Rag Rugs
When I posted recently about crocheting plastic bags into a rug, Sue of Sue's Joy commented that I had brought back memories of her grandmother making braided rag rugs. Coincidentally, Jennifer of The Felt Mouse just made a rag bag, and Hillary of Wee Wonderfuls made last month's Tie One On entry by crocheting fabric strips also.
Then I came across this vintage pattern sheet that was my grandmother's.
If the envelope I found with it is its mate, my mom (by my grandmother's address listed) guesses the date to be 1943. The post mark was all of one cent. The pattern is a mail order item by Alice Brooks Designs, sent from the Household Arts Dept in San Francisco.
This is my favorite design. A simple single crochet.
It was war time, and this required people to use what they had. Here's a pattern for recycling stockings into a rug.
Rectangular braided design (there is also a pattern for the more traditional oval design), and pansy hooked rug.
Crocheted Squares design.
Then I came across this vintage pattern sheet that was my grandmother's.
If the envelope I found with it is its mate, my mom (by my grandmother's address listed) guesses the date to be 1943. The post mark was all of one cent. The pattern is a mail order item by Alice Brooks Designs, sent from the Household Arts Dept in San Francisco.
This is my favorite design. A simple single crochet.
It was war time, and this required people to use what they had. Here's a pattern for recycling stockings into a rug.
Rectangular braided design (there is also a pattern for the more traditional oval design), and pansy hooked rug.
Crocheted Squares design.
4 Comments:
That's a great old pattern sheet. I've found neat patterns online but somehow it's not the same that way.
What size crochet hook is used? Must be huge!
The hook size varies per project. I used a 'J' because it's what I had, but the pattern called for 'M'. Some of rug patterns use the rug hooks--size Q.
Oh thanks so much for sharing this Barb! wow. Incredible. Yeah most of hers were oval shaped.
I am beside myself that I never got one, but I was in San Diego and all my other relatives snatched them up (she was in Boston).
Too bad...
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