Hey gals – I have one last car craft for you! We’re home – safe and sound – and I’m awfully happy to be back. But before we get back to our normal crafting schedule :) I have to show you the last thing I made on the trip.
Mom and Dad (who came with us) have been wanting a crochet rug for their half bathroom. Well – car time is perfect for crocheting – not a lot of materials and pretty repetitive – that way I could still work on it and not miss out on the scenery.
I was able to get it all finished and we tried it out at their house and it looks great! They wanted the colors to be brown, black, tan and gold to match their bathroom.
I used a vintage pattern I found at a site called Free Vintage Crochet Patterns. The pattern called for 3 stripes at each end and a solid color in the middle but I thought it would make it look a little more contemporary to alternate the colors randomly.
The pattern uses the easiest crochet stitches – chain, single crochet and double crochet – to form shells.
You just repeat the same pattern over and over, changing the colors.
I don’t have tons of pictures cause the rows don’t change. If you don’t know how to crochet, here’s a link to the how-to page on the Crochet Today site. There are also tons of videos on YouTube if you prefer watching someone and learning that way.
Here are a few more pictures of the finished rug. . .
This tile work is right outside the bathroom and the colors look really nice together.
You can see the gold on the walls a little here and part of the pedestal sink.
(No, I’m not a giant. This was a tiny bathroom and I had to hold the camera way over my head to get a shot of the rug in place. I think I have 50 pictures of this bathroom taken with the camera at the wrong angle. haha.)
The Answer Is Chocolate says
I love the colors and the pattern. Turned out really lovely.
Becky says
What a great daughter you are and what a great rug.
Debby Messner says
I love the rug. Glad you are home safely. You beat my package. I will try to send it out today. They block off our downtown for the 4th celebration…….small carnival, activities, and alot of fun…..BUT you can’t get to the post office, drug store or bank.
I can’t wait to hear more about your trip. ((((HUGS))))
Emily {Frilly Details} says
What a cute rug! How nice of you to make it for them. I’m envious you can do stuff like that in the car. I pretty much just have to sit there and look out the window on a road trip or else I feel queezy. Ugh.
Maria says
That looks great! Very cute!
Teena says
Looks good, thanks for the link! Happy Transformation Thursday <3
Susan in SC says
Very pretty rug! Did you put something underneath to keep the rug from sliding on the floor?
Roseanna says
Love it! The colors are perfect.
Raw says
Great rug. Do you sell them? If so, how much do they run? tks…….
Star @ A Load Of Craft says
Way cute! Great job – it looks like one you’d buy at the store!
Katie says
Can you perhaps, if time allows, post a how to video?! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this rug, and I really want to make one for my college dorm, but I cannot figure out the pattern :(
Steph says
I know this post is a couple years old, however, I’m wondering what yarn you used for your rug? I’m making a few rugs for around the house and love how your’s turned out!