8 skeins red brown rug yarn; size J crochet hook.

Gauge: approx. 2 sts. = 1 inch; 2 rows = 1 inch.

Directions:

Border: Using double strand of yarn throughout ch. 53 using avocado.

Row 1: 1 sc. in 2nd ch. from hook and in each st. across ch. Ch. 1 turn. Repeat row 1—five more times (6 rows in all). Tie off yarn.

Main RugRow 1: Using orange put 1 loop st. in each st. across. Ch. 1 turn.

Row 2: 1 sc. in each st. across. Ch. 1 turn. Tie on red brown.

Row 3: Using red brown working over the orange, put 1 loop st. in each st. across, ch. 1 turn.

Row 4: 1 sc. in each st. across row still working over the orange. Ch. 1 with orange turn.

Row 5: Working over the red brown put 1 loop st. in each st. across row. Ch. 1 turn.