JUPITER CROCHET RUG
This
is my first circular rug and yet another thing off my “to-do” list and I’m
thrilled ! The planet Jupiter, has 16 moons (satellites) and is the largest
planet in our solar system.
So
far, this is my largest creation too – so the name works.
Now,
if I end up making something larger than this, I’ll need help naming that
creation – so do send me ideas for my future creations
Thank
you for joining me as we work on my first floor rug.
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Cheers. Enjoy
Materials used : Today
I’ve used some local Indian unbranded cotton (dori) yarn with a 6.5 mm
For Indians : I purchased this yarn from Manmohan Industries / Namaksarr yarn / Anis
Sharma (Ahmedabad) and used about 2 kg.
This is a thick cotton ‘dori’ yarn.
Please check my Instagram or Facebook posts (and the tags) to see how
you can order this yarn
General yarn info : Today’s
yarn is not specific for this pattern.
For this
project, use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any
size. As we’re working on a floor rug
and size is of essence, the thicker the yarn, the larger your project.
Difficulty level : Intermediate to Advanced
Size : 65” diameter
This is just for an idea of amount of yarn used and
size achieved. You can use any yarn to
make this project any size.
Stitches used : Using US terminology
Starting slip knot : Here’s how
you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a
neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view
this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
What is a chain stitch? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY
Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert
hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k
First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how
I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert
hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo,
draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc
made.
Check
out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike
the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check
out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
Triple Crochet : trc : wrap yarn
twice around hook, insert hk into st ; yo (4 lps on hk); [yo, draw through 2
lps] three times. One trc made.
Check
out the video at https://youtu.be/A0y4BbgDTbs
Chainless start for Triple / Treble Crochet :
I
dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of trc.
Check
out the video at https://youtu.be/f42MO0cGYC0
Double crochet 4-tog as a decrease stitch : dc 4-tog : Here is an easy video tutorial for
working a dc 4-tog over 4 sts at https://youtu.be/WjSNi7ithIU
Double crochet 4-tog as a decorative stitch : dc 4-tog : Here is an easy video tutorial for
working a dc 4-tog all in the same stitch as a decorative stitch at https://youtu.be/_B0-ye0cClU
Double crochet 5-tog as a decrease stitch : dc 5-tog : Here is an easy video tutorial for
working a dc 5-tog over 5 sts at https://youtu.be/Dh2viux_fBA
Double crochet 5-tog as a decorative stitch : dc 5-tog : Here is an easy video tutorial for
working a dc 5-tog all in the same stitch as a decorative stitch at https://youtu.be/5806EIpgcV8
Abbreviations used : Using US terminology
sc
: single crochet dc : Double
crochet
ch
: chain ch-sp
: chain space
sp
: space rep
: Repeat
hk
: hook lp
(s) : loop(s)
yo
: yarn over sl-st
: slip stitch
dc
4-tog : Double crochet 4-together
dc
5-tog : Double crochet 5-together
Instruction information
Please
note that I start all my rounds with a ch 1 turning chain for ease.
Please
check the top of this blog for a video tutorial on all the stitches needed to
make this full project.
Finally please note that I take a lot of trouble trying to make my notes as easy as possible - so do go through all my detailed notes before you pick up your yarn.
I’ve
used my artistic license to change a few stitches in the chart to suit my
purpose. These are my notes on my take
for this project.
Join with a sl-st to the 1st
st.
Here’s
a neat video for a seamless finish for your work.
In
case the video does not come on, go to https://youtu.be/ISBZK7Du7yE
Round 2 : dc
in the 1st sc ;
(ch
4, sk next sc, dc in the next sc) ;
rep
(to) all around ;
ch
4, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
How to work a picot stitch :
In case this video does not come
on, go to https://youtu.be/8s3zVaBcn4s
Round 3 : (sc
; [dc + ch 3 picot] ; rep [to] 3 times ; sc) all in the ch-4 sp ;
rep
(to) all around ;
Join
with a sl-st to the 1st st.
