I love the way you used the colors into a perfect swirl! First off, thank you for sharing this pattern (Unicorn sweater), I can't wait to start it. The fabric seems stiff, not loose and flowing almost like I was crocheting a rug. Hi Carrie! I’m grateful for your excellent instructions. Dianna - Teaching Upper Elem. thanks a lot once again Mrs. White Weave in that last end and snip it! Then when I got to the size I was happy with, I’d run a row around the outside edge of the whole thing to finish it off nicely, kind of like putting the binding on the edge of a quilt. but I love how easy it looks to braid one of these rugs. I need a rug for my dorm but, being a college student, I’m broke as no other. You CAN’T stretch t-shirt fabric if you want it to remain flat. Exhibitionist & Voyeur 07/13/19: The Performance Ch. This is too cool. Today I posted an entry on my blog with a link to your No Sew Rag Rug tutorial. (Wow, you’re right . Take A Sneak Peak At The Movies Coming Out This Week (8/12) Celebrate Mardi Gras: Music, Movies, TV Shows and…house floats?! I did purchase the pcc, but had to let you know how much you are appteciated. Read {or Listen to} 12 New Books about Maine {or written by Maine Authors} My husband visited our local library for the first time last week! I have been looking for a rug for my livingroom in colors that are pretty unusual. I must move within two weeks and must down-size considerably. Not only did he come home with a few DVD’s and a book on rug hooking for me, but he also purchased 2 used books for $0.50 a piece. It was great fun to begin. . If you are able to get to the photo, you can see that the overall look is quite different, although I did follow your instructions exactly up until I got to the row that was eight strips wide. I checked my gauge and it was spot on however the back of the 12 month sweater should be 10 inches across and mime is 14. Thank you so much for the clear instructions. This anima power can be selected a maximum of 3 times (was 5). Thank you for the very detailed instructions. Help! General Inquiries & Reservations: 256-704-5555 info@thebottledowntown.com 101 Washington Street, Huntsville 35801. I was so excited to make one of these rugs, that I started and am having great difficulty with the laying flat. Thanks so much for posting this! Check out our self sufficiency blog if you like! I didn’t find any reason to tuck each new strip through the original knot. We’ll just muddle along with your tutorial. I know you have given me back hope of learning this method. Some canned pumpkin is more soid than others. Bake at 350 until done (about 35 minutes). Thanks much for the tutorial! . 12/31/2020. I love that I could do this anywhere! It was his brother who spotted his potential and encouraged him to take up comedy on a professional level. . It’s almost time to put this strange year to bed and look to 2021 with hope for a new beginning. Thanks! Wow I was writing a story about my Grandmother and the memory of the rag rugs she had on her floors came to mind. I’d never seen a rag rug like this before! The neat thing is you increase and then do a wind down which eliminates the problem of the one I had made. Thank you so much for the shoutout link to Chris Gustin’s page with my rug instructions on it. I have used this method of making rugs when we women were stuck at hunting camp with the guys for three days. It will make the tucking much more easier. I’m fixing to make a few chair pads for “new” kitchen chairs I just got. The shorter the strip, the more often you have to join new strips. Inside includes a double bed with new mattress, full-size bed with bunk on to. Once Upon a Pre-Pandemic Time in Hollywood It’s completely badass. My husband is building a new deck so I have some place to put it. If you remember that, you’ve got a head start! PS Also my stitch count for the rows is correct. 3. They often gifted a rug as a wedding gift. Thanks for posting this. Glad you like it. I guess one can place a few sutures in to hold them. Well, I just finished my first rug! 1. Many thanks sharing this wonderful “unicorn” with us! She learned from her older sister. Getting Started I am having to guess, which I fear won't get me very close to the actual pattern. I love it! If you want stripes like mine, arrange your colors to alternate A,B,A,B when you lay them flat. THANK YOU!! anyway…) has a rag rug of all different colors in her kitchen, and I oo and aw over it every time I see it. I’ve tried making this rug twice and about halfway through it curls up and won’t lay flat. I have about 5 softball size balls of t shirt ‘thread’ and wondered if it would be enough. =). Luckily, it's a Doctor Who 4th Doctor scarf, which DOES give a little bit of leeway, but if it is too far off, it will definitely be noticeable. Thanks! I’m trying different approaches and they all look a little messy. This is a great rug making technique, but I can’t figure out how to increase. I have a huge amount of old jeans that I’ve been meaning to turn into a rug, and I really like the look of your pattern. Any great baking recipe I have comes from her. Hope that helps! The bigger the better for her tight fuck holes! Just snug enough to lay flat and hold its shape. Also a good way to use the miles of knitted I cord we all make. If you’ve still got those ties, BethK, you can totally make a skirt: Wondering what to do with all of dad’s old ties? Any suggestions as to how to fasten the braids together?? You are preventing the