RND 20: Hdc ea hdc, dc ea dc, trc ea trc, and work (2 trc, ch-2. 2 trc) in ea ch-2 sp around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (176 sts)
RND 21: Hdc ea hdc, hdc ea dc, dc ea trc, and work (2 dc, ch-2, 2 dc) in ea ch-2 sp around, sl st top beg hdc, fasten off. (180 sts)
STAR (MAKE 11):
With H hook and white yarn, ch-4, sl st to from a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 15 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (15 sts)
ROW 2: Hdc next 3 sts, leaving remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)
ROW 3: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc next st, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
ROW 4: Hdc dec next 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (1 st)
ROW 5: Hdc next st, fasten off.
NEXT POINT:
ROW 1: Join next st on rnd 1, ch-1, work hdc in same st as beg ch-1, hdc next 2 sts, leaving remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)
ROW 2: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc next st, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
ROW 3: Hdc next 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (1 st)
ROW 4: Hdc next st, fasten off.
Rep next point 3 more times.
Sew one star to the center of the rug. Sew five stars around it and 5 more stars around these five stars.
SIDE PANEL STRIPES (5-1\2” X 18” FINISHED SIZE-MAKE 4):
ROW 1: With white and H hook ch-22, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (20 sts)
ROW 2: Hdc ea st across, join claret, ch-1, turn, fasten off white.
ROW 3: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 4: Hdc ea st across, join white, ch-1, turn, fasten off claret.
ROW 5: Rep row 3.
ROW 6-49: Rep 2-5 in sequence.
ROW 50: Hdc ea st across, fasten off.
BLUE CORNER SQUARE (5-1\2” SQ FINISHED-MAKE 4):
ROW 1: With navy and H hook ch-22, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (20 sts)
ROW 2-16: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 16 fasten off.
Sew one blue square onto ea end of two of the stripe panels. Sew 2 remaining panels to sides of center motif. Sew the panels to the remaining two sides. Make 4 stars in cornmeal. Sew 1 to the center of ea blue square.
RECTANGLE (13” x 18” FINISHED-MAKE 2)
ROW 1: With h hook and claret ch-64, hdc 2nd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (63 sts)
ROW 2: Hdc ea st across, join white, ch-1, turn, fasten off claret.