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Sun Flower Rug Free Crochet Pattern
By Donna Collinsworth of Donna’s Crochet Designs
MATERIALS: Lion Brand Homespun yarns: 4 skein Waterfall, 2 skeins Colonial, 1 skein Sunshine State and small amounts of Black and Bridge Red, needle to take yarn and size N hook or hook to obtain gauge.
FINISHED SIZE: 26” X 40-1\2” Gauge: 2 sc = 1”, 2 rows sc = 1”
RUG:
RND 1: With two strands Waterfall and N hook ch-47, sc 2 nd ch from hook, sc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (46 sts)
RND 2-75: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End rnd 75 fasten off.
EDGING:
RND 1: With 2 strands Colonial and N hook join in any st on rug, ch-1, sc same st as beg ch-1, even sc ea st and end of ea row around working (sc, ch-1, sc) in ea corner st, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (210 sts)
RND 2: Sc ea st around working (sc, ch-1, sc) in ea corner ch-1 sp, sl st top beg sc, fasten off. (248 sts)
TRIANGLE EDGER'S:
ROW 1: With 2 strands Colonial and N hook ch-5, sc 2 nd ch from hook, sc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (4 sts)
ROW 2: Sk 1st st, sc next 3 sts, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)
ROW 3: Sk 1st st, sc next 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
ROW 4: Sk 1st st, sc next st, ch-1, turn. (1 st)
ROW 5: Sc next st, fasten off.
Make 43 triangles. Keeping a 2” boarder around outer edge of rug sew on triangles alternating point up with point down.
PETAL:
ROW 1: With 2 strands Sunshine State and N hook, ch-2, sc 2 nd ch from hook, ch-1, turn. (1 sts)
ROW 2: Sc, ch-1, turn.
ROW 3-4: 2 sc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)(4 sts)
ROW 5: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 6: Sk 1st st, sc next 2 sts, sl st last st, ch-1, turn. (2 sts + 1 sl st)
ROW 7: Sk sl st, sc next st, sl st next st, ch-1, turn. (1 st + 1 sl st)
ROW 8: Sk 1st sl st, sc next st, ch-1, turn. (1 st)
ROW 9: Sc, fasten off.
Make 24 petals. Arrange petals in three groups of eight on rug in a circle and sew to secure.
FLOWER CENTER:
With 2 strands Black and N hook ch-4, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 6 sc in ring, join Bridge Red, sl st top beg sc, do not turn, fasten off black. (6 sts)
RND 2: 2 sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, fasten off. (12 sts)
Make three centers. Sew one in ea center of flowers on rug.