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Home Sweet Home Woven Rug (vintage American Thread): vintage crochet pattern
A red double crochet rug with white and black yarn woven through the rows and columns to make a plaid, finished with long fringe. It was the cover design of the book. Originally published as "Home Sweet Home" in Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106) by The American Thread Company, it is now in the public domain.
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By the crochetpatterns.io editorial team · Reviewed September 14, 2026 under our editorial policy · pattern testing in progress
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Easy |
| Yarn weight | Bulky (#5) |
| Yardage | 819–910 yd (749–832 m) |
| Hook | 5 mm |
| Gauge | Not printed. Suggested from the printed size: about 14 dc and 7 rows = 4 in (10 cm) — 69 dc across 19 in over 55 rows for 30 in. |
| Finished size | Approximately 19 × 30 in (48 × 76 cm) without fringe |
| Time | about 6 hours |
Materials
- Aunt Lydia's Heavy Rug Yarn (Coats & Clark) is still sold. It is a bulky (#5)-class rug yarn; substitute any bulky rug yarn that matches the gauge.
- Yardage: the original lists 13 skeins but does not print the skein size. Other American Thread books of the period list this yarn in 70 yd skeins, which would be about 910 yd (832 m) — check the current label before buying.
- Colours: 10 skeins red (main), 2 skeins white, 1 skein black.
- Original hook: aluminum crochet hook size H.
- Very large-eyed tapestry needle for weaving.
- Hook: Start with 5 mm (US H-8) and change size to match the gauge.
Abbreviations (US terms)
Notes before you start
- Source: "Home Sweet Home", Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106), The American Thread Company. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "AUNT LYDIA'S" HEAVY RUG YARN, Article 235; 10 skeins Red.; 2 skeins White.; 1 skein Black or colors desired.; Aluminum crochet hook size H.. Gauge: Not given.
- Modernisation note: The original is written in US terms; abbreviations were updated to modern style (s c → sc, d c → dc, s d c → hdc).
- Modernisation note: The opening instruction "ch 72, d c in 4th st from hook" is written as "dc in 4th ch from hook".
- Modernisation note: "Repeat the 2nd row 53 times" is written as rows 3–55; the total row count (55) is our arithmetic, not printed.
- Modernisation note: The printed stitch count (69 dc) is kept from the original.
- Modernisation note: "Cut yarn" and "break off" are written as "fasten off"; "attach" is written as "join".
- Modernisation note: Weaving instructions were split into one step per sentence; no steps were added.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions and the suggested gauge were added; they are not in the original.
- Modernisation note: Hook letters from this period were not standardised to millimetres; the starting size given is a modern equivalent, and the gauge is what matters.
Rug
- Foundation: With red, ch 72, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each remaining ch, turn.
- Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), dc in each dc, turn. (69 dc)
- Rows 3–55: Repeat row 2 fifty-three times.
- Edging: Work a row of sc all around, working 3 sc in each corner; join and fasten off.
Continue this pattern
The rest of the Home Sweet Home Woven Rug (vintage American Thread) pattern is in the Retro Crochet Rugs
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Horizontal woven stripes
- Vertical woven stripes
- Finishing
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Errata
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Home Sweet Home pattern from?
It was published as "Home Sweet Home" in Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106) by The American Thread Company. The publication is in the public domain in the United States; this version is transcribed and modernised by crochetpatterns.io.
What yarn or thread do I need for the Home Sweet Home?
bulky (#5) yarn. Original: 13 skeins; skein size not printed (likely 70 yd each — check the label).
What hook should I use?
Start with 5 mm (US H-8) and change size to match the gauge. Gauge: Not printed. Suggested from the printed size: about 14 dc and 7 rows = 4 in (10 cm) — 69 dc across 19 in over 55 rows for 30 in.
