Crocheting Rag Rugs

[TepperWear]

My latest interest that has struck me recently is crocheting rag rugs. I've not done this, but because I want one and can't find one that I like I figured I should just make it. I just ordered some stuff from the internet to learn more, but I'm curious if anyone here has ever done it and how it was. I'm really excited about it.

[Bellisima]

I've made several rag rugs, mostly out of old tshirts. I've found that single crochet seems to work the best for them because to me it seems a more flexible stitch....you can increase easier & I think it plain just looks nicer, especially if doing any kind of stripe pattern. The ones I made were simple rectangles...just rowsa of single crochet back & forth, changing colors whenever one ran out. It was a little odd getting used to such a big hook (I used a P & Q) and it was a little tough on my hands (you need to really yank sometimes to pull a stitch through using tshirt material; not sure if you used cotton strips it might be different) but eventually I got used to it. They wash like a dream & have a lot of give to them. Fair warning.....cats & dogs seem to love them as much as we do & will likely claim them as their own. That's how I lost the one I made as a "sloppy mat" for outside the kitchen door....the dog & cat love it too much so now it's theirs.

Best of luck to you....let us know how you make out!!

[TepperWear]

Thanks so much. Luckily I don't have pets. I think I'm going to use some sheets. I'll buy inexpensive ones. I figure If I buy a rug it'll cost me a few hundred, so buying some new sheets will certainly be cheapter. Just curious how wide to cut my strips. Thanks for your input.

[crochetdiva]

If you are doing a lot of ripping...you might want to try this:

 

http://store.knitting-warehouse.com/084201.html

 

I want one!!!!

[Alosha]

I really like rugmaking, crocheted & hooked. I usually use a cotton blend fabric & hdc. I have also used -shirts & recycled wool. Mom still has a cotton one I made her 5-6 years ago. And, Bellisima, is right, my cats love them & so does my sister dog. I use scrap fabric to make them "cat mats"

Alosha

[123mama]

We used to make a lot of crocheted plastic rugs. You could buy real pretty plastic in rolls.

 

sondra

[Stacey]

I've made one out of old t-shirts and things like that. No particular pattern to the colors, just a big dc oval. I've been saving worn-out shirts for another one eventually, but I keep going back and forth--I might try to learn to make a braided rug instead when I have enough fabric.

[TepperWear]

If you are doing a lot of ripping...you might want to try this:

 

http://store.knitting-warehouse.com/084201.html

 

I want one!!!!

 

Ooh, thanks for that. I certainly don't see myself sitting for hours and hours cutting strips.