Sweet carpet. Step by step

EXCLUSIVE DESIGN BY MARÍA TRAPILLO

Do you feel it? Your home is already dressing up for summer, filling its corners with light, becoming fresh and opting for the sweetest colors. This sweet rug by  María Trapillo is a must-have in one of your favorite spots. Let's get to work!

MATERIALS

*Rubí Trendy Home Col. 001, 002, and 004 (2 balls of each), 007 (1 ball)

*Crochet hook No. 12

SIZE: 1 meter in diameter

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STITCHES USED:

*Chain stitch.

*Double crochet.

*Single crochet.

NOTES:

For this rug, it's not as important that your exact stitch count matches, as they vary in all rounds and don't have an exact sequence. Having a few more or fewer stitches will not affect the final result. (Change color as per photo)

FINAL RESULT:

PATTERN:

Start with a magic ring or, if you prefer, with a circle of 4 chains and close with a slip stitch in the first chain.

Round 1, 2 chains (counts as double crochet), 11 more double crochets in the ring, total 12 double crochets, close with a slip stitch in the second chain from the beginning.

Round 2, in this round we need to make 12 increases and we should have 24 stitches at the end. They are made as follows: 2 chains (count as double crochet), (2 double crochets in the next double crochet) repeat (...) 11 times, 1 double crochet in the last remaining stitch (this last stitch is the pair of the 2 chains that we didn't make at the beginning). Close with a slip stitch in the second of the two starting chains.

Round 3, 2 chains (count as double crochet) 1 double crochet in the next stitch, 2 chains in the air, skip one double crochet, 1 double crochet in each of the next 2 stitches. Two chains in the air, skip one stitch, 1 double crochet in each of the next 2 stitches. Repeat this all the way around. At the end, we will have 8 openwork sections. If you see it curling up a bit, don't worry, it's normal, it will be fixed in the next round. Finish with 1 slip stitch in the second starting chain.

Round 4, in this round, at the end, we should have 48 stitches, which we distribute as follows: 2 chains (count as double crochet), 2 double crochets in the next double crochet, 3 double crochets in the 2-chain space, repeat this sequence until the end of the round. Close with a slip stitch in the second starting chain.

Round 5, 2 chains (count as double crochet) 1 double crochet in each of the next two stitches, 1 increase in the next stitch (1 increase = two double crochets in the same stitch). The sequence in this round is 3 stitches and 1 increase, repeat throughout the round, at the end we should finish with 1 increase and we should have 60 double crochets. Close with a slip stitch in the second starting chain.

Round 6, 2 chains (count as double crochet) 1 double crochet in the next stitch, 1 chain in the air, skip 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, 1 chain in the air, skip 1 double crochet, repeat all around with this sequence, at the end of the round we should have 20 openwork sections, don't worry if it curls up a bit, it will be fixed in the next round. Close with a slip stitch in the second starting chain.

Round 7, 2 chains (count as double crochet), 1 double crochet in the next stitch, 2 double crochets in the chain space (in the openwork), 1 double crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, all around, when we finish it we should have 80 double crochets. Close with a slip stitch in the second starting chain.

Round 8, 2 chains (count as double crochet) 1 double crochet in the next 5 stitches, 1 increase (2 stitches in the same stitch), 1 double crochet in the next 6 stitches, 1 increase (the sequence of this round is 6 stitches and 1 increase) at the end finish with 1 double crochet in each of the last 3 stitches, we should have 91 double crochets. Close with a slip stitch in the second starting chain.

Round 9, 2 chains (count as double crochet) 1 double crochet in the next stitch, 1 chain in the air, skip 1 stitch, 1 double crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, 1 chain, skip one stitch, continue this all around, at the end we should have 30 openwork sections. If you need to leave 2 double crochets in the openwork on the last stitch, that's fine. Close as in all rounds.

Round 10, repeat Round 7, at the end we should have 120 double crochets. Close as in all rounds. Close as in all rounds.

Round 11, the sequence of this round is 9 double crochets and 1 increase (12 times), the two starting chains count as the first double crochet of the first 9. At the end we should have 132 double crochets. Close as in all rounds.

Round 12, repeat Round 9, at the end we should have 44 openwork sections. Close as in all rounds.

Round 13, repeat Round 7, at the end we should have 176 double crochets. Close as in all rounds.

Round 14, 2 chains (count as double crochet) 1 double crochet in each stitch, at the end we should have 176 stitches. Close as in all rounds.

Round 15, repeat Round 9, at the end we should have 59 openwork sections. Close as in all rounds.

Round 16, 2 chains (count as the first double crochet) 1 double crochet in the next stitch, 1 double crochet in the chain space. Note that in this round we only make 1 double crochet in the chain space. At the end we should have 177 double crochets. Close as in all rounds.

Round 17, the sequence of this round is 15 double crochets and 1 increase until the end. The two starting chains count as the first double crochet of the first 15. Close as in all rounds. If your stitch count doesn't match exactly, that's fine.

Round 18, ARCH FINISHING. 2 chains (count as double crochet) 2 double crochets in the same stitch, skip one stitch and in the next make 1 single crochet, skip 1 stitch and in the next make 5 double crochets, skip 1 stitch and in the next make a single crochet, skip 1 stitch and in the next make 5 double crochets, and so on around. When we reach the end, at the beginning of the round where we had made 2 chains and 2 double crochets in the same stitch, we need to make 2 more double crochets in the same stitch to complete the first arch. Close as in all rounds.