Pattern help please

[Kay.]

Hello everyone,

I'm kinda new to crocheting and I saw on pinterest this cute rug for baby rooms and a want to make it for my niece and I have a huge problem sorting out the pattern. Could anyone help me with the pattern or a video tutorial perhaps?

Thank you very much in advance.

[Kay.]

Thank you Granny Square! It didn't even cross my mind that these rug materials could leave stains. I will absolutely  look up for a pad because my nieces bedrom has wooden floors. 

First of all I wan't to try to make an example of some old yarns to see how it will turn out and after that making the real deal but as soon I will have it finished I will post it here. 

[Kay.]

Redrosesdz I like dusty pinks too and dusty colors for baby blankets and stuff, I don't really like very bright colors thats the reason why I bought some more yarn than needed when I run out of it at the rug and now I wan't to make a blanket too. I simply adore this colour combination and the yarn too.

[Kay.]

Thank you all! ?

[Granny Square]

It looks terrific!  Something to be proud of.

[redrosesdz]

WTG!  It came out beautifully!  To me it looks more like a mandala rug, than a doily, because a lot of doilies are lacy and rugs are more solid.  You did a great job on it.  I love your color choices, too.  I'm partial to the dusty pinks, both light and dark, rather than the brighter pinks.   for a job well done!! 

[greyhoundgrandma]

Pretty! 

[Kay.]

Hello everyone,

As promised here I am with the finished rug.

After some headache, nervs and thinking when I was almoust done I even remain without yarn too so I had to go and buy some more.

It was quite an adventure for me making this rug but it was worth it. Besides everything I loved  making it. I choosed a doily as a pattern as I said earlier but because I had thinner yarn although I used a bigger hook than recommanded with the yarn I had to ad some extra rounds so I suppose it's more like a mandala rug now not a doily one. It's not perfect, after finishing it I saw the defiencies but for my very first rug ever I am quite content with it.

The pictures are not perfect, sorry for that and my camera maid the darkest colour more red and the pink one is more pinker than it is in reality so I'll ad the original yarn colours too.

Any advice, comment or opinion is welcome.

[Kay.]

Hello MollyMarmalade. Thank you for the tips. Much appreciated.

Unfortunetly in my country when I started looking up for the yarn I wanted I realised that it can be found very very hard and I wanted to use a simple t-shirt yarn. I looked up the yarn you suggested too and it doesn't exist at all, only if I buy it online from abroad. 

Finally I bought some Nakko Spaghetti yarn wich is quite thick but not that much and I use a 10mm hook compared to a 6mm hook whick is recommanded for this type of yarn and choosed a doily model for the rug. 

I like these type of model too, the mandala one. Hopefully if everything goes well with my very first rug I definetly will try some other model to make too.

Will come back with the results, as promised.

[MollyMarmalade]

I haven't been around for a long time but I saw this on my email, and it reminded me of the favourite type of yarn to use for poufs and rugs: It's thicker and less stretchy than shirt yarn, and it's from upcycled fabric 80% cotton 20% other material made from Netherlands: Hoooked Ribbon XL.

This type of rug pattern is commonly known as "Mandala Rug". As others have mentioned, the component and methods are identical to crocheting doily.
 

You may visit the pattern here for the rug: https://www.loveknitting.com/us/mandala-style-island-rug-in-hoooked-ribbon-xl-solids

Similarly, a step by step photo guide for a thinner (t-shirt yarn) mandala rug could be found here: https://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/crochet-a-gorgeous-mandala-floor-rug--craft-6032

[Granny Square]

Oops, we posted at the same time.  I hope you share a pict when the rug is done!

[Granny Square]

^Exactly what she said.  The proportions will be the same, just not the size, if you use a larger gauge yarn and a hook fitting for that larger yarn..  

I'm glad Redrosesdz mentioned the material, I had meant to say in the old days you could easily find 'rug yarn' which was slightly heavier than today's kitchen cotton, and it was either all cotton or a cotton blend.  Of course wool has been used for rugs for centuries.

For non-slip, I recommend buying a pad made for that purpose  Some material may look similar, but I sadly discovered that they stained my floors!  You can buy rug pads in different sizes and cut them to fit, here's an example (any store that sells rugs should carry them).  I can verify that the 'real' pads I've used since haven't stained after 11 years (new house).

[Kay.]

I see now the point and I understand. Thank you very much for the help redrosesdz and for the warm welcoming! 

I want to buy some t-shirt yarn wich is quite thick and some big sized hook. Already decided over the doily pattern. I can't wait to start working on it.

Thanks again.

[redrosesdz]

Welcome to Crochetville!

The sizing is relative.  If you take a pattern and use thicker yarn and a larger hook, you get the pattern only larger.  If you take a pattern and use thinner yarn and a smaller hook, you get the pattern only smaller.

The doily pattern will include the recommended thread and hook size.  It should give you the final diameter, too.  You should be able to use that information to calculate what you need to make it large enough for a rug. http://arrowsflight.com/doily2rug.html z

If math is not your strong suit, make the doily first (or at least the middle 4-5" diameter of it.)  Then try the same pattern with a single strand of worsted, bulky or super bulky yarn or try it with a double or triple stands of worsted.  Use a K or L hook for a medium rug.  Use a P, N or M hook for a large rug.  Seeing the size difference should give you an idea of what the final size difference will be.  Throw rugs don't have to be an exact size.

Plant fiber, like cotton or hemp, or a strong fiber, like nylon or t-shirt yarn, make the best rugs.  If you're putting the rug on carpet, then no worries.  If you're putting the rug on a hard floor, then test it for being slippery.  There are some products out there to add to the back for turning it into non-slippery.

[Kay.]

Thank you very much Granny Square for the help, now I have an image in my hade how could it be.

When you say that they used probably a doily pattern and aran weight yarn and a large hook that means that they took the pattern as it is and made just like that just with another yarn. I didn't do till now something like that and I was wondering if the pattern will came out ok, I mean would it not be wavy or too small or something like that? I don't know if I made myself clear. Sorry if not.

Thank you again for the help, much appreciated.

 

[Granny Square]

Doily patterns that could be used for rugs with bigger yarn & hook:

This one is a miniature rug for a doll house  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/miniature-rug

Nice and solid, would be good for a rug.  This one would be easy to stop at any point, or add to it, for the right size http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shelled-hotpad-and-coaster

Hearts would be cute for a baby's room, again would be easy to size http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/doily-heart-filet

Doily Rugs already designed for bigger yarn:

If you're not a member of Ravelry, you may have to type "doily rug" into the search box, and click "free" in the menu on the left side.  I think the search also pulls up regular doilies, but some not-too-holey ones may work for rugs as well.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#view=captioned_thumbs&availability=free&craft=crochet&sort=best&query=doily rug

These looks promising, and is close to your pattern (and looks easy and realizable)

 http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gorgeous-mandala-floor-rug

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simple-crochet-doily

 

 

[Granny Square]

What an adorable pic!  I bet that person used a doily pattern and just used worsted/aran weight yarn and a larger hook.

I'll be back with some pattern links that might work...