My Rag Rug

When I as younger, one of my aunts made beautiful rag rugs. I have always wanted one; as I got older, I wanted to make one.

 So, I used fabric-I-own to make it, so I can't take much credit for the colors.

I cut about 2 inches into the fabric and about one inch wide so I could tear my strips. Wow. What a mess! 

I like the look of the torn edges but it takes so long!

My mom asked: "Are you using my rotary cutter to cut your strips?"

Me: "No. Brilliant!"

The strips came along much quicker when I used the rotary cutter.  The main difference, besides time, is that when I tore the strips, the mess occurred at that time.  When I cut the strips, I made a mess everywhere I crocheted. Sorry Dad.

 It was easy to make.  I made a chain the length I wanted (to fit in front of my couch) using the biggest crochet hook I could find and single crocheted till it was as wide as I wanted.

Once I had finally tied off, I noticed that I had gotten a little wider as I went along.

Oh well.  I love it anyway.

The kids liked it. It worked well to put Baby Dale on when I propped him up in his boppy.

Perfect.

Another craft well done.