Pattern
| PEBBLE Rug
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS Rnd 8: beg at m, *1 dc, 1dc, sk next st* Stuff: tear a rough 10cm x 10cm square
ANd STITCh PATTERNS FOR
rep to end of rnd. (21 st total) Insert m in of kapok and stuff your pebble.
ThIS PATTERN
last st. Rnd 9: beg at m, *1dc, sk next st* rep to
Rounds are worked in a spiral without
Rnd 9: beg at m, *1 dc, 1dc, sk next st* rep end of rnd. (7 st total) Insert m in last st.
joins or turns.
to end of rnd. (14 st total) Insert m in last Rnd 10: beg at m, *1dc, sk next st* rep to
m - marker
st. end of rnd. Close off and weave in ends.
mr - magic ring
Stuff: tear a rough 15cm x 15cm square of Make 24.
kapok and stuff your pebble.
To make a magic ring: beg
15cm/6inches along the yarn. 1sl st.
Rnd 10: beg at m, *1dc, sk next st* rep to FUllinG
loop yarn tail anti-clockwise at base
end of rnd. (7 st total) Insert m in last st. This is the really fun bit. Time to be brave!
of st. Work 7 dc around loop. insert m
Rnd 11: beg at m, *1dc, sk next st* rep to When you’ve made all your pebbles,
in final st. Pull tail to close mr.
end of rnd. Close off and weave in ends. throw them into the washing machine,
Make 36. add a little washing detergent and set the
PATTERN NOTES
longest, hottest wash you have, with the
Make one tiny pebble first to practice.
Then work down through the sizes,
Tiny Pebble coldest rinse. All the pebbles can go in
crocheting all the large pebbles first,
1 strand x 11m/12yds of any colour. together, unless you’ve chosen your own
then all the medium, all the small, and
D/3mm hook. non-fast yarn colours.
finally the remaining tiny pebbles.
Rnd 1: sl st, mr of 7dc. Insert m in last st. I love watching the pebbles tumble
you’ll soon notice that you are simply Rnd 2: beg at m, *2dc in each st. (14 st about, getting smoother as they wash.
decreasing the size of the hook, the total) Insert m in last st. Once they’ve fulled, arrange them on a
number of strands of yarn, and the
Rnd 3: beg at m, *1dc, 2dc* rep to end of sunny windowsill and let them dry for a
number of middle rows of stitches as
rnd. (21 st total) Insert m in last st. day or two, before sewing them together
the pebbles get smaller.
Rnd 4: beg at m, *1dc, 2dc* rep to end of in your preferred arrangement.
Keep the wrong side of your work to rnd. (31 st total) Insert m in last st.
the outside of the pebble. This will add
Rnd 5: beg at m, *1dc in each st. Insert m
more texture to your finished piece.
in last st.
Tear your kapok rather than cut it, to
Rnd 6: beg at m, *1dc in each st. Insert m
give you a softer shape when stuffing. in last st.
Rnd 7: beg at m, *1 dc, 1dc, sk next st* rep
to end of rnd. (21 st total) Insert m in last
YARN ALTERNATIVES st.
Any fullable/feltable, 100% wool leftovers Rnd 8: beg at m, *1 dc, 1dc, sk next st*
with lengths as short as 11m/12yds for a
rep to end of rnd. (14 st total) Insert m in
tiny pebble. You can join odds and ends
together for character-filled stones.
last st.
”
Place the rug
on any floor
and it seems
to naturally
merge into it
”
40 | INSIDE Crochet
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