Crocheted Felt Rug & Basket

Add the warmth of wool to your decor with these quick crochet projects. Use super chunky yarn or a double strand of 14ply chunky weight.

Sizes: Sizes are approximate and will vary with the amount of felting.
Rug: 22" (27") by 36" (42"), (56 (69) by 91 (107) cm).
Basket: 5" (6") (13 (15) cm) deep by 11" (13") (28 (33) cm) in diameter.

Yarn Requirements:
Super chunky weight yarn that will felt easily or a double strand of bulky weight yarn.
Photographed samples are in Burly Spun from Brown Sheep Co.

Yardage:
Rug: 575 (860) yds (526 (786) m) total.
For 3 (4)-color stripe pattern as shown, 120 (510) yds (110 (466) m) color A (deep charcoal); 0 (170) yds (0 (155) m) color B (charcoal heather); 350 (110) yds (320 (101) m) color C (grey heather); 130 (120) yds (119 (110) m) color D (red).
Basket: 200 (300) yds (183 (274) m) total.
For 3 (4)-color stripe pattern as shown, 55 (70) yds (50 (64) m) color A (deep charcoal); 0 (60) yds (0 (55) m) color B (charcoal heather); 25 (160) yds (23 (146) m) color C (grey heather); 130 (30) yds (119 (28) m) color D (red).

Crochet Hook: US size P (10mm). Compare millimeter size when choosing a hook. Different brands of hooks vary in the larger sizes. Change hook size as needed to obtain gauge.

Design by Bev Galeskas