The Chord Rug is a free crochet pattern that uses easy stitches and a fun stitch pattern. This rug is the perfect size to use under your dog or cat’s food dishes. I used 4 colors of Wool of the Andes from We Crochet. They have so many colors to choose from you’ll have a blast coming up with your own color combination. View the patter for free on this page or purchase the PDF from my Etsy shop. Enjoy!
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Size
22” by 16” (see notes on how to adjust the size)
Yarn
We Crochet Wool of the Andes (100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 110yds/50g; worsted weight)
4 balls color A: Mink Heather
2 balls color B: Blossom Heather
2 balls color C: Burdock Heather
2 balls color D: Pumpkin
Hook
J/6.0 mm hook (or hook to obtain gauge)
Notes
• For this rug you will be holding two strands of yarn together.
• If you’d like to make this rug a different size start by chaining a multiple of 6 plus 5 and adding any multiple of 2 rows.
Gauge
11 sc by 14 rows in pattern = 4” square (blocked)
Abbreviations
Ch = chain
St = stitch
Sc = single crochet
Sc spike= single crochet spike
Rev sc= reverse single crochet
Special Stitches
Single Crochet Spike (sc spike): Insert hook into next st 3 rows below and pull up a loop, yo and pull through all loops on the hook.
Reverse Single Crochet (rev sc): Insert hook back into previous st (to the right), yo, pull up loop twisting hook around to face upward, yo, pull through sts on hook.
Stripe Pattern: *1 row color A, 2 rows color B, 2 rows color A, 2 rows color C, 2 rows color A, 2 rows color D, 1 row color A; repeat from * 4 more times for a total of 60 rows.
Chord Rug Free Crochet Pattern Instructions
With color A ch 59
Row 1 – sc in 2nd ch from hk and each ch across, turn (58).
Rows 2-3 – Change to color B, ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn. (58)
Row 4 – Change to color A, Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, *sc spike over next 2 sc, sc in next 4; repeat from * to last 3 sts, sc spike over next 2 sc, sc in last sc, turn. (58)
Row 5 – Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn. (58)
Row 6-7 – Change to color C, repeat rows 2 and 3.
Row 8 – Change to color A, ch 1 *sc in next 4 sc, sc spike over next 2 sc; repeat from * to last 4 sts, sc in last 4 sc, turn. (58).
Repeat rows 1-8, 6 more times remembering to continue in the stripe pattern.
Repeat rows 1-4 one more time for a total of 60 rows.
Finishing
You will now be working around the entire rug starting down the side, across the bottom, up the other side and across the top.
Rnd 1 – With color A sc in the end of each row, 3 sc in corner, sc in each ch across the bottom, 3 sc in corner, sc in the end of each row, 3 sc in corner, sc in each sc, 3 sc in corner, join with a slip st, do not turn.
Rnd 2 – Ch 1, Rev sc in each sc around, join with a slip st, fasten off, weave in all ends.
You will want to place a rug gripper pad under the rug to keep it from sliding
