Cuttin' a rug....

brendajos · 11-04-2005, 02:29 PM

okay so here's another question...I am pretty sure i am going to go buy that book i saw with the rug in it because i haven't been able to get it out of my head all week. It is a gorgeous farm scene and being the city livin' farm girl that i am i just can't help but love farm scenes. My question is, could you ever use a rug for its intended purpose after you put all that work into knitting it?

my fear is that i will do all that work and then i won't be able to use it cuz i won't want it to get dirty.

LisaD715 · 11-04-2005, 07:42 PM

I would say I would be able to.....I have knit several dishcloths that I USE every day, and they get plenty dirty.

Where are you thinking of using it? Maybe next to your bed where there is not much traffic....I know I like a nice soft place to put my feet when I get out bed.

Ingrid · 11-04-2005, 09:27 PM

I've been eyeing that rug, too. Looks like fun. Make it out of something washable. You could even Scotchguard it. You'd have to put something non-slip on the bottom unless it was on carpet, though.

brendajos · 11-04-2005, 09:46 PM

yeah i can't get it out of my head and usually i have the attention span of a gnat and forget things as soon as i turn and see the next bright shiny object.

i could do it with encore prolly. :thinking:

brendajos · 11-04-2005, 09:46 PM

yeah i can't get it out of my head and usually i have the attention span of a gnat and forget things as soon as i turn and see the next bright shiny object.

i could do it with encore prolly. :thinking:

KellyK · 11-04-2005, 09:48 PM

Which book are ya talkin about??

Ingrid · 11-04-2005, 09:48 PM

If, or when, I get around to making it, I was planning on Encore, also.

brendajos · 11-04-2005, 09:49 PM

i can't remember what it is called right now kelly but it has compiled patterns. i believe this one might have been an interweave. i think i have resigned myself to the fact that i will not be able to survive without it so i will let you know when i go pick it up tonight!

Ingrid · 11-04-2005, 09:55 PM

It's called The Knitter's Stash.

brendajos · 11-04-2005, 10:00 PM

aaah yes yes yes and here is a sorta pic of the pattern.......just can't find a picture of the actual finished rug.

http://interweave.com/knit/books/files/Stash42_43.pdf

and the chart does freak me out a bit!