9 skeins 2nd. color rug yarn
size J crochet hook
Gauge: 2 sts. to inch, 2 rows to inch
Directions: Use 2 strands of yarn throughout rug. Using 1st. color, ch. 54—1 sc. in 2nd ch. from hook and each st. across ch. Ch. 1 turn. Pattern rows:
Rows 1 & 2: Using 1st. color, 1 sc. in first 3 sts. Attach 2nd. color (work over 1st color) 1 sc. in next 7 sts. * using 1st color (work over 2nd. color) 1 sc. in next 3 sts. Using 1st. color (working over 2nd color) put 1 sc. in next 7 sts. Repeat from * across row. Ch. 1 to turn each row.
Rows 3 & 4: * Using 2nd color (work over 1st. color) put 1 sc. in 1st. 3 sts. Using 2nd color (work over 1st. color) put 1 sc. st. in next 2 sts. Repeat from * across row. Ch. 1 to turn each row.
Rows 5 & 6: Using 2nd color (work over 1st color) put 1 sc. in 5 sts. * Using 1st. color (work over 2nd) put 1 sc. in 3 sts. Using 2nd color (work over 1st. color) put 1 sc. in next 7 sts. Repeat from * across row. Ch. 1 to turn each row.
Rows 7 & 8: Repeat rows 3 & 4. This is the end of 1st. pattern. Repeat this pattern all eight rows 8 more times—9 patterns in all. Put 1 sc. using 1st. color in each st. across row. Tie off yarn. Using 1 strand of yarn, put 2 rows of sc. stitches evenly spaced all around rug, increasing in corners to keep rug flat. Put 2 inch fringe on each end following directions for fringe.
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