Some love it, and some hate it. Autumn can be dark, cold and wet. I have always thought that autumn is the season I like best. Mostly because of the crisp and sharp air and the amazing colours, especially in the mountains. It’s also time to light candles, pick up some yarn and a crochet hook, brew a nice cup of tea and curl up in your favourite chair under a cosy blanket. What’s not to love about that<3

Here is a little autumn treat for you. This mug rug is the perfect autumn make, alternating single crochets and double crochets to get a nice texture.

Materials

I used 6g of cotton yarn (Mandarin Petit from Sandnes Garn). One main colour and two colours for the fringes, all bits and bobs from my yarn stash.

Hook size: 3.0mm

Measurements

10cm/3.9in high and12cm/4.7in wide (without fringes)

Abbreviation

ch chain

sc single crochet

dc double crochet

* _* repeat pattern described

Pattern

Chain 21 + 1

Row 1: 1sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in next ch, * 1sc, 1dc *, repeat across until 1 ch remains, 1sc in last ch, turn with 1 ch.

Row 2: 1dc in first sc, * 1sc in dc, 1dc in sc *, repeat across, turn with 1ch.

Row 3: 1sc in first dc, * 1dc in sc, 1 sc in dc* repeat across, turn with 1ch.

Row 4-13: repeat row 2 and 3.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Fringes

Cut about 48 strings of yarn, about 12 cm each. Fold them in two, use a crochet hook to attach the fringes on the short ends of the mug rug. Cut the fringes to the lenght you want.