Single crochet all the way down its length until you get to the turning stitches.
Oval chain stitch rug patterns.
Work two single crochets into the first three turning stitches these become the new turning stitches and then work single crochets until you reach the last three turning stitches on that end of the rug.
Apr 26 2016 oval rug looks like a large project.
This is your first chain.
Oval rugs in crochet.
If you know how to crochet a simple circle you can apply what you know to make a great crochet rug to take your skills to the next level learn how to crochet an oval rug using fabric yarn for a recycled rag rug and a size k crochet hook you can also make your own recycled fabric yarn or purchase one from a place such as darn good yarn.
Loop the yarn over the hook in front of the slipknot.
Do one double crochet across.
You will increase just 3 stitches evenly at the two ends of the oval and do straight crochet without increases along the two sides of the oval for a total of 6 increases per round.
Using 2 strands of yarn make foundation chain of 21 turn on 2nd ch from.
Repeat this as many times as needed to get the desired chain length.
When creating an oval rug you should think of it as two semi circles attached by straight lines.
I have 12 on this end as well.
Then pull this loop through the slipknot.
A longer chain will produce a narrow oval while a shorter chain will produce a wider.
The next round establishes your pattern for the rest of the rug.
That gives you a clue as to how to increase.
Make the chain as long or as short as you want it to be or use the length indicated by your pattern.
Now we re going to do the pattern of 2 1 2 1.
And mark the end of the rectangle.
And then on this other circle.
Home ties kentucky soft spun rug yarn crochet hook size j or 9 for 22 x 30 rug working from center 2 skeins colonial green 8 rounds 2 skeins cocoa brown 5 rounds 3 skeins dark green 5 rounds 4 skeins dark brown 6 rounds other colors as desired.
Apr 26 2016 oval rug looks like a large project but with a large hook it should go fairly fast.
Remember to count the initial chain three as a double crochet stitch.