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Bubble Gum Accent Rug

June 28, 2016

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Thank you to Lion Brand Yarn for providing the yarn for this sample!

I have a fun new home decor pattern for you today! I experimented with Lion Brand’s cheerfully-colored Kitchen Cotton line to come up with this bright accent rug. I’m a big fan of color-blocking (colors striped in big chunks at a time), so I used that method when choosing this project’s color scheme. Smaller stripes of an off-white separate each of the color blocks to really make them pop. This accent rug would be perfect in a bathroom or a nursery.

Bubble Gum Accent Rug Crochet Pattern made with Kitchen Cotton yarn from Lion Brand | Free crochet pattern by Little Monkeys Crochet

I double-stranded (held two strands together) my yarn for this pattern in order to get a nice sturdy rug. If you’re newer to crochet, this might sound intimidating, but you’ll get the hang of it quick! You may also find that it’s a little harder on your hands, because the hook has to work a little harder, but you can always set it aside for a day and come back to it with fresh fingers.

You can find this fun, sturdy yarn at lionbrand.com, or on Craftsy. At the time this blog post was published, Kitchen Cotton was on sale on Craftsy.com for just $2.03 a skein (regular $3.69). That’s a steal!

Bubble Gum Accent Rug Crochet Pattern made with Kitchen Cotton yarn from Lion Brand | Free crochet pattern by Little Monkeys Crochet

 

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BUBBLE GUM ACCENT RUG

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Level: Easy

Size: 20″ (height) x 30″ (width)

Hook: H (5.00mm)

Yarn: About 1,100 yards of Kitchen Cotton yarn from Lion Brand. (Kitchen Cotton is a #4 medium weight yarn.) I used the following colors and amounts:

Grape (about 280 yards, or less than 3 skeins)
Bubblegum (about 280 yards, or less than 3 skeins)
Tropic Breeze (about 280 yards, or less than 3 skeins)
Vanilla (about 260 yards, or less than 3 skeins)

You’ll also need: Yarn needle for weaving in ends

Gauge: 6 rows of 10 SC = 3″ square (getting this exact is not super important unless you’re wanting your rug to turn out the exact same size as mine)

Abbreviations Used:
   ST/STS (stitch/stitches)
SL ST (slip stitch)
SK (skip)
CH (chain)
SC (single crochet)
HDC (half double crochet)
   SC+HDC (this just means to put a single crochet and a half double crochet in the same stitch)

Notes:
(1) This pattern is worked in American Standard Terms.
(2) CH1 at the beginning of rows does not count as a stitch.
(3) You will be double-stranding the entire pattern. (That means holding two strands of yarn together. This will give the rug stiffness.)
(4) You can easily change the size of this rug; just make sure to begin with any odd number of chains (to make it taller or shorter), and add or subtract rows as needed for a different width.
(5) The pattern below is written out according to my color changes, but the stitch pattern is actually just Rows 1-8, with  a continuous repeat of Rows 5-8. This is good information to have if you want to make a solid-colored rug, or if you want your color changes to be different than mine.

Here are the colors I used, and how they’ll be referenced in the pattern:
    COLOR A: Grape (purple)
COLOR B: Vanilla (ivory)
COLOR C: Bubblegum (pink)
COLOR D: Tropic Breeze (aqua)


PATTERN

Remember, you’re holding two strands together throughout!

To begin: With COLOR A, CH 61.

Row 1: SC in 2nd CH from hook and in each CH across. (60)
Row 2: CH1, turn. SK 1st ST, SC+HDC in next ST. (SK next ST, SC+HDC in next ST) across. (60)
Row 3: CH1, turn. SK 1st ST, SC+HDC in next ST. (SK next ST, SC+HDC in next ST) across. (60)
Row 4: CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (60)
Row 5: CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (60)
Row 6: CH1, turn. SK 1st ST, SC+HDC in next ST. (SK next ST, SC+HDC in next ST) across. (60)
Row 7: 
CH1, turn. SK 1st ST, SC+HDC in next ST. (SK next ST, SC+HDC in next ST) across. (60)
Row 8: 
CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (60)
Row 9: 
CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (60)
Row 10: 
CH1, turn. SK 1st ST, SC+HDC in next ST. (SK next ST, SC+HDC in next ST) across. (60)
Row 11: 
CH1, turn. SK 1st ST, SC+HDC in next ST. (SK next ST, SC+HDC in next ST) across. (60)
Row 12: 
CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (60)

Change to COLOR B.

