04 June 2013

Crochet scrap rug


As you can see, I've finished my crochet scrap rug!  It was a fantastic project for when I wanted to keep busy but didn't want to think about it too much, I seem to have a lot of those kinds of projects lately...

I wasn't completely happy with how it turned out after blocking (yes, I actually blocked this, please be proud of me).  Even after some determined pinning, and repinning after kitty noticed it, it still curls a little at the edges.


But it still does it's intended job as a soft surface to step onto getting out of bed.

This mat was crocheted completely out of scrap DK yarn with fiber types ranging from merino wool to soy/cotton (the mustard yellow).  There is even some yarn I dyed myself, the bright blue and the red/orange/yellow superwash wool.

I honestly have no idea what size hook I used, all I know is that it is the only hook I have, an outcast in my crafting corner.


As predicted, kitty enjoys using this as a sled or as a comfortable place to sit while obsessively watching birds through the window.

22 comments:

  1. The colors are cheerful to step on in the morn :O). Were the yarns in different weights?

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  2. Well done, I'm not surprised your kitty loves it, looks like a perfect cat spot!

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  3. Fun! Love the colors you dyed yourself.

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  4. Very nice! I love those scrap crochet projects. I made a baby blanket not to long ago entirely out of scrap baby yarn. Glad kitty likes it. We are here to serve them.

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  5. THAT IS GORGEOUS! Almost like all those yarns were MEANT to be together. And the fact that kitty loves it makes it even better.
    PS My mom LOVE it! She's a crocheter lol

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  6. Your rug turned out BEAUTIFUL! Great job!!!! I love the mix of color - a very bright start in the day :)
    My kitty would absolutely love a rug like that to slide across the apartment ;)

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  7. Itb turned out great at least yours sides are sort of straight every time I try they go off at and angle!! Good colour combo

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  8. Cool mat! Love the colors and what a great way to use scrap yarn. My kitty would be hiding under it. She loves to play hide and seek with the dogs under rugs. :-)

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  9. I love it. I was already having hysterics when I read the sentence "she will see this as a kitty-sized sled" in the previous post and now I was SO GLAD to see that you picked that up again! ;)

    I like it a lot and it is not ghastly as you feared. ;) Sure, the colours are not following a scheme or a colour family, but in my humble opinion, the rug's charm lies exactly there.

    WELL DONE! :) (and sorry that I haven't written any comments for so long)

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  10. So maybe it isn't really a scrap rug. You just wanted an excuse to crochet a kitty sled. Can't fool me.

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  11. It looks great! I wish I had a cat so I could make a kitty sled:) That is the best visual (in my head) ever!

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  12. So cheerful! I love how this turned out! I can imagine it puts a smile on your face first thing in the morning!

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  13. Smart kitty--probably thinking, "for me?"! Love how your colors turned out together
    *smiles*

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  14. Well done: a great use of scraps and so cheerful.

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  15. A sled! haha! Cats... they are such a mystery to me, even after years of having cats. The colors turned out really spectacular together, really not at all as if they were just scrap yarns! It is beautiful.

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  16. ALL of my knitting/crochet becomes a kitty bed whenever i leave it anywhere - so good you ahve something fit for that purpose.

    Great use of scrap yarn!

    i cant believe you only have one hook! Shameful :P

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  17. Good use of scrap yarn. I never use the bits and pieces I have stowed in baskets. I really need to do something like this.

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  18. It serves the purpose you wanted...something to step on, it used up scraps, so that's double. Cotton doesn't block well, so it wasn't you.
    Sandy Happy it's Friday

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  19. Ha! Kitty Sled, we need an action photo!

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