I saw a really cool pattern for a rug that you crochet out of rope. Seemed like a pretty ambitious project so I thought I would give it a try. After purchasing my size S hook I searched for some rope. After searching in a couple of places and finding that 300 yards of rope is going to be more money than I wanted to spend, I stopped over at Ocean State Job Lot and found some Mainstays clothesline (I thought that brand was Walmart but I could be wrong) which was much cheaper then anywhere else I had looked. It was a good size, 3/16ths and 100 feet per roll. I started out with 3 rolls to see how far that would get me and I am in to my second roll. The pattern calls for the rug to come out to 4 feet wide which is a little wider then I would like so I may only use the 3. I figured I can always get more if I need it. This is my progress so far!
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| I'm not sure why those two gaps are there but they seemed to have disappeared since I've continued on. |
It's pretty tiring for my hands, which are small to begin with, working with such stiff material and such a large hook but I am happy with my progress so far. When I'm finished I will hide the end that you see sticking out in the middle of the beginning circle. I stopped at this point because I had reached the end of the first roll of rope. I taped and sewed the end of the rope to the beginning of the new roll of rope. It came undone the first time I did it so I had to go back and tape it some more. Hopefully this time it will stay. I can't wait to show you the finished product!
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