I started out re-learning to crochet with The Happy Hooker and would recommend it. If not refer here or get a good basic crochet book with lots of pictures. You dont have to be an expert (believe me Im not), but you do need to be able to crochet single crochet stitches into the main chain. Now, at this point I am assuming you have some crochet experience.They look really nice stored this way in a basket or bowl while you play around with the colors and patterns of the rug you will be making. After all of the fabric strips are cut, roll them into balls.It should look something like the photo below. Move over another 1 1/2 inches and continue alternating the top/bottom 1 inch margin. This time stop cutting 1 inch short again. Measure 1 1/2 inches over from your first cut and beginning next to where you just cut short of the edge, cut another strip so that the two strips are still attached at the top.Measure out 1 1/2 inches from the edge of the fabric piece and cut a long strip all the way down stopping 1 inch short of the end (see photo below). Lay out your fabric on a flat surface.large crochet hook (for this I used a 11.5 size).lots of rags, old worn clothes or sheeting (this one was pajama pants and vintage sheeting).The only problem was that the skies were cloudy which means the poor lighting in my kitchen makes photo taking all pinky. Well that hasnt happened since September. So, since then, Ive been waiting for the stars to be aligned just perfectly meaning the boys napping, the sun shining (for good photo taking), and not too much else to do. A tutorial? Me? Well after a little more thought and research, I decided to write one. Then someone asked me if I was going to do a tutorial. Not one fit exactly how my Grammer Shirley taught me when I was a girl. I guess there are several ways to use rags to make rugs.hooked, braided, sewed, crocheted, binded, etc. I googled "rag rugs" to see if there was an easy tutorial to send people to, but I couldnt find directions that were not too complicated or quite right for how I am crocheting this rug. Finally! I first blogged about this rag rug back in early September and immediately got several questions about how to make one.
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