Row 13: CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (60)
Row 14: 
CH1, turn. SK 1st ST, SC+HDC in next ST. (SK next ST, SC+HDC in next ST) across. (60)
Row 15: 
CH1, turn. SK 1st ST, SC+HDC in next ST. (SK next ST, SC+HDC in next ST) across. (60)
Row 16: 
CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (60)

Change to COLOR C.

Row 17: CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (60)
Rows 18-28: Repeat Rows 2-12. (60)

Change to COLOR B.

Rows 29-32: Repeat Rows 13-16. (60)

Change to COLOR D.

Row 33: CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (60)
Rows 34-44: Repeat Rows 2-12. (60)

Change to COLOR B.

Rows 45-48: Repeat Rows 13-16. (60)

Change to COLOR A.

Row 49: CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (60)
Rows 50-60: Repeat Rows 2-12. (60)

Change to COLOR B.

Rows 61-64: Repeat Rows 13-16. (60)

Change to COLOR C.

Row 65: CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (60)
Rows 66-76: Repeat Rows 2-12. (60)

Change to COLOR B.

Rows 77-80: Repeat Rows 13-16. (60)

Change to COLOR D.

Row 81: CH1, turn. SC in each ST across. (60)
Rows 82-92: Repeat Rows 2-12. (60)

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

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Comments

  1. Grazina says: January 5, 2023 at 7:04 pm

    Hi, Rebecca,
    I like your design a lot. It would be more useful if you included metric measurements for your readers who grew up using the metric system – over 90% of the world uses it
    happy new year
    Grazina

    Reply
  2. Kathryn Mosley says: November 18, 2020 at 4:57 pm

    DO NOT CLICK on the link in the ‘Your pattern is stolen here” as it goes to porn.

    Reply
  3. Fran Lane says: December 10, 2017 at 2:36 pm

    Wish James a happy one year birthday for me.

    Reply
  4. Martha Lawson says: December 9, 2017 at 2:14 pm

    Thank you for this great idea. I need to make it longer but that’s easy. I will tack that new shelling spongy stuff to the back and it won’t slide.
    CongrAtulations on the birth of your son. I just welcomed twin grandsons, Henry and James! What a coincidence!

    Reply
  5. Linda Lovland says: January 24, 2017 at 8:16 pm

    I would like to try this rug but would like to know how to increase it. I’m still a beginner crocheter. I need it to be 24 x 36. Thanks for your help.

    Reply
    • Rebecca says: January 24, 2017 at 8:49 pm

      Hi Linda! I addressed that in the Notes section, #4. You’ll just need to chain an odd number, and chain it to the width you want it to be. Best of luck!

      Reply
  6. Kim Guzman says: August 24, 2016 at 6:03 pm

    Your pattern is stolen here:

    http://www.secretscrochet.com/2016/08/bubble-gum-accent-rug.html

    Reply
  7. Rhonda Tenderholt says: August 11, 2016 at 1:34 pm

    It’s beautiful. Looks like it should be an afghan/blanket instead! I’m sure it would be beautiful as one of those.

    Reply
    • Rebecca says: August 13, 2016 at 3:15 pm

      Here you go 🙂 http://littlemonkeyscrochet.com/comfy-squares-textured-blanket/

      Reply
  8. Judy Sory says: July 31, 2016 at 1:17 pm

    Love the patterns. Looking forward to trying some of these patterns.

    Reply
  9. Carolyn Watts says: July 30, 2016 at 7:45 pm

    Rebecca,
    I love this Bubble Gum Accent Rug, I don’t remember how to change colors in a
    project. Can you help me, is easy instructions, please. Love the name of your blog,
    “Little Monkey’s”. Thank you in advance for your help.
    Carolyn Watts

    Reply
    • Rebecca says: July 31, 2016 at 1:47 pm

      This might help: http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/12/how-to-crochet-stripes/

      Reply
  10. Sara says: July 15, 2016 at 1:46 pm

    Thank you:) I am gonna make for my kitchen.

    Reply
  11. Karen M. Roth says: July 10, 2016 at 1:03 am

    I love this so much!!! I just got my new special crochet hook from #HappyCrochetHooks I got the Pacific Ombre in size K (due to my first initial 😀 ) . Thank you so much for sharing this pattern.

    Reply
  12. gema says: July 9, 2016 at 2:00 pm

    so is my Rug blueberries, Rebecca thanks for this beautiful pattern….https://www.facebook.com/gema.gomez.18

    Reply
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