CHUNKY JUTE RUG
Whip up a rustic V-stitch mat in a weekend with jumbo jute yarn. Designed by Lucy Croft.
YOU WILL NEED
Hoooked Natural Jute (100% jute, approx 45m/bobbin), 1 bobbin of each: Yarn A Lush Petrol Yarn B Cinnamon Taupe Yarn C Tea Rose Yarn D Grey Mist Yarn E Serenity Mint Yarn F Vanilla Cream A 15mm (US P/19) hook For yarn stockists contact Hoooked www.hoooked.co.uk
TENSION
4 V-sts measure 22cm and 4 rows measure 15cm over V-st using a 15mm hook
MEASUREMENTS
Rug measures 70x62cm (27 x24 in) excluding tassels
ABBREVIATIONS
S-tr Place a slip knot on the hook, yrh, insert hook in st indicated, yrh and pull up loop, (yrh and pull through 2 loops) twice V-st (tr, ch1, tr) in st indicated
For a full list, see page 92
Hoooked’s Natural Jute is an eco-friendly fibre – it’s produced sustainably in Brazil. And those pastels are easy on the eye.
NOTES
All rows are worked on the right side. Do not turn. The first tr in each row is worked as a Standing Treble (S-tr) rather than a ch3 to create matching edges (see abbreviations).
RUG
Using Yarn A, ch36.
Row 1 (RS) Dc in second ch from hook and each ch across, do not turn. Fasten off. [35 dc] Row 2 (RS) Using Yarn B, S-tr in first dc, (skip next ch, V-st in next st, skip next ch) 11 times, tr in last dc, do not turn.
Fasten off. [2tr and 11 V-sts] Row 3 (RS) Using Yarn C, S-tr in S-tr, ( V-st in ch-1 sp of next V-st) 11 times, tr in last tr, do not turn. Fasten off. Rows 4-20 (RS) Repeat Row 3 using the following yarn sequence: Yarn D, Yarn E, Yarn F, Yarn E, Yarn D, Yarn C, Yarn B, Yarn A, Yarn B, Yarn C, Yarn D, Yarn E, Yarn F, Yarn E, Yarn D, Yarn C, Yarn B. Row 21 (RS) Join Yarn A in first st, dc in each tr and each ch-1 sp across. Fasten off. [35 dc]
TO FINISH
Tie a tight knot at the end of each Row to secure: pull the tail up and through the front loop and back through the hole created and pull tight. Weave in all ends.
TASSELS
Cut 8x30cm lengths of each yarn and separate into individual strands. Iron the strands straight using a hot iron. Using 1 length of each colour for each tassel, place a tassel in every other ch along the starting ch and in every other st along Row 21 – 18 tassels at each end. Trim neatly to approx 10cm.