Free Medallion Rug Pattern

Chain Medallion Rug Pattern (Crochet)

(approx. 31" diameter)

designed by Carol Nienhuis of carolsrugs.com

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Supplies needed: 3 skeins of 6mm-100 macrame cord (1 each of 3 different colors)

Q crochet hook

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ch: chain

sc: single crochet

beg: beginning

dc: double crochet

sl st: slip stitch

FO: finish off

YO: yarn over

Rd: round

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Ch 2

Rd1: 8sc in 2nd chain from hook.

Rd2: Ch 4 (counts as beg dc + ch1), (in next sc: 2dc, ch1) 7 times, dc in same stitch as beginning dc. Join w/sl st in 3rd chain of beg dc. FO [16 dc, 8 ch1 spaces made]

Rd3: W/color 2, join w/sc in any ch 1 space, sc in same space, (sc in next two dc, 2sc in next ch1 sp) around, sc in last two dc, join w/sl st to beg sc.

Rd4: Ch 3 (counts as hdc + ch1), skip next sc, (hdc in next sc, ch1, skip next sc) around, join s/sl st to 2nd ch of 1st st. [16 hdc, 16 sp made]

Rd5: Ch1, sc in same st, (2sc in next st, 1sc in next st) around, join to top of 1st sc. FO

Rd6: W/color3, ch1, sc around, join.

Rd7: (Ch 4, skip next sc, sl st in next sc) around. FO [24 loops made]

Rd8: Taking color 1, chain 120. Keeping top of chain facing you, wind chain (as a tail) through all loops (from front to back) - see illustration at bottom of page. W/sl st, join chain on hook to 1st ch made (at end of tail).

Rd9: (Ch 2, skip next 4 chains of Rd8, sc in next chain [of Rd8]) around, working one sc in between each of the loops of round 7.

Rd10 Ch 3, (dc in next 5 st, 2dc in next st) around, ending with dc in same sp as beg ch3, join to top of ch3. FO

Rd11 Join color 2 w/sc in any st, sc around, join to top of 1st sc.

Rd12 Ch 3, dc in next 2 st, ch 1 loosely, sk next sc, (dc in next 3 st, ch 1 loosely, sk next sc) around. Joins w/sl st to top of beg ch 3. FO

Rd13 Join color 3 w/sc in top of any 1st dc of any group of 3, (2sc in next ch-1 sp, sc next 3 dc) around, ending w/sc in last 2 dc, join w/sl st to beg sc. FO.

Rd14 Working from backside of rug, join color 1 w/sc in any st, sc around, join w/sl st to 1st sc. FO.

Weave ends into work on backside. Attach w/hot glue, trim. If rug puckers at all, gently tug to stretch the edge a little so it lies flat.