You know I can't get enough of all the holiday home decor and my little hamster buddy, Marlow. I have to say, while the Holiday Mug Rugs are for warm drinks, I could see using one as a rug for Marlows little house. He does seem to like the festive colors.
Hey hold on a second little Marlow! Where are you going?
Marlow is ready to jump right in, are you? Before you get started, take a moment to hop on over to this post. Learn about the different ways to do crochet color-work but also for a freebie!
The printable Sheep Yarn Bobbins are super helpful and also cute. You can even cut them out on a cutting machine!
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Holiday Mug Rugs Notes:
Please note, matching gauge both horizontal and vertical can be difficult. Extra rows can be added at the top if needed so it is more important to match the stitch gauge versus the row gauge.
This pattern is worked from the bottom up in rows.
Since there are a wrong side and a right side to the mug rugs, I used a combination of intarsia and carrying yarn across the back for the color work. Experiment and see what works best for you.
Please visit https://brianakdesigns.com/ways-to-colorwork-in-crochet/ for a full tutorial on colorwork as well as a FREE Sheep Yarn Bobbin Printable to assist you with this project. No one loves tangles.
On the RS knit the knit sttiches, on the WS purl the knit sts.
→ Row 2 [WS]: *(Color A) x 1, (Purl Color A) x 1*; repeat from * to * until last sts, Color A
← Row 3 [RS]: (Color B) x 21
→ Row 4 [WS]: (Color B) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 3, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 4, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 4,
(Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 3, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 1
← Row 5 [RS]: (Color B) x 10, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 10
→ Row 6 [WS]: (Color B) x 3, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 1, (Color A) x 11, (Color B) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 3 ← Row 7 [RS]: (Color B) x 6, (Color A) x 9, (Color B) x 6
→ Row 8 [WS]: (Color B) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 5, (Color A) x 7, (Color B) x 5, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 1 ← Row 9 [RS]: (Color B) x 8, (Color A) x 5, (Color B) x 8
→ Row 10 [WS]: (Color B) x 3, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 5, (Color A) x 3, (Color B) x 5, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 3
← Row 11 [RS]: (Color B) x 10, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 10
→ Row 12 [WS]: (Color B) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 4, (Color A) x 9, (Color B) x 4, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 1 ← Row 13 [RS]: (Color B) x 7, (Color A) x 7, (Color B) x 7
→ Row 14 [WS]: (Color B) x 3, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 4, (Color A) x 5, (Color B) x 4, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 3 ← Row 15 [RS]: (Color B) x 9, (Color A) x 3, (Color B) x 9
→ Row 16 [WS]: (Color B) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 3, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 4, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x
4, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 3, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 1
← Row 17 [RS]: (Color B) x 9, (Color A) x 3, (Color B) x 9
→ Row 18 [WS]: (Color B) x 3, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 3, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 2, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x
2, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 3, (Color A) x 1, (Color B) x 3
← Row 19 [RS]: (Color B) x 21
→ Row 20 [WS]: (Color A) x 1, (Purl Color A) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Purl Color A) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Purl Color A) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Purl Color A) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Purl Color A) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Purl Color A) x 1, (Color A)
x 1, (Purl Color A) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Purl Color A) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Purl Color A) x 1, (Color A) x 1, (Purl Color A) x 1, (Color A) x 1
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