Tartan Picnic Rug/Blanket/Afghan

Easy chain crochet rug This one is almost finished except for the fringe

Posted by joanne.mccreath

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This is a very easy rug to make even for a beginner as it only involves chain stitch and double crochet. Once you know these stiches you can almost make this in yor sleep. Any colors can be used and you can add more colors if you like.I have a few official tartan patterns available or make up your own

BASIC CROCHET INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL RUGS:

The rugs are made by constructing a striped crocheted lattice wich is 116 rows long. The lattice is made by using only 2 stitches: 1 double crochet and a chain.

There are 116 spaces across the width of the rug, When you weave the corrosponding chain lengths through the rug in exactly the same order down as you did across, the tartan effect is achieved. The weaving is done from top to bottom

Some of the rugs I will show you are done with 238 chain = 117 spaces
original patterns by Jenny King
MEASUREMENTS: approx 116cm by 130cms

HOOK SIZE I used a 4mm but you can use what ever just make sure the thicker the yarn the larger the hook the bigger the rug

YARN: I used 8ply Australian (Carnival) medium worsted but again you can use what ever pleases you

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • 8 ply Medium Worsted Yarn In Amount Stated In Pattern
  • Safety Pin
  • Scissors

Steps (27 steps, 420 minutes)

  1. 1

    TO MAKE A PATTERN
    Decide on your colours, here I am using light blue, red, and lime green.REPEAT THIS A FEW TIMES

    If you can, plot a pattern on a piece of paper. I AM JUST SHOWING A VERY SIMPLE PATTERN

    your rows will be mirror image eg. 6 rows blue, 4 rows red, 2 green
    then 4 rows red, 6 rows blue as long as it adds up to 116

  2. 2

    your chain stripes down your rug will be in exactly the same color order as your rows accross

  3. 3

    Using the first color in your list make 236 chain

    make a slip knot to start

  4. 4

    TO CHAIN
    wrap yarn around hook and pull through loop repeat continue for 236 chains

  5. 5

    your chain

  6. 6

    1 double crochet in the 6th chain from the hook

    DOUBLE CROCHET:
    yarn over hook

  7. 7

    put hook through hole

  8. 8

    yarn over hook
    pull through hole
    3 loops on hook

  9. 9

    yarn over hook pull through 2 loops leaving 2 loops
    yarn over hook pull through 2 loops
    1 loop on hook

  10. 10

    chain 1

  11. 11

    miss a chain go into next hole

  12. 12

    do 1 double crochet

    NEXT
    *chain 1, 1miss 1 chain, 1 double crochet in next chain*; repeat to end 116 spaces/gaps please count them

  13. 13

    your beginning lattice
    the original chain of 236 is not classed as a row
    so this is row 1

  14. 14

    NEXT ROW 2

    Chain 4.

    this is equal to a double crochet and a 1 chain,

    TURN WORK

  15. 15

    miss 1 chain space, and double crochet in the top stitch of the double crochet in the row below

  16. 16

    * chain 1, miss 1 chain, 1 double crochet in top of next double crochet repeat to end working your last double crochet in the 3rd chain at the begining of last row
    repeat row 2 over and over.

    work the color changes as in your pattern until you have completed 116 rows leaving a long enough yarn tail at each change to be sewn in

  17. 17

    your lattice complete

  18. 18

    make chain lengths about a couple of cm longer than the length of your rug, in the same color combination as the width of your rug leaving a 10 cmm yarn tail for sewing in later
    eg 6 blue, 4 red, 2 green and so on

  19. 19

    Starting at the top of your rug and using a safty pin as a shuttle weave your chain length through the holes,( I COULDN"T FIND ONE) starting from the front of the rug at the top, down to the bottom of the rug

  20. 20

    repeat this with the next chain length color on your pattern, starting at the back of the rug this time.

    continue weaving yor chain lengths alternating starting from front of rug to back then front and so on

  21. 21

    Once you have finished weaving, sew all yor ends in neatly making sure they will not come loose

  22. 22

    FRINGE IF YOU DESIRE

    use a medium sized book or a piece of stiff cardboard about 15cmm wide, or however long you wish your fringe

    wind your yarn around it several times evenly do this with each color varying the amount to if you used alot of one color or a little

  23. 23

    fold your 3 lengths in half find a row on your rug the same color and using your hook put the hook through the end hole of the row pull the loop of your fringes partly through that hole

  24. 24

    hook the strands of the fringe hanging down up through the fringe loop continue around rug filling each space

    trim fringe neatly

    YOUR RUG IS FINISHED

  25. 25

    MACLEAN OF DUART TARTAN all rugs are 8ply medium worsted yarn, 4mm hook

    4 red
    7 green
    1 black
    2 white
    1 black
    1 yellow
    2 black
    1 pale blue
    6 mid blue
    1 pale blue
    2 black
    1 yellow
    1 black
    2 white
    1 black
    7 green14 red
    1 pale blue
    2 red
    2 black
    2 red
    1 pale blue
    14 red
    7 green
    1 black
    2 white
    1 black
    1 yellow
    2 black
    1 pale ble
    6 mid blue
    1 pale blue
    2 black
    1 yellow
    1 black
    2 white
    1 black
    7 green
    4 red

    NEED; 400grams black, 100 grams white, 300 grams green, 400grams red, 50grams yellow, 50 grams pale blue, 50 grams mid blue

  26. 26

    STRATHEARN TARTAN

    THIS RUG HAS 238 CHAINS AND 117 SPACES

    1 red
    1 yellow
    1 red
    8 green
    8 yellow
    1 red
    1 green
    1 red
    8 yellow
    8 red
    1 green
    1 yellow
    1 green
    8 red
    8 green
    1 red
    1 yellow
    1 red
    8 green
    8 red
    1 green
    1 yellow
    1 green
    8 red
    8 yellow
    1 red
    1 green
    1 red
    8 yellow
    8 green
    1 red
    1 yellow
    1 red

    NEED:450 grams red, 400 grams yellow, 400grams emerald green

  27. 27

    BLUE TARTAN:
    CLARK TARTAN
    238 chains=117 spaces

    11 mid blue
    1 white
    1mid blue
    1 white
    11 mid blue
    11 black
    1 white
    11 black
    1 white
    3 mid blue
    1 white
    5 mid blue
    1 white
    5 mid blue
    1 white
    3 mid blue
    1 white
    11 black
    1 white
    11 black
    11 mid blue
    1 white
    1 mid blue
    1 white
    11 mid blue

    RED TARTAN:
    MACALISTER TARTAN
    2 red
    2 pale blue
    5 green
    2 red
    2 pale blue
    10 red
    2 pale blue
    1 red
    6 green
    1 red
    1 pale blue
    6 red
    1 white
    1 red
    2 royal blue
    1 red
    1 white
    1 red
    2 green
    1 red
    2 green
    1 red
    1 white
    8 red
    1 white
    1 red
    2 green
    1 red
    2 green
    1 red
    1 white
    1 red
    2 royal blue
    1 red
    1 white
    6 red
    1 pale blue
    1 red
    6 green
    1 red
    2 pale blue
    10 red
    2 pale blue
    2 red
    5 green
    2 pale blue
    2 red

    YOU WILL NEED:
    CLARK (BLUE) TARTAN = 600grams mid blue, 100grams white, 500grams black

    MACALISTER (RED) TARTAN = 600grams red, 150grams pale blue, 300grams green, 50grams royal blue, 60grams white