How to Make a Crocheted Round Fabric Rug

Saving money will never go out of style and neither will recycling, which helps keep usable materials out of landfills. Combine both by using fabric remnants or old clothing to crochet a round fabric rug for your home.
This project works up quickly because of the large crochet hook---a Size Q. Creating the fabric strips takes a little time, but the crocheting goes fast. Before you know it, you'll have created a new rug for your home from recycled or leftover materials.

Things You'll Need

• Fabric remnants, old clothing or other fabric pieces Size Q crochet hook Scissors

Instructions

1. Cut or tear fabric or old clothing into strips approximately ½ inch wide. Try to cut the ½-inch strips as long as possible. Roll strips into a ball, just as you would roll up a ball of yarn.

2. As you crochet, when you get near the end of a strip of fabric, overlay the last 2 inches at the end of the current strip with about 2 inches at the beginning of a new strip. Crochet a few stitches while holding the two strips together.

3. Suggested pattern to crochet round fabric rug:
   Using Size Q crochet hook and a prepared fabric strip, chain 4, join to form ring.
   Round 1: Ch 1, work 8 sc into ring. Join to beg, but do not turn. Place marker into joining st.
   Round 2: Skip ch 1, *work 1 sc into back loop only of next sc, work 2 sc in back loop only of next sc.* Repeat between *s to marker, move marker to last st of round.
   Round 3: *Work 1 sc into back loop only of sc, work 2 sc in back loop only of next sc.* Repeat between *s to marker, move marker to last st of round.
   Round 4: *Work 2 sc into back loop only in each of next 2 sc, work 2 sc in back loop only of next sc.* Repeat between *s to marker, move marker to last st of round.
   Round 5: *Work 1 sc into back loop only of next 3 sc, 2 sc in back loop only of next sc.* Repeat between *s to marker, move marker to last st of round.
   Round 6: *Work 1 sc into back loop only of next 4 sc, 2 sc in back loop only of next sc.* Repeat between *s to marker, move marker to last st of round.
   Round 7: *Work 1 sc into back loop only of next 5 sc, 2 sc in back loop only of next sc.* Repeat between *s to marker, move marker to last st of round.
   Round 8 and subsequent rounds: Continue working in pattern, adding another sc worked at beginning of each round and between increases (increase = 2 sc in back loop only of one sc) until rug is of desired size. Fasten off.

Tips & Warnings

• This pattern assumes the reader has some prior knowledge of both crocheting and reading crochet patterns.

• If the rug begins to pucker as you crochet, unravel one or two rows and add more increases in every row until it lies flat.