Rug

[livedinalaska]

I decided to make a rug for our soon to be adopted child's room. I've been collecting old sheets from friends and this is what I have done so far.

 

I'm not being too fussy with color changes and going mainly for the 'rag rug' look.

 

That's a yard stick to give a reference of size. I'm hoping to end up with a 10X12' or so.

 

 

 

[SHERYL]

It looks great so far ~ colors look awesome

[librarycat513]

Looks good to me, gonna be fabulous when it's done.

[christinascrochethaven]

wow...that's cool and made out of sheets? way to go... thrifts stores are a great place to find sheets real cheap too.

[champygirl]

Very pretty.

[threadlover]

That will be great when you are done. I like the colors.

Marcia

[Titus2woman]

LOVE IT! I hope to get into trying my hands at rugs one day.... (((((HUGS))))) sandi

[lucie]

I really like it. It reminds me of the rugs of my childhood...crochet's version of comfort food!

[boksie]

Very nice! Oh, if only I didn't have so many UFOs!

[bnhall]

Using sheets is such a great idea! It looks awesome.

[Nilliem]

I love this rug! It reminds me of my great-grandmother's house when I was younger.

[Atina]

I love the idea. I'm going to start looking around for old things to incorporate into my crochet.

Atina

[purlwise]

That looks great!

[livedinalaska]

Thanks for all the support your guys! I'm excited about this project and it's great to get some validation of my idea from all of you!

 

I've been cutting sheets in to 1" to 1.5" strips and crocheting an oval with a Q size hook. The crocheting goes fast, it's prepping the sheets and stringing the strips together that takes a lot of time.

[detroitdeb]

I love it!!! Yet one more project to go into my queue of things I want to try!

[MaryPat]

I love making rugs. I've bought sheets from Goodwill for practically nothing to make them. Random colors really turn out nicely. How are you making your strips from the sheets?

 

I've only made smaller rugs from sheets because I tear them into strips. Two or three washes and all the strings from tearing are gone.

 

I've thought about actually buying 2 inch wide strips online to make a huge rug. Never got around to it though.

[grasshopper]

Gorgeous.

[crochetgirl2]

Congrats on adopting! Your 1st?? My sis' name is Anita too =). Fab rug!

[livedinalaska]

Congrats on adopting! Your 1st?? My sis' name is Anita too =). Fab rug!

 

Our first, yes. Thanks for asking.

[livedinalaska]

How are you making your strips from the sheets?

 

I've been cutting sheets in to 1" to 1.5" strips. Then I make a small slit in each end of two strips. I feed one end of the "A" strip through one end of the "B" strip, then the second end of the "A" strip through it's first end and pull all the way through until taught. Continue to do this for each strip as you go.

 

I'm using a Q size hook. The crocheting goes fast, it's prepping the sheets and stringing the strips together that takes a lot of time.

[Debbi-a1]

Beautiful rug! I wondered about the fraying, as I tried a fabric rug once and gave up because of the fraying. May have to try sheets. One day.

[livedinalaska]

Beautiful rug! I wondered about the fraying, as I tried a fabric rug once and gave up because of the fraying. May have to try sheets. One day.

 

"Cutting" the strips has made a big difference in fraying, rather than ripping them. There is truly minimal fraying.

[Debbi-a1]

"Cutting" the strips has made a big difference in fraying, rather than ripping them. There is truly minimal fraying.

Oh, that's why I was tearing them and they frayed. Thanks!

[Minathia]

That's really exciting! I can't wait to see the finished rug. I'm sure your child will love it.

[DebbyinLV]

It's gorgeous!! The colours are so pretty and I love the design! What a clever way to use old sheets, etc.