the finished rug and the start of another...

A week ago today, I started crocheting a rug.  These first pictures are where I was at by the end of the day.  I used 2" strips of woven fabric and 2" strips of bed sheets.  I had ripped them into those 2" wide strips.  Using an 8" Q crochet needle, I crocheted them together.  In the middle of the rug, I chained 10 singles together (not sure that is technically the right terms).

the massive Q needle

Ta-Da!  My finished rug!!  Now where to put it...

Originally, I wanted to put my red, white, and blue rug in our entryway.  It's just too pretty to take muddy shoes...SO...I decided to make a different rug for the entryway out of old jeans!  Here's how far I've gotten...

Working with the jean fabric is a little more bulky so I CUT instead of ripped 1" strips of jean material and have been hand-sewing the ends of the strips together instead of knotting them.  The middle of the rug is also 15 singles instead of 10.

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Lord,

Thank You for these scraps of fabric!

...for friends to teach me to do something new like crocheting a rug together!

...for a husband and boys who cheer me on!