Material:
18 skeins background rug yarn
2 skeins border rug yarn
size J crochet hook
Gauge: 2 sts. = 1 inch—2 rows = 1 inch
Directions: Using two strands of yarn working as one. Start with background color chain 46, single croc. in the second ch. from hook and in each ch. across row. ch. 1 to turn.
Row 1: 1 single croc. st. in each st. across row. Ch. 1 to turn. Repeat this row six more times. Eight rows in all.
BORDER: Row 1: Using background color, 1 sc. st. in 1st. 4 sts. * pick-up border color (work over the background color) 1 sc. st. on the next 5 sts. use background color (work over the border clr) 1 sc. st. in the next 3 sts. repeat across row from * ending with 1 sc. st. in the last 4 sts. with background color. Ch. 1 to turn.
Row 2: Using background color, (working over the border color) 1 sc. st. in the 1st. 3 sts., using border color (working over background color) 1 sc. st. in the next st. (change colors the same way working over the other color) * 1 sc. st. in the next 5 sts. change colors, 1 sc. st. in the next st. (change colors) 1 sc. st. in the next st. change colors, 1 sc. st. in the next st. repeat from * across row ending with 3 sts. of border color. Ch. 1 to turn.
Row 3: * With background color (working over the border color) 1 sc. st. in the 1st. 2 sts., change colors 1 sc. st. in next st., change colors 1 sc. st. in the next 2 sts., change colors 1 sc. st. in the next 3 sts. repeat across row from * ending with 2 sc. sts. in the background color. Ch. 1 to turn.