Homemade rugs are all the rage on the Internet and many people are starting out on the adventure of weaving one for their home. The materials that you are going to need are very simple, thick cotton cord in the selected color or colors and knitting needles, whether sock or crochet. You can even go for the crochet hooks, very suitable for knitting this type of products.
You will need a pattern, but don’t worry because you will be able to find many on the Internet. On YouTube there are tutorials that will help you meet your goal step by step. You will therefore have no problem following a reference when it comes to making your carpet.
It is recommended to start with a small carpet, for example, one for the bathroom, very fluffy and that you want to step on when you get out of the shower. Or, perhaps, one to put in front of the mirror in the area you use to change, thus avoiding putting your feet on the floor.
The advantage of this type of rugs is that, being so small, you will finish quickly and get a quick satisfaction from your work. But even if you make a mistake and have to undo, you are not going to take too long. In addition, you will see how some typical problems arise for those who knit this type of thing for the first time.
One of the most common problems is over-tightening the stitch as it is weaved, which makes the mat narrow or curl. Learning to control this can force us to undo several laps and redo them until the desired goal is achieved.
But the advantage of all this is that when we finish weaving the carpet, we will have mastered the technique and the usual problems that we may encounter when carrying out these works. We would, if desired, be ready to weave a larger rug.
These types of accessories are ideal, for example, for patios or terraces where we meet informally with friends. They can marry with very different styles depending on the colors we use, such as white for an Ibizan terrace or multicolored for a boho style one.
And the best thing is that we can improvise how we want our design based on the original pattern, so we will get an absolutely unique rug adapted to our tastes and the colors of our home.