need for yet another new, toxic, synthetic rug Take a needle and thread and place a stitch at each end to hold them together. To try your hand at the triple straight-line appliqué, I designed a mug rug just for you! You should be able to connect both the heart rate monitor and the bike to the Peloton app. I found it through a Care2 article link and was inspired to try making a bedside rug for my niece using a whole pile of old clothes and fabrics. They are small, easy to complete in one sitting, and functional. I’m going to try Becky’s suggestion and make rows woven together and tasseled at the end instead of turning (which in my experience with sew and naalbinding rugs is hard to keep flat). These rugs are really beautiful! Hey, do you think a jean material would work well with this template? Thanks for posting! . I was wondering if you a step by step tutorial and one stained up-to-date old navy t-shirt (relaxed fit…as if! I’ll be using this technique with my old T-shirts! When you get a braid about 1/2 the length of the rag rug you want, stop. HA! To be able to close your skirt, I recommend those snappy little buttons from the cloth store. I would love to try this. Other than that I followed the same pattern of tucking and turning but the best part is you don’t have to tie on new strips just keep adding to the same 3, try it out if you are having trouble like I was. i sort of kept going with the same technique under over under tuck. I think I added a great deal more strands as I went. Hi! Happy crocheting! The Legacy of Home. =). I want mine to be a decent size so I may be collecting people’s old clothes. I’m trying to figure out the color pattern I want but not sure how to estimate the materials. That is one impressive rug. We make the rugs with 8 strands instead of 4. But, I was wondering if it would be able to go through the washing machine. Whatever stitch is used, they should tell you. Beautiful! When it’s time to increase, yes, you can do that by not tucking it into the loop, but you can also do it by tucking it into the same loop that you used in the previous pass. My search landed me empty, until I came across your posting. You can also just braid a straight line as long as you want. maybe? My darling has a huge stack of raggedy t-shirts and is still trying to wear them. I could not remember how to do it and then found here on a google search. Back to our regularly scheduled tutorial…. On video if you please send me one. Every time you work yourself back to the beginning knot, add another set of strips to your rag rug until you get the width you’re looking for. I need a new rug for my kitchen, but that one usually needs to be washed at least once a month (we’re terribly clumsy in the kitchen, lol) and I don’t want to spend all the time making a wonderful rug and then put it through the washing machine and have it fall apart. . I never tried it with tshirt material, sounds like a good fabric to try when it rolls up like that. Thank you for the great tut! http://pinterest.com/theo_mageo/ Nice to keep the tradition. I make lots of blankets and things that don't need gauge so this is new to me. I’m a little unsure about how to decrease the strands though, but again, maybe when I get to that stage it might become more obvious. You can find it here http://www.chappellavenue.blogspot.com What did you use for your strips? and it looks like a fingerprint!! Wow, that is so cool! If you or someone you know is considering suicide, know that resources are available. Great great great idea, thanks for sharing it. I love how you explained this with humor, and took breaks! I really like rag rugs and have been trying to find instructions on how to make them. There’s another one on the no-sew rag bag that may work better. Right outside on the porch, the tiny girl drops to her knees and takes on her guy’s massive pole, sucking and stroking it like a dirty little slut. I have been searching the internet for a tutorial for this type of rag rug and your instructions were much easier to understand than the one other postI found. Thanks! I loved this tutorial.I think I’m going to buy some cheap t-shirts at wal-mart tomorrow.I’ll get them in nice colors and put them in my bathroom,the rug in the picture looks really comfortable. You may be able to hook the hear rate monitor to the bike and then have Peloton get it from the bike, but you cannot hook the heart rate monitor to the bike and to the app directly. Slippery Wraithcoil reduces the cooldown of Shadowstep/Grappling Hook by 6 seconds (was 5 seconds). (Our Blog) RVing: Small House… BIG Backyard Sarah G, you can totally just continue with 4 strands. You’ll be trying to shove fabric through this later, so if it’s too tight, you’ll get aggravated. The weaving below follows the same principle that we all used in making those funny cotton loop potholders–under, over, under, over. So, spending $20 on a small vacuum like this kept my sanity and gave me a really clean room. Now I can oo and aw over my very own!! I have found that the level of support you get from faculty really depends on your major--when I was in a large degree like biology, I felt left behind and replaceable (my current major is wildlife ecology and it is AMAZING). When it’s truly got no sewing, it makes me very happy . I’ve been trying for a least 40 years to find out how to make a braided rug with 4 strands and not sewing. It takes an English sentence and breaks it into words to determine if it is a phrase or a clause.