Rag rugs

[kaya]

Thank you Barbara, I am going to make a copy of this and study and then try, because I need to do something with all the yarn I have stored away. Maybe next Christmas everyone in my family will get some nice that I made.

[writer_crafter]

Homemade gifts are great!

[Misty]

Hi Kaya and welcome, so happy to have you on crochet talk. I'm sure you will enjoy, get ideas, and offer lots. Its a great forum to be a part of. I really enjoy it, I get some many new ideas. Please don't hesitate to ask questions etc. Misty

[jeneobug]

The rugs are very nice. Please do tell us what width you cut the fabric. Also are they sc? Most interested in these. Wonderful gift. Thank you.

[writer_crafter]

Jeneobug,

There's a tutorial in the links/resources section, I believe, that I made and posted. Usually the strips are about 1" wide, but you can make them wider for a really thick yarn. With denim, I cut very thin strips since it's so stiff and thick anyway, about 1/4" wide. The rugs pictured with double crochet, but you can really use whatever stitch you like.

[Misty]

Thanks for that tip, what size hook do you use. I found that I have a afghan hook can't remember where I got it from (must have felt ambitious one day) and bought the hook. Would that be big enough to make a rag rug?? Misty

[LindaMurphy]

Hi, just wanted to add my 2cents, i like this project and now know what to do with these old sheets i have! thank you for your post.

[writer_crafter]

The size of the hook really just depends on the size of your fabric strips and such, just like with regular yarn. I use a plastic P hook I bought at wal-mart and it's lasted me through many rugs. I tried using a Q hook, but it was a bit too big and unwieldy for me.

[grammadia8]

I am new to Crochettalk BUT not new to crocheting. I have been making rag rugs for many years. I will post some pix later today. I made some for our 3 married children & their spouses. I will be adding them soon. I use alot of sheets & I LOVE to use dust ruffles because of the long continuous lengths of fabrics. (To help w re-cycling/tr-purposing..I use the center part of some of the dust ruffles as interfacing or for other projects.) I have acquired the help of our 3 toddler granddaughters, they LOVE to help me tear the strips. We do it together & they think it is SPECIAL time with Gramma & I get to do a portion of the process.

[chp]

i love to write also mona like the rug too mona