How to Crochet Rugs, Make Crocheted Rugs

Another rug that is similar to the braided rug is one crocheted with a heavy needle. A crochet needle that is a quarter of an inch thick just above the hook should be used. With this the strips are "worked up" in tight single crochet. Cotton or silk cut into inch-wide strips on the bias are the easiest to manipulate. And small mats are usually more satisfactory than large, because neither material nor manner of working produces a textile with much body.

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