[Nfb-krafters-korner] rag rugs

[Susan Roe]

Hi eileen,

Not exactly, but close.  You cast on about 6 or 7 stitches and then do 
stockennette, knit one side and then perl the next.  The piece will 
naturally curl into itself and then you just runn a quick whip stitch to 
close and then join as you coil, or whip stitch as you are joining to coil. 
This makes a nice squashy rug under your feet and you can use verigated 
yarn, scrap yarn, alternate yarns of similar shades or just use a solid 
color.  I have also done them for dog beds as well.

The tube it forms is larger than the ilet cords, but the same idea.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "eileen scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] rag rugs


> Hi Susan,
>
> When you talk about knitted coil rugs, are you making them out of i-cord? 
> When I was a kid I used to make doll rugs out of the tubes that would come 
> off of what was called horse reins or a knitting nancy.  Now a days its 
> called i-cord.
>
> In fact the class on friday that will teach making a double knitted pouch 
> will also teach how to make i-cord.
>
> Eileen
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] rag rugs
>
>
>>I have done knitted coiled rugs that you could either leave as a single 
>>tube and stitch in the coil, or you could take the tubes, braide them 
>>together and then stitch them into the coil.  I'd be interested in a rag 
>>rug class.
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Marianne" <mdenning at cinci.rr.com>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 7:07 PM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] rag rugs
>>
>>
>>> My sons have rented their first office space.  It is in an old warehouse 
>>> and they ripped up all the flooring this weekend and found a distressed 
>>> wood floor under everything else.  I would like to make a simple rag rug 
>>> to put on the floor and understand that I need to braid long strips of 
>>> fabric and then coil it to make the rug.  Has anyone made a rag rug 
>>> before?  Would anyone be interested in teaching such a class and would 
>>> others be intersted in learning to make rag rugs?
>>>
>>> I guess this also goes along with the Friday question even though I had 
>>> never thought of it before this weekend.
>>>
>>> Marianne
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