In
Round 4, we will work in the “space” between 2 sc.
What
does this mean?
Look at Round 3. We start and end the (to) with sc, right?
Look at Round 3. We start and end the (to) with sc, right?
So
in each ch-4 sp there is an sc next to each other, but there’s no st in
between, right?
We
will work our sts for Round 4 in that
“space” between the sc OR you can work on the dc from Round 2.
For convenience,
I’m going to say ‘sp between sc’ Got it?
Round 4 : dc
in the 1st sp between sc ;
(ch
5, sk next 2 sc and 4 dc, dc in the next sp)
rep
(to) all around ;
Join
with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Now
in the following round, you can opt to work 2 dc ; 5 trc ; 2 dc in each ch-5 sp
with the picot or you can do what I’ve done
Round 5 : (sc
; [dc + ch 3 picot] ; rep [to] 8 times ; sc) all
in the 1st ch-5 sp ;
*ch
1, rep (to) in the next ch-5 sp* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
1, join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Here’s
where you need to take a call.
We
need to start our work from the 2nd picot stitch.
So you can either sl-st all the way to that
picot OR you can fasten off your yarn and re-attach in the 2nd
picot.
I
will start instructions assuming you are at the 2nd picot stitch.
Round 6 : sc
in the 1st picot st ;
(ch
5, sk next picot, sc in the next picot)
*rep
(to) once ;
ch
5, sk the next 4 picot, sc in the next picot ;
rep
(to) once* ;
rep
*to* all around till the last picot ;
sc
in that last picot ;
ch
2 + dc and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
You
are now in the center of that last ch-5 sp
Now
once again you need to make a choice.
The
chart shows a trc 2-tog, but I have worked a dc 2-tog.
Here
are neat video tutorials for both stitches.
You
decide on the stitch.
Double crochet 2-tog : dc 2-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo
and pull up a lp ; yo and draw through 2 lps] 2 times (3 lps on hk) ;
{yo, draw through 2 lps on hk} 2 times. One dc 2-tog made.
This video tutorial at https://youtu.be/1_oPlUfN5eg shows you
how to use the dc 2-tog to decrease.
Sometimes
we work the dc 2-tog in the same stitch, to use as a decorative stitch, over 2
sts or sps.
Visit
this video tutorial at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCQOBc83Vxo
Triple / Treble crochet 2-tog : trc 2-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo
and pull up a lp ; yo and draw through 2 lps] 3 times (4 lps on hk) ;
{yo, draw through 2 lps on hk} 3 times. One trc 2-tog made.
This video tutorial at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0y4BbgDTbs shows you
how to use the dc 2-tog to decrease as well as use as a decorative stitch, over
3 sts or sps.
Visit
this video tutorial at https://youtu.be/lLUXOJ1sY9w
*ch
6, dc 2-tog over the next 2 ch-5 sps ;
rep
(to) in the next ch-5 sp* ;
rep
*to* all around till the last ch-5 sp ;
ch
2 + trc and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
You
are now in the center of that last ch-6 sp
Round 8 : (2
dc ; ch 2, 2 dc) all in the 1st ch-6 sp ;
*ch
8, rep (to) in the next ch-6 sp ;
rep
*to* all around till the last ch-6 sp ;
ch
3 + trc and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
You
are now in the center of that last ch-6 sp
Round 9 : (2
trc ; ch 5, 2 trc) all in the 1st ch-8 sp ;
*ch
6, 2 sc in the next ch-2 sp ;
ch
6, rep (to) in the next ch-6 sp* ;
rep*to*
all around ;
ch
6, join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 10 : sl-st in the 1st ch-5 sp, sc in the
same ch-5 sp ;
(ch
16, sc in the next ch-5 sp) ;
rep
(to) all around ;
ch
5 and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 11 : 17 dc in the 1st ch-16 sp and in
each ch-16 sp all around ;
Join
with a sl-st to the 1st st.
