The Blue and Pink Block Rug Pattern

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"AUNT LYDIA'S" HEAVY RUG YARN, Article 235
24 skeins Cream.
7 skeins Pink.
8 skeins Lt. Blue.

Aluminum crochet hook Size H.

Large tapestry needle for sewing.

Each square measures about 10 ½ inches.

15 squares 3 x 5 are required for rug measuring 33 x 56 inches.

BLUE SQUARES: With Blue ch 26, s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in each of the next 24 sts of ch, ch 1, turn.

2nd Row. 1 s c in each s c, ch 1, turn. Repeat the 2nd row 25 times, then without cutting yarn, work 25 s c on each side and 3 s c in each corner, join, cut yarn, turn.

Next Row. Attach Cream and working on wrong side, work 1 loop st in each st and 3 loop sts in center st at each corner (loop st: wind yarn over index finger, insert hook in st, draw yarn through pulling yarn from under index finger, drop loop from finger letting loop fall to right side of work and complete s c).

Next Row. 1 loop st in each loop st working 3 loop sts in center loop st at each corner. Repeat the last row once.

Next Row. 1 loop st in each loop st working 1 loop st, ch 1, 1 loop st in center st at each corner, cut yarn. Work 7 more squares in same manner.

PINK SQUARES: Work 7 squares in same manner using Pink in center.

Sew squares together as illustrated having a Blue square in each of the 4 corners.

EDGE: With Cream work 4 rows of loop sts all around, working 1 loop st in each loop st and 1 loop st, ch 1, 1 loop st in the ch 1 at each corner in each row.