Increases start on the second round.
How to make a crochet rug out of sheets.
I bought these sheets from value village.
I try to find queen or king sized flat sheets because they are the easiest to rip however sometimes i use smaller sheets fitted sheets or even duvet covers if i love the colour of the fabric.
Weaving braiding knotting and crochet are some of the ways to make a no sew rag rug.
So when i came across rag rugs i was so inspired to create my own awesome rag rug too.
An increase is made by making 2 dc in a same stitch.
Now if you glazed over the videos because you know the basics of crochet then let s get back to the rug.
Here are 7 ways to make a rag rug that can be used with both jersey or woven fabric.
Then stitch the lengths together to make one long string.
Then maybe fold and stitch them so the frayed ends are inside.
To finish the rag rug simply complete the last round trim off the fabric yarn leaving a 6cm tail and then pull the fabric yarn through the loop on the crochet hook and pull to make a knot.
Using your ruler measure and cut 1 2 1 strips along the end of your sheet then start to rip the sheets into 1 wide strips continue until you have a pile of strips ready for crocheting you will get lots of thread strings when you rip the sheet.
If you don t have a sewing machine there are plenty of easy rag rug making techniques that don t require sewing.
The first step to making rag rugs is turning your rags into yarn for crocheting.
Then simply crochet as usual using a large size hook.
Turn over the work and on the underside weave the tail into the work weave it through the same coloured stitches and attach it properly with a needle and cotton thread using a few knots and stitches.
Think about running around a track the person on the outside lanes has to take more steps than the person on the inside lanes to make it around they can take the same amount of steps on the straightaway.
Cut your fabric into strips and either sew or knot those strips together into a longer strip used as yarn crochet rag rugs are a popular way to recycle old material but you can also purchase yarn to these rugs if you don t have anything you can use on hand.