Artist's Palette Rug

Design by Debra Arch

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 273/4 inches wide x 44 inches long

MATERIALS

• Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn

(solids: 7 oz/ 364 yds/198g per skein; prints & multis: 5 oz/

236 yds/141g per skein): 3 skeins #334 buff

2 oz each #324 bright yellow, #254 pumpkin, #356 amethyst, #373 petal pink, #381 light blue,

#506 pool, #512 turqua, #520 minty, #528 medium purple, #625 guava, #718 shocking pink, #722 pretty ‘n pink, #774 light raspberry, #929 bikini, #994 banana berry, #3251 flame, #3620 glowworm, #3862 jade, #3934 day glow, #3947 bright mix and #3955 wildflower • Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or

size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle

GAUGE

7 hdc = 2 inches; 2 rows = 1 inch

PATTERN NOTES

If using scrap yarn remnants, allow 2–3 yards for each row. Hold 2 strands together throughout unless otherwise stated.

Refer to Color Sequences for each Square.

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Chain-2 at beginning of row or round counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Refer to Placement Diagram for placement of Squares and direction of rows.

Slip stitch seams loosely to match gauge.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Horizontal half double crochet (horizontal hdc):

Working in front of indicated st, hdc in horizontal bar directly below top lps of indicated st. Extended half double

crochet (ext hdc): Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up a lp, yo, draw through 1 lp on hook, yo, draw through 3 lps. Horizontal half double crochet in back bar (horizontal back bar hdc):

Working on back side of indicated st, hdc in horizontal bar directly below top lps. Extended horizontal half double crochet in back bar (ext horizontal back bar hdc): Working on back side of indicated st, ext hdc in horizontal bar directly below top lps.

COLOR SEQUENCES

Square A1: Turqua, amethyst, pool, purple, glowworm, bright mix, shocking pink.

Square A2: Pretty ‘n pink, day glow, minty, flame, yellow, jade, petal pink. Square A3: Pool, banana berry, minty, yellow, jade, teal, turqua.

Square A4: Pumpkin, petal pink, flame, raspberry, glowworm, day glow, shocking pink.

Square A5: Glowworm, wildflower, amethyst, pool, guava, blue, teal.

Square A6: Guava, banana berry, yellow, glowworm, pool, blue, teal.

Square A7: Amethyst, turqua, pretty ‘n pink, teal, raspberry, bright mix, day glow.

Square A8: Purple, teal, flame, pretty ‘n pink, jade, bikini, yellow. Square A9: Minty, bikini, pretty ‘n pink, pumpkin, jade, shocking pink, teal. Square A10: Guava, amethyst, minty, teal, purple, wildflower, light blue.

Square B1: Pretty ’n pink, yellow, pool, bikini, turqua, pumpkin, shocking pink.

Square B2: Turqua, guava, amethyst, wildflower, raspberry, purple, glowworm.

Square B3: Pool, raspberry, amethyst, bright mix, petal pink, teal, purple. Square B4: Glowworm, yellow, pumpkin, day glow, shocking pink, guava, flame.

Square B5: Glowworm, blue, teal, banana berry, turqua, yellow, jade.

RUG SQUARE A

Make 1 each A-numbered Color Sequence.

Row 1 (WS): Holding 2 strands tog (see Pattern Notes) of first color, ch 25, working in back bar of ch (see illustration), hdc in 3rd ch from

hook (beg sk chs count as first hdc) and in each ch across, turn.

(24 hdc)