Knitted & Crocheted Rug by Shirley

Shirley, (famous for her Red Cross Teddies), made this lovely rug. She said she made one before and sewed strips of knitting together to form the rug. This time she tried a different method.

Instead of sewing the strips together, she joined them using crochet in a neutral toned yarn which ties it all together beautifully. It adds a nice point of interest with the slightly raised  strips running parallel between the blocks.

Put your hand up if you have in your "unfinished craft stash" a bag of knitted squares that never really became anything! I admit I have. I see some lovely wool, then find it therapeutic to sit and knit squares but then never get around to sewing them together! This is a great method for me to try. The squares are  knitted continuously in long strips instead of being knitted as separate squares. Then holding 2 strips wrong sides together, you crochet along the long sides, putting your hook through both layers and thus joining them together as you go.  Nice work Shirley.