Knit Bathroom Rug Pattern

A rug!
A rug!

Made this bad boy for my bathroom. The finished rug is approximately 2 x 3 feet

Supplies

Size 13 needles
140 g (3 balls) white Peaches and Cream
140 g (3 balls) ecru Peaches and Cream
Darning needle

Notes

The pattern is worked with two strands of yarn held together. I used slightly different colors, but you could certainly use the same color or a solid and a variegated.

No gauge - just cast on and go!

CF - Slip 2 to cable needle, hold to front, k2, k2 from cable needle

Pattern

Holding two strands of yarn together, CO 52

K for five rows

The cables
The cables

Start cable chart -

  • Row 1: K2 p1 *k4 p3 Repeat from * 5 more times k4 p1 k2
  • Row 2: K3 *p4 k3 Repeat from * 5 more times p4 k3
  • Rows 3 - 6 : Repeat rows 1 and 2
  • Row 7: K2 p1 *CF p3 k4 p3 Repeat from * 2 more times CF p1 k2
  • Row 8: K3 *p4 k3 Repeat from * 5 more times p4 k3
  • Rows 9 - 12: Repeat rows 7 & 8
  • Rows 13 - 16: Repeat rows 1 & 2
  • Row 17: K2 p1 *k4 p3 CF p3 Repeat from * 2 more times k4 p1 k2
  • Row 18: K3 *p4 k3 Repeat from * 5 more times p4 k3
  • Rows 19 - 22: Repeat rows 7 & 8

Work 3 repeats.

K2 p1 *k4 p3 Repeat from * 5 more times k4 p1 k2

K3 *p4 k3 Repeat from * 5 more times p4 k3

Repeat last two rows.

K five rows

Bind off and weave in ends.

Just makes you want to stand there and brush your teeth.
Just makes you want to stand there and brush your teeth.

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How do you think this would

How do you think this would work with using a double worsted (8 ply?)

Should work just fine. Gauge

Should work just fine. Gauge isn't particularly important, so just adjust your needles to get the tightness of fabric you like.

ooooh, how lovely

Thanks so much for posting this pattern - I love peeps like you who give us patterns that you *could* have gotten $$ for. :>D

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