Tartan Picnic Rug/Blanket/Afghan

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  Step 1

  TO MAKE A PATTERN
  Decide on your colours, here I am using light blue, red, and lime green.REPEAT THIS A FEW TIMES

  If you can, plot a pattern on a piece of paper. I AM JUST SHOWING A VERY SIMPLE PATTERN

  your rows will be mirror image eg. 6 rows blue, 4 rows red, 2 green
  then 4 rows red, 6 rows blue as long as it adds up to 116

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  Step 2

  your chain stripes down your rug will be in exactly the same color order as your rows accross

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  Step 3

  Using the first color in your list make 236 chain

  make a slip knot to start

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  Step 4

  TO CHAIN
  wrap yarn around hook and pull through loop repeat continue for 236 chains

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  Step 5

  your chain

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  Step 6

  1 double crochet in the 6th chain from the hook

  DOUBLE CROCHET:
  yarn over hook

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  Step 7

  put hook through hole

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  Step 8

  yarn over hook
  pull through hole
  3 loops on hook

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  Step 9

  yarn over hook pull through 2 loops leaving 2 loops
  yarn over hook pull through 2 loops
  1 loop on hook

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  Step 10

  chain 1

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  Step 11

  miss a chain go into next hole

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  Step 12

  do 1 double crochet

  NEXT
  *chain 1, 1miss 1 chain, 1 double crochet in next chain*; repeat to end 116 spaces/gaps please count them

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  Step 13

  your beginning lattice
  the original chain of 236 is not classed as a row
  so this is row 1

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  Step 14

  NEXT ROW 2

  Chain 4.

  this is equal to a double crochet and a 1 chain,

  TURN WORK

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  Step 15

  miss 1 chain space, and double crochet in the top stitch of the double crochet in the row below

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  Step 16

  * chain 1, miss 1 chain, 1 double crochet in top of next double crochet repeat to end working your last double crochet in the 3rd chain at the begining of last row
  repeat row 2 over and over.

  work the color changes as in your pattern until you have completed 116 rows leaving a long enough yarn tail at each change to be sewn in

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  Step 17

  your lattice complete

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  Step 18

  make chain lengths about a couple of cm longer than the length of your rug, in the same color combination as the width of your rug leaving a 10 cmm yarn tail for sewing in later
  eg 6 blue, 4 red, 2 green and so on

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  Step 19

  Starting at the top of your rug and using a safty pin as a shuttle weave your chain length through the holes,( I COULDN"T FIND ONE) starting from the front of the rug at the top, down to the bottom of the rug

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  Step 20

  repeat this with the next chain length color on your pattern, starting at the back of the rug this time.

  continue weaving yor chain lengths alternating starting from front of rug to back then front and so on

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  Step 21

  Once you have finished weaving, sew all yor ends in neatly making sure they will not come loose

• Step 22

  FRINGE IF YOU DESIRE

  use a medium sized book or a piece of stiff cardboard about 15cmm wide, or however long you wish your fringe

  wind your yarn around it several times evenly do this with each color varying the amount to if you used alot of one color or a little

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  Step 23

  fold your 3 lengths in half find a row on your rug the same color and using your hook put the hook through the end hole of the row pull the loop of your fringes partly through that hole

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  Step 24

  hook the strands of the fringe hanging down up through the fringe loop continue around rug filling each space

  trim fringe neatly

  YOUR RUG IS FINISHED

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  Step 25

  MACLEAN OF DUART TARTAN all rugs are 8ply medium worsted yarn, 4mm hook

  4 red
  7 green
  1 black
  2 white
  1 black
  1 yellow
  2 black
  1 pale blue
  6 mid blue
  1 pale blue
  2 black
  1 yellow
  1 black
  2 white
  1 black
  7 green14 red
  1 pale blue
  2 red
  2 black
  2 red
  1 pale blue
  14 red
  7 green
  1 black
  2 white
  1 black
  1 yellow
  2 black
  1 pale ble
  6 mid blue
  1 pale blue
  2 black
  1 yellow
  1 black
  2 white
  1 black
  7 green
  4 red

  NEED; 400grams black, 100 grams white, 300 grams green, 400grams red, 50grams yellow, 50 grams pale blue, 50 grams mid blue

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  Step 26

  STRATHEARN TARTAN

  THIS RUG HAS 238 CHAINS AND 117 SPACES

  1 red
  1 yellow
  1 red
  8 green
  8 yellow
  1 red
  1 green
  1 red
  8 yellow
  8 red
  1 green
  1 yellow
  1 green
  8 red
  8 green
  1 red
  1 yellow
  1 red
  8 green
  8 red
  1 green
  1 yellow
  1 green
  8 red
  8 yellow
  1 red
  1 green
  1 red
  8 yellow
  8 green
  1 red
  1 yellow
  1 red

  NEED:450 grams red, 400 grams yellow, 400grams emerald green

• Step 27

  BLUE TARTAN:
  CLARK TARTAN
  238 chains=117 spaces

  11 mid blue
  1 white
  1mid blue
  1 white
  11 mid blue
  11 black
  1 white
  11 black
  1 white
  3 mid blue
  1 white
  5 mid blue
  1 white
  5 mid blue
  1 white
  3 mid blue
  1 white
  11 black
  1 white
  11 black
  11 mid blue
  1 white
  1 mid blue
  1 white
  11 mid blue
  
  

  RED TARTAN:
  MACALISTER TARTAN
  2 red
  2 pale blue
  5 green
  2 red
  2 pale blue
  10 red
  2 pale blue
  1 red
  6 green
  1 red
  1 pale blue
  6 red
  1 white
  1 red
  2 royal blue
  1 red
  1 white
  1 red
  2 green
  1 red
  2 green
  1 red
  1 white
  8 red
  1 white
  1 red
  2 green
  1 red
  2 green
  1 red
  1 white
  1 red
  2 royal blue
  1 red
  1 white
  6 red
  1 pale blue
  1 red
  6 green
  1 red
  2 pale blue
  10 red
  2 pale blue
  2 red
  5 green
  2 pale blue
  2 red

  YOU WILL NEED:
  CLARK (BLUE) TARTAN = 600grams mid blue, 100grams white, 500grams black

  MACALISTER (RED) TARTAN = 600grams red, 150grams pale blue, 300grams green, 50grams royal blue, 60grams white

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joanne.mccreath · Ipswich, Queensland, AU · 19 projects 2nd June 2013

Hi Lee Rose mine ended up about 1.2 metres but it depends on the wool you use and what size hook. I used 8 ply which is a DK or medium worsted. gage doesnt really matter and if you do your own pattern you can modify it to any size you wish just graph it on a piece of paper first to get the pattern you want. Hope this helps

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Asherah Arts (formerly Lee Rose) · St Joseph, Missouri, US · 34 projects 27th May 2013

about how big does this end up being?

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Rae K. 21st December 2012

I would love a tutorial please

joanne.mccreath · Ipswich, Queensland, AU · 19 projects 23rd December 2012

No problems just give me a few days as I have guests for Christmas then I will post. Have a grat Holiday season and happy crocheting

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