crochet:: rainbow granny rug

This was a really fun one to make, and so fast!  Since I’ve been into rainbow colors this summer, I had no problem figuring out the color scheme.  I needed a rug for the laundry room because the old rag rug was starting to completely unravel after 15 years of washing.  I knew I wanted a large rug again, as the rag rug had been 5’x8’ and I liked that about it, but I wanted it more square than rectangular.

I have quite a stash (as we all do filling boxes and bins and baskets), so I prepped about 6 skeins or partial wrapped balls of each color family to make sure I had enough to make a few rounds of each.  I had a lot of the same color of red, but multiple shades of all the other colors.

RAINBOW GRANNY RUG

Hook – size Q

Yarn – 6 skeins each color (I used inexpensive acrylic because it was merely for my laundry room.)

Pattern – classic simple granny square in double crochet holding 6 strands together at all times.  Because you are holding 6 strands together, take extra care when you are weaving in ends and making the knots.  They can have a tendency to unravel when in the washer & dryer later on.

The variations are unlimited.  I am already trying to formulate a plan for a smaller rectangular granny in cotton yarn for the kitchen with a P or M hook and 4 strands.  Happy hooking!