Round and Round Rug Pattern

CROCHETED—LOOP STITCH OVAL

25 Inches x 37 Inches

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "AUNT LYDIA'S" HEAVY RUG YARN, Article 235
6 skeins Dk. Green.
5 skeins Leaf Green.
4 skeins Evergreen.
2 skeins White.
Aluminum crochet hook size H.

With Dk. Green ch 31, 2 loop sts in 2nd st from hook (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), 1 loop st in each of the next 28 sts of ch, 3 loop sts in end st, working on opposite side of ch, work 1 loop st in each of the 28 sts, 1 loop st in same space with 1st 2 loop sts, join, ch 1, turn.

2nd Round: 2 s c in each of the 3 loop sts at each end and 1 s c in each of the 28 loop sts on each side, join, ch 1, turn.

3rd Round: Skip the sl st and work 2 loop sts in each of the next 2 s c, 1 loop st in each of the next 28 s c, 2 loop sts in each of the next 6 s c, 1 loop st in each of the next 28 s c, 2 loop sts in each of the last 4 s c, join, ch 1, turn.

4th Round: 1 s c in each loop st, join (80 s c), ch 1, turn.

5th Round: 1 loop st in each of the 34 s c on each side and 2 loop sts in each of the 6 sts at each end, join, cut yarn, turn.

6th Round: Place a marker between the 2 center sts at end, attach Leaf Green in 8th st to right of center, s c in same space, 2 s c in next st, * 1 s c in next st, 2 s c in next st, repeat from * 6 times, 1 s c in each of the next 30 sts, 2 s c in next st, * 1 s c in next st, 2 s c in next st, repeat from * 6 times, 1 s c in each remain­ing st, join, ch 1, turn.

7th Round: 1 loop st in each s c, join each round and turn each round.

8th Round: 1 s c in each st.

9th Round: 1 loop st in each st on sides increasing 6 loop sts evenly spaced at each end (120 loop sts), cut yarn.

10th Round: Attach Evergreen and work 1 s c in each loop st on sides increasing in every other loop st of the 24 loop sts at each end (144 s c).

11th Round: * With Evergreen, 1 loop st in each of the next 8 s c, with White 1 loop st in each of the next 8 s c (when changing color always complete last half of last st with next color and always carry yarn not being used in front of work), repeat from * all around, drop White.

12th Round: With Evergreen 1 s c in each loop st.

13th Round: Carry White in front of work and with Evergreen work 1 loop st in each of the next 4 s c, * with White 1 loop st in each of the next 8 s c, with Evergreen 1 loop st in each of the next 8 s c, repeat from * 7 times, with White 1 loop st in each of the next 8 s c, with Evergreen 1 loop st in each of the next 4 s c, drop White.

14th Round: Same as 12th round.

15th Round: * With White, and working same as 11th round, work 1 loop st in each of the next 8 s c, with Evergreen 1 loop st in each of the next 8 s c, repeat from * all around, cut White.

16th Round: With Evergreen, work 1 s c in each loop st on sides increasing in every 3rd st of the 24 sts at each end (8 sts increased at each end), cut yarn.

17th Round: Attach Leaf Green and work 1 loop st in each s c on sides increasing 10 loop sts evenly spaced at each end.

18th Round: 1 s c in each loop st.

19th Round: 1 loop st in each s c.

20th Round: 1 s c in each loop st on sides increasing 1 s c in every 4th st 12 times around each end (24 sts increased in round), cut yarn.

21st Round: Attach Dk. Green and work same as 19th round.

22nd Round: 1 s c in each loop st. Repeat the last 2 rounds twice, cut yarn.

27th Round: Attach Leaf Green and work same as 17th round.

28th Round: 1 s c in each loop st.

29th Round: 1 loop st in each s c on sides increasing 1 loop st in every 5th st 12 times around each end (24 sts increased in round), cut yarn.

30th Round: Attach Evergreen and work 1 s c in each s c on sides increasing 1 s c in every 6th st 12 times around each end (272 sts).
Repeat the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th rounds.

36th Round: With Evergreen, work 1 s c in each loop st, cut yarn.

37th Round: With Leaf Green, work 1 loop st in each s c.

38th Round: 1 s c in each s c on sides increasing in every 6th st of the 90 sts around each end.

39th Round: Same as 19th round, cut yarn.

40th Round: Attach Dk. Green in any st on side and work 1 s c in each st on sides increasing every 10th st of the 90 sts around each end.

4lst Round: 1 loop st in each s c.

42nd Round: 1 s c in each loop st. Repeat the last 2 rounds once, then repeat the 41st round once.

Next Round: 1 sl st in each loop st, join, cut yarn.