In
the following round we will work a dc 4-tog.
Please check the top of this blog for a video tutorial.
The
pattern chart reads dc 5-tog.
There is a
video tutorial for that too at that top of this blog if you so desire.
Round 12 : sl-st in the 1st 2 dc ; dc in the
next 4 dc ;
(ch
3, sk the next 4 dc, dc in the next 4 dc ;
ch
2, sk the next 2 dc, dc 4-tog in the next dc ;
ch
2, sk the next 2 dc, dc in the next 4 dc) ;
rep
(to) all around ;
ch
3, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 13 : dc in the 1st 4 dc ;
*(ch
2, dc 4-tog in the next st ; ch 3, dc 4-tog in the same st) ;
[ch
2, dc in the next 4 dc] ;
rep
[to] once* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
2, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 14 : dc the 1st 2 dc ; dc 2-tog over the
next 2 dc ;
*(ch
2, dc 4-tog in the next st ; ch 7, dc 4-tog in the next st) ;
[ch
2, dc 2-tog over the next 2 dc ; dc in the next 2 dc] ;
{ch
1, dc in the next 2 dc ; dc 2-tog over the next 2 dc}* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
1, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
In
the following round, the chart indicates a ch-5 picot.
Check
the video tutorial above for a refresher.
Round 15 : sl-st to the 1st dc 4-tog ; dc
4-tog in the same st ;
*ch
6, 3 dc in the next ch-7 sp ;
ch
6, dc 4-tog in the next dc 4-tog ;
(ch
3, dc 3-tog over the 1st 3 dc ; picot + dc 3-tog over the next 3 dc)
;
ch
3, dc 4-tog in the next dc 4-tog* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
3, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 16 : dc 4-tog in the 1st st ;
*[ch
5, 2 dc in the next dc ; (dc ; ch 3, dc) in the next dc ; 2 dc in the next dc]
;
ch
5, dc 4-tog in the next st ; ch 3, dc 4-tog in the next st* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
3, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 17 : dc 4-tog in the 1st st ;
*ch
5, 2 dc in the next dc ; dc in the next 2 dc ;
3
dc in the next ch-3 sp ; dc in the next 2 dc ; 2 dc in the next dc ;
ch
5, dc 4-tog in the next st ; ch 2, dc 4-tog in the next st* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
3, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
In
the following round we use a dc 3-tog over 3 sts.
For
your convenience, here is a video tutorial.
Double crochet 3-tog : dc 3-tog :
In case this video tutorial doesn't open, go to https://youtu.be/qlnqXDB3OUM
With
our dc 3-tog we will work one dc in two sets of sts.
One with the dc 3-tog and one again just as a
regular dc.
Round 18 : dc 4-tog in the 1st st ;
*ch
5, dc 3-tog over the next 3 dc ;
ch
3, dc in the same 3rd dc (from the earlier dc 3-tog) and in
the next 2 dc ;
(dc,
ch 3, dc) in the next dc ; dc in the next 3 dc ;
dc
3-tog over the last dc and the next 2 dc ;
ch
5, dc 4-tog in the next st ; ch 3, dc 4-tog in the next st* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
3, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 19 : dc 4-tog in the 1st st ;
*ch
5, sk the dc 3-tog, dc 3-tog over the next 3 dc ;
ch
3, dc in the same 3rd dc (from the earlier dc 3-tog) and in
the next dc ;
5
dc in the next ch-3 sp ;
dc
in the next 2 dc ;
ch
3, dc 3-tog over the last dc and the next 2 dc ;
ch
5, dc 4-tog in the next st ;
ch
4, dc 4-tog in the next st* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
4, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 20 : dc 4-tog in the 1st st ;
*ch
5, sk the dc 3-tog, dc 3-tog over the next 3 dc ;
ch
3, dc in the same 3rd dc (from the earlier dc 3-tog) ;
2
dc in the next dc ;
(dc
; ch 3, dc in the next dc) ;
2
dc in the next dc ;
ch
3, dc 3-tog over the last dc and the next 2 dc ;
ch
5, dc 4-tog in the next st ;
ch
4, sc in the next ch-4 sp ;
ch
