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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. Barbara says: July 9, 2016 at 12:42 pm

    I absolutely love this pattern! Given the colors in my bathroom I need something a little simpler. I was thinking of doing the 2 stranded but each strand a different color to get a tweed affect. Then my brain seized! If you add the total yardage from the pattern it equals 1100 yds … so do I have it right that I would then want 550 yds of each color?

    Reply
  2. Terrie Harrell says: July 7, 2016 at 4:19 pm

    Thank you for sharing this free pattern. I can’t wait to get some yarn and start a project.

    Reply
  3. Gema Girasol says: July 7, 2016 at 1:22 pm

    my yarns to mi bubble gum accent ,in color blueberry because is to boy.

    Reply
  4. Jenelle Glanz says: July 2, 2016 at 10:45 am

    I would like to make this rug, does it have to be cotton? I’ve got quite the stash of acrylic yarn!! Thanks, Jenelle

    Reply
    • Rebecca says: July 5, 2016 at 1:38 pm

      The pattern will work with acrylic. I recommend cotton simply because it holds up and dries quickly (which is good if you use it in a bathroom) but you can use whatever you have 🙂

      Reply
  5. Pamela says: July 1, 2016 at 7:39 pm

    Hello Rebecca – Thank you for sharing your very pretty pattern. It is just what I have been looking for in a nice solid cotton bathroom rug. I was thinking about doing one rug with the two strands as in your pattern, and, another rug with one strand of a bulky (#5) yarn. Not sure how the latter will work. Fun ahead. Thanks again.

    Reply
  6. Lori Aragon says: June 29, 2016 at 9:15 pm

    Thank you sooooo much for this GORGEOUS pattern! This is definitely on my To-Do-List – going right to the top of the list now 🙂 xoxo

    Reply
  7. Tina Hopkins says: June 29, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    I just love the colors that you chose for this rug. I personally love bright colors for many things that I crochet.

    Reply
  8. Fran says: June 29, 2016 at 3:48 pm

    I love this. The colors are beautiful. I’ll have to find the yarn on line because I’m homebound. Thank you for your patterns.

    Reply
  9. Gema Girasol says: June 29, 2016 at 3:08 pm

    ready, just take different colors, thanks, little Monkey.

    Reply
  10. Francine Beauchamp says: June 29, 2016 at 2:26 pm

    This is so cute !

    Reply
  11. Sujata Bhalshankar says: June 29, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    Rebecca, lovely pattern, I wish to make it for myself, it is easy to follow. Thank you.

    Reply
  12. Willow says: June 29, 2016 at 9:49 am

    Thanks Rebecca. I just love your pattern and your color choices. I’m heading out to get some kitchen cotton!!!

    Reply
  13. Tami Lindsay says: June 29, 2016 at 9:24 am

    This is absolutely gorgeous. For what I paid for Better Homes and Gardens rugs for my bathroom, because the color was bright, I could have matched my shower curtain with these yarns. Thank you! I can feel a project coming on!

    Reply
  14. Lynn says: June 29, 2016 at 9:19 am

    Love it!

    Reply
  15. Cindy says: June 29, 2016 at 9:15 am

    Thank you for sharing this pattern! The colors you selected are so bright and cheery, just the pop my kitchen needs. Giving this a shot asap. Thanks!

    Reply
  16. Monica says: June 29, 2016 at 9:08 am

    It looks perfect for my new remodeled bathroom. I will use earth tones with white to match the bathroom’s tiles. check my IG @melmiar ; I have many pretty designs to share with you.

    Reply
    • Janine Koucheki says: July 6, 2016 at 7:04 pm

      Hi Monica, I searched IG @melmiar to see your designs and couldn’t find anything. Can you repost your site?

      Reply
  17. Amalia says: June 29, 2016 at 8:49 am

    Lovely pattern! Thanks a lot!

    Reply
  18. Lorraine says: June 29, 2016 at 8:47 am

    Thank you for this lovely pattern, always wonderful designs and easy to follow.

    Reply
  19. Janine Koucheki says: June 29, 2016 at 8:43 am

    That is absolutely beautiful and I might just have to make it for myself! I LOVE IT!!!!

    Reply
  20. Linda Deutscher says: June 29, 2016 at 8:41 am

    I absolute love it Rebecca!!!

    Reply
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