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Lavender Rug with Violet Border Bands (vintage Kentucky Rug Yarns): vintage crochet pattern
A plain lavender single crochet rug with a six-row violet band near each end, part checkerboard and part solid, worked by carrying both colours along the row. Originally published as "Rug" in Kentucky Rug Yarns Vol. 5: Rugs by January & Wood Company, Maysville, Kentucky, it is now in the public domain.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Easy |
| Yarn weight | Super bulky (#6) |
| Yardage | 693–770 yd (634–704 m) |
| Hook | 6 mm |
| Gauge | Printed: 2 sc = 1 in and about 2 rows = 1 in (8 sc and about 8 rows = 4 in / 10 cm), worked with two strands held together. |
| Finished size | Approximately 22 × 29 in (56 × 74 cm) |
| Time | about 3 hours |
Materials
- Bulky (#5) rug yarn, worked with two strands held together throughout. Two strands of bulky rug yarn behave like a super bulky (#6) yarn.
- Yardage: the book's Kentucky Soft Spun Rug Yarn came in 70 yd skeins (printed in the original); 11 skeins = about 770 yd (704 m). Because the yarn is used double, the strand length used is half of this. Check the label of your substitute yarn.
- Colours: 9 skeins lavender (background), 2 skeins violet (border bands).
- Original hook: size J.
- Hook: Start with 6 mm (US J-10) and change size to match the gauge.
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 770 yards of weight #6 yarn. Select a suggested yarn to see required skeins and estimated cost:
Caron Simply Soft · 100% Acrylic
315 yds per skein · High-yield yardage, silky no-scratch texture
3 skeins required
approx. $$16.47 total
Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- single crochet
- stitch
- stitches
- repeat
Notes before you start
- Source: "Rug", Kentucky Rug Yarns Vol. 5: Rugs, January & Wood Company, Maysville, Kentucky. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: 9 skeins Lavender rug yarn;; 2 skeins Violet rug yarn;; size J crochet hook.. Gauge: 2 st. = 1 inch. Approx. 2 rows = 1 inch.
- 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 original reads "sc. in 2nd ch. from hook and in each st. of ch"; "st" there means a chain, so it is written as "in each ch across".
- Modernisation note: The stitch count (42 sc) is our arithmetic from the printed ch 43, not printed in the original.
- Modernisation note: The original runs the two border bands, the 32 centre rows and the final 8 rows together in one paragraph; they are split into sections here, and no steps were added.
- Modernisation note: The row totals add up to about 60 rows, which matches the printed size and gauge (about 29 in at 2 rows to the inch). The total is not printed.
- Modernisation note: "Cut yarn" and "break off" are written as "fasten off"; "attach" is written as "join".
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions 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.
Row progress: 0 of 2 done (0%)
Rug
0 of 2 done- Foundation: With lavender and two strands held together, ch 43, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1, turn. (42 sc)Mark row complete
- Rows 2–8: Sc in each st across, ch 1 to turn each row.Mark row complete
Working on:
Foundation: With lavender and two strands held together, ch 43, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1, turn. (42 sc)
Continue this pattern
The rest of the Lavender Rug with Violet Border Bands (vintage Kentucky Rug Yarns) pattern is in the Retro Crochet Rugs
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Border band (worked twice)
- Centre and second band
- Border
- Finishing
Included with 25 patterns for $12 — $0.48 per pattern.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Rug pattern from?
It was published as "Rug" in Kentucky Rug Yarns Vol. 5: Rugs by January & Wood Company, Maysville, Kentucky. 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 Rug?
super bulky (#6) yarn. Original: 11 skeins of 70 yd (printed) = about 770 yd (704 m), used double.
What hook should I use?
Start with 6 mm (US J-10) and change size to match the gauge. Gauge: Printed: 2 sc = 1 in and about 2 rows = 1 in (8 sc and about 8 rows = 4 in / 10 cm), worked with two strands held together.
