Make It With Aunt Lydia's Heavy Rug Yarn

by American Thread Company

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD “AUNT LYDIA’S” HEAVY RUG YARN 2—70 yd. skeins Buttercup 1—70 yd. skein each Watermelon, Bongo, Orange, Cerise and Black will make 4 Place Mats and 4 Coasters Aluminum Crochet Hook Size H OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW GAUGE: 1 motif measures 4 inches in diameter.

PLACE MAT

MOTIF: With Buttercup ch 4, join to form a ring, ch 3, holding last loop of each d c on hook, 2 d c in ring, y o and pull through all loops, * ch 3, cluster st in ring (cluster st: holding last loop of each d c on hook, 3 d c in ring, y o and pull through all loops), repeat from * 4 times, ch 3, join, cut yarn. 2nd ROUND: Attach Cerise in any ch 3 loop, s c, 4 d c, s c in same loop (scallop), * s c, 4 d c, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join, cut yarn. Work a 2nd motif in same manner joining to 1st motif in last round as follows: attach Cerise in any ch 3 loop, s c, 2 d c in same loop, drop loop from hook, insert hook in center of scallop of 1st motif, pick up loop, pull through space, 2 d c, s c in same space of 2nd motif, s c, 2 d c in next loop, join in center of next scallop of 1st motif in same manner, 2 d c, s c in same space of 2nd motif, complete round same as 1st motif, join, cut yarn. Join 3rd motif to 2nd and 1st motifs in same manner having 2nd joining of 3rd motif in same space of 1st and 2nd motif joining, complete 3rd motif. Join 3 more motifs same as last motif. Join 7th motif to previous and 1st motifs in same manner. See small chart for joining on [page 12].

EDGE: Attach Black in any joining of 2 motifs, s c, ch 1, s c in same space, ** ch 2, s c in space between next 2 s c, * ch 2, s c, ch 1, s c in center of next scallop, ch 2, s c in space between next 2 s c, repeat from * once, ch 2, s c, ch 1, s c in next joining, repeat from ** all around, join, cut yarn.

Work 3 more place mats working 2nd round in Bongo, Watermelon and Orange.

COASTERS

Work one motif in same colors as place mat, working Black edge all around each motif.

RUG

2—70 yd. skeins each Watermelon, Bongo, Pink, Cerise and Old Rose 3—70 yd. skeins Orange 4—70 yd. skeins Black 8—70 yd. skeins Buttercup and “STAR” MERCERIZED SEWING THREAD, 1 spool

Work 19 groups same as place mats having 3 of Old Rose, 4 of Orange, 3 of Cerise, 3 of Bongo, 3 of Pink, and 3 of Watermelon. Arrange motifs according to chart on [page 12]. Sew groups tog in back loop of sts.