4, dc 4-tog in the next st* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
4, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 21 : dc 4-tog in the 1st st ;
*ch
5, sk the dc 3-tog, dc 3-tog over the next 3 dc ;
ch
3, dc in the same 3rd dc (from the earlier dc 3-tog) ;
(dc
in the next dc ; 3 dc in the next ch-3
sp ; dc in the next dc) ;
ch
3, dc 3-tog over the last dc and the next 2 dc ;
ch
5, dc 4-tog in the next st ;
[ch
3, sc in the next ch-4 sp] ;
rep
[to] once ;
ch
3, dc 4-tog in the next st* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
4, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 22 : dc 4-tog in the 1st st ;
*ch
3, sk the dc 3-tog, dc 3-tog over the next 3 dc ;
ch
3, dc in the same 3rd dc (from the earlier dc 3-tog) and the
next 2 dc ;
ch
3, dc 3-tog over the last dc and the next 2 dc ;
ch
3, dc 4-tog in the next st ;
ch
5, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch
6, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch
5, dc 4-tog in the next st* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
4, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 23 : dc 4-tog in the 1st st ;
*ch
5, sk the dc 3-tog, dc 3-tog over the next 3 dc ;
ch
5, dc 4-tog in the next st ;
(ch
3, dc in the next ch-6 sp) ;
rep
(to) 4 times ;
ch
3, dc 4-tog in the next st* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
3, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 24 : dc 4-tog in the 1st st ;
*ch
6, sk the dc 3-tog, dc 4-tog in the next st ;
(ch
3, dc in the next dc ; ch 3, dc in the same dc) ;
rep
(to) 4 times ;
ch
3, dc 4-tog in the next st* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
3, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 25 : dc 4-tog in the 1st st ;
*ch
4, dc 4-tog in the next st ;
ch
3, sk next ch-3 sp, 4 dc in the next ch-3 sp ;
(ch
3, 3 dc in the next ch-3 sp) ;
rep
(to) 3 times ;
ch
3, dc 4-tog in the next st* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
3, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 26 : dc 4-tog in the 1st st ;
*ch
1, dc 4-tog in the next st ;
ch
8, dc 3-tog over the next 3 dc ;
(ch
9, dc 3-tog over the next 3 dc) ;
rep
(to) 3 times ;
ch
8, dc 4-tog in the next st* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
8, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 27 : sc in the 1st ch-1 sp ;
*(ch
5, 5 dc in the next ch-9 sp) ;
rep
(to) 3 times ;
ch
5, sc in the next ch-1 sp* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
5, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Double crochet 5-tog as a decrease stitch : dc 5-tog :
In case this video tutorial doesn't come on, go to https://youtu.be/Dh2viux_fBA
Round 28 : 3 dc in the 1st sc ;
*ch
5, sc in the next ch-5 sp ;
(ch
5, dc 5-tog over the next 5 dc ; ch 5, sc in the next ch-5 sp)
rep
(to) 3 times ;
ch
3, 3 dc in the next sc* ;
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
3, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 29 : sl-st and sc into the 2nd dc ;
*ch
5, sc in the next ch-5 sp ;
(ch
5, sk dc 5-tog, sc in the next ch-5 sp)*
rep
*to* all around ;
ch
2 + dc, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
You
are now in the center of the last ch-5 sp
Round 30 : sc into the 1st ch-5 sp ;
(ch
5, sc in the next ch-5 sp) ;
rep
(to) all around ;
ch
2 + dc, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Depending
on how large and lacy you want your work, rep Round 30.
Do
note that as your work gets larger, the ch-5 sps come closer.
Blocking
is essential for smaller doilies.
And
with this, we finish our fantastic Jupiter crochet rug.
Fasten
off and weave in ends.
Block
as per your yarn requirements.
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