at crochet. Would you be willing to translate the pattern?

    Warm regards,

    Natalie

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      October 19, 2014 at 6:11 pm

      The pattern is from another blog – the link is in the blog post. Although it is in Dutch, there is a link on her site which translates the stitches from Dutch to English.

      Reply
      • Leslie Balme says

        March 7, 2015 at 6:12 am

        I tried using the translation for the stitches, and then used Google Translate . I am not a veteran crocheter so I need a little help. Could you give the basics of the pattern in a round by round, please? I really love the look of these squares and the colors you used are perfect!

        Reply
        • A Spoonful of Sugar says

          March 7, 2015 at 8:02 pm

          Hi Leslie – It is not my pattern so I am unable to translate it for you as that would be a breach of copyright. You can see the translation of the stitches here:
          http://haakkamer7.blogspot.nl/p/translation-stitches.html
          Hope that helps,

          Lisa

          Reply
          • Leslie Balme says

            March 8, 2015 at 5:36 am

            Thanks for your help. Tried two different translation sites and the translation was pretty comical. Guess I will just use a different pattern.

  3. Natalie Mussell says

    October 19, 2014 at 12:04 am

    What size hook are you using for the squares?

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      October 19, 2014 at 6:09 pm

      Natalie – I am using a size 3.75 mm hook.

      Reply
      • Natalie Mussell says

        October 19, 2014 at 11:40 pm

        Thank you! I translated most of it yesterday. The only part I can’t find is the type of yarn. What are you using for your squares?

        Thank you again!

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        • A Spoonful of Sugar says

          October 20, 2014 at 6:42 am

          Hi Natalie – I am using a cotton acrylic blend (called Moda Vera Beetle – which is an Australian brand from Spotlight stores) that is equivalent to an 8 ply yarn.

          Reply
  4. Byakko says

    October 20, 2014 at 12:54 am

    I love these pics, wonderful colors!!!!!!

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      October 20, 2014 at 6:42 am

      Thanks Byakko 🙂

      Reply
  5. Patrice says

    November 13, 2014 at 12:50 am

    I just love the bright colors that were chosen for your projects. The yarn that was chosen, is it machine washable?

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      November 13, 2014 at 9:03 am

      Hi Patrice – we usually hand wash our knitted and crosheted projects. I am not sure how it would go int he washing machine but should be OK on a gentle cycle and then dry flat in the shade.

      Reply
  6. Peggy says

    February 8, 2015 at 11:38 am

    Is what you call a rug what we call a blanket in Mississippi, USA? Just found your blog and tutorials. Great job!

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      February 14, 2015 at 7:37 am

      That is right Peggy – we use rug and blanket interchangeably 🙂

      Reply
  7. Susan Stone says

    June 17, 2015 at 12:01 pm

    Hello I would like to make the granny square rug and will order the yarn on line. Was just wondering how many balls approx I should order of each colour. Thanks Sue

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      June 18, 2015 at 6:15 am

      Hi Susan I didn’t keep a tally of the yarn unfortunately, My daughter was making a rug using the same colours and we shared the yarn. I kept buying more over a year period.

      Reply
      • Susan Stone says

        June 18, 2015 at 8:26 am

        Thanks for getting back to me so quickly was concerned about matching the dye lot. I suppose it is not as noticeable as in knitting. Hopefully now I can do the pattern as I am really only a beginner at following a crochet pattern. Have downloaded the translation so will give it a go.

        Reply
  8. Susan Stone says

    September 16, 2015 at 4:06 pm

    Hello I have finally been able to source all the yarn for the granny square rug and am going to start. I have a query and was wondering if you can help. The pattern says a treble stitch (yarn wrapped around twice) but when I look at the tutorial at Haakamer 7 for the pattern the wool is wrapped around once. Could you clarify which stitch you used. Thanks Sue

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      September 16, 2015 at 7:59 pm

      I used the instructions from Haakamer 7 and used the handy stitch translation guide found here: http://haakkamer7.blogspot.com.au/p/translation-stitches.html Some crochet stitches are different depending on whether you are using USA or UK terms. Happy crochet!

      Reply

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