Peppermint Twist Rug
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. To change colors, make last yarn over with next color on last stitch of row. Cut white as necessary but do not cut red. Unless working into ends of rows, all stitches are worked in back loop only. The base row is the wrong side row that is worked from center of circle to outside edge across all 56 stitches. The following 27 rows are worked onto the base row. After last row (Row 392) do not fasten off until instructed to do so. Center of circle, seam and edging are all completed before fastening off. Larger hook is used in certain places to ensure that beginning chain and seam are not worked too tightly in relation to surrounding stitches.
RUG
Row 1 (base row, WS): With larger hook (see Pattern Notes) and red, ch 57, change to smaller hook, sc in back lp (see illustra
tion) of 2nd ch from hook and in back lp of each rem ch across, changing color (see Pattern Notes) to white with last yo, turn. (56 sc)
Row 2: With white, ch 1, sc in back lps only (see Stitch Guide and Pattern Notes) in each of first 4 sc, turn leaving rem sts unworked. (4 sc) Row 3 & all odd-numbered
(WS) rows: With same color as previous row, ch 1, sc in back lp only of each st across, changing to other color with last yo, turn.
Row 4: With red, ch 1, sc in back lp only of each of first 4 sc, sc in back lp only of each of next 4 sc of base row, turn. (8 sc)
Row 6: With white, ch 1, sc in back lp only of first 8 sc, sc in back lp only of each of next 4 sc of base row, turn. (12 sc)
Row 8: With red, ch 1, sc in back lp only in first 12 sc, sc in back lp only in each of next 4 sc of base row, turn. (16 sc)
Row 10: With white, ch 1, sc in back lp only in each of first 16 sc, sc in back lp only in each of next 4 sts of base row, turn. (20 sc)
Row 12: With red, ch 1, sc in back lp only in each of first 20 sc, sc in back lp only in each of next 4 sts of base row, turn. (24 sc)
Row 14: With white, ch 1, sc in back lp only in each of first 24 sc, sc in back lp only in each of next 4 sts of base row, turn. (28 sc)
Row 16: With red, ch 1, sc in back lp only in each of first 28 sc, sc in back lp only in each of next 4 sts of base row, turn. (32 sc)
Row 18: With white, ch 1, sc in back lp only in each of first 32 sc, sc in back lp only in each of next 4 sts of base row, turn. (36 sc)
Row 20: With red, ch 1, sc in back lp only in each of first 36 sc, sc in back lp only in each of next 4 sts of base row, turn. (40 sc)
Row 22: With white, ch 1, sc in back lp only in each of first 40 sc, sc in back lp only in each of next 4 sts of base row, turn. (44 sc)
Row 24: With red, ch 1, sc in back lp only in each of first 44 sc, sc in back lp only in each of next 4 sts of base row, turn. (48 sc)
Row 26: With white, ch 1, sc in back lp only in each of first 48 sc, sc in back lp only in each of next 4 sts of base row, turn. (52 sc)
Row 28: With red, ch 1, sc in back lp only in each of first 52 sc, sc in back lp only in each of next 4 sts of base row, turn. (56 sc)
Row 29 (base row): With red, ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Rows 30–57: With red only, rep rows 2–29. Rows 58–392: [Rep rows 2–57] 5 times, then rep rows 2–56, do not fasten off.
FINISHING Center of Circle
Working across ends of rows at center of circle, ch 1, [sk next row, insert hook in next row, yo, draw up lp and leave on hook] 14 times (15 lps on hook). Yo and draw through all 15 lps on hook, ch 1 to secure, turn work so that WS is facing, change to larger hook.
Seam
With first and last row lined up, *insert hook in back lp of last row worked and through front lp of beg foundation ch, work a sl st, rep from * across. (56 sts) Turn work so that RS is facing, change to smaller hook.
Edging
Rnd 1: Continuing with red, ch 1, working in ends of rows around outside edge, sc in each row around, join (see Pattern Notes) in first st. (392 sc) Rnd 2: Ch 1, reverse sc
(see Stitch Guide) in back lp of each st around, join in first st. Fasten off.