Betty Rug crochet pattern

Betty Rug

Intermediate

MATERIALS • Super chunky yarn (Katia’s Big Ribbon color 26, 200 g/ 7 oz, 72 m/77 y = 2 skeins) • 9 mm (M13) hook • Yarn needle

GAUGE 8 dc and 5 rows = 4”

ABBREVIATIONS ch = chains ch-# sp = space of # chains sl st= slip stitch sc = single crochet dc = double crochet tr= treble crochet dtc= double treble crochet CL = Cluster of 3 double crochet p= picot stitch

beg ch= beginning chain

(US)

INSTRUCTIONS Round 1: 12 ch, join with 1 sl st a la 1st ch to create a ring. Round 2: 7 ch (count as 3 ch and 1 tr), [1 tr in next ch, 3 ch] x 11 times, 1 sl st in 3rd beg ch =12 tr and 12 ch-3 sp. Round 3: 3 ch, [1 CL in ch-3 sp, 3 ch] x 12 times, join with 1 sl st to 3rd beg ch =12 CL and 12 ch-3 sp. Round 4: 6 ch (count as 3 ch and 1 dc), [2 dc in next ch-3 sp, 4 ch, *1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc* in next ch-3 sp, 4 ch] x 5 times, 2 dc in next ch-3 sp, 4 ch, 1 dc in last ch-3 sp, 2 ch, join with 1 sl st to 3rd beg ch =24 dc, 12 ch-4 sp, 6 ch-2 sp. Round 5: 12 ch (count as 9 ch and 1 dc), [skip next 2 dc and 2 ch-4 sp, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, 9 ch] x 6 times, 1 dc in last ch-2 sp, join with 1 sl st to 3rd beg ch =12 dc and 6 ch-9 sp. Round 6: 3 ch (count as 1 tr), [*1 tr in ch-4 sp of round 4, 1 ch, 1 dc in ch-9 sp, 1 ch, 2 tr in next ch-4 sp of round 4*, 6 ch, skip 2 dc, 1 tr in next ch-4 sp of round 4] x 5 times, repeat **1 time, 3 ch, 1 dtc in 2nd beg ch (count as ch-6 sp) = 24 tr, 6 dc, 12 ch-1 ch, 6 ch-6 sp. Round 7: 4 ch, [*2 dc in next tr, 1 dc in next tr, 1 dc in next ch-1 ch, 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next ch-1 ch, 1 dc in next tr, 2 dc in next tr*, 4 ch, 1 sc in next ch-6 sp, 4 ch] x 5 times, repeat ** 1 time, 1 dtc in next ch-3 sp (count as ch-4 sp) =54 dc, 12 ch-4 sp, 5 sc. Round 8: 7 ch (count as 1 dc and 1 ch-4 sp), 1 sc in same ch-4 sp, 4 ch, 1 sc in next ch-4ch, [*4 ch, 2 dc in next dc, 7 dc*, 2 dc in next dc, {4 ch, 1 sc in next ch-4 sp, 4 ch, 1 sc in next ch-4 sp}] x 5 times, repeat ** 1 time, 1 dc in next dc, join with 1 sl st to 3rd beg ch = 66

dc, 18 ch-4 sp, 12 sc. Round 9: 7 ch (count as 1 dc and 1 ch-4 sp), 1 sc in same ch-4 sp, [*4 ch, 1 sc in next ch-4 sp, 4 ch, 1 sc in next ch-4 sp, 4 ch, 2 dc in next dc, 9 dc*, 2 dc in next dc, 4 ch, 1 sc in next ch-4 sp] x 5 times, repeat **1 time, 1 dc in next dc, join with 1 sl st to 3rd beg ch = 78 dc, 24 ch-4 sp and 18 sc. Round 10: 4 ch, skip 1 ch-4 sp, 1 sc in next ch-4 sp, 4 ch, 1 sc in next ch-4 sp, 4 ch, 1 dc in next dc, [*1 ch, 1 p, 1 ch, skip 2 dc, 1 dc in next dc* x 4 times, 4 ch, skip 1 ch-4 sp, 1 sc in next ch-4 sp, 4 ch, 1 sc in next ch-4 sp, 4 ch, 1 dc in next dc] x 5 times, repeat ** 1 time, 4 ch, skip ch-4 sp, 1 sl st in next sc =24 picot, 30 dc and 12 sc. Weave in ends. Block (to learn how to block this, click here).

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