Insert hook into the hole closest to the marked center of your rug pad. Mark the center of your pad with a pen or marker. Prep your Rug Pad: If needed, cut your rug pad to your desired finished shape and size. Please read through the entire pattern before you begin. Only two stitches are used – slip stitches and single crochet. NOTE: This pattern is more of a technique than a standard written pattern. Size shown: 27″ circle Helpful Links & Tutorials: Non-Slip Rug Pad (3′ x 5′ size used, purchase one larger than the size rug desired) But you can honestly use this technique to make a rug in any size – and any shape! It all starts by purchasing the rug pad of the right size… read on to see!Īdd this pattern to your Ravelry Queue and Favoritesħ0 yds Red Heart Pomp-a-doodle (100% polyester “7” Jumbo 14 yds/13 m 3.5 oz/100g) I used 5 balls of Red Heart Pomp-a-doodle to make a 27″ rug, so that’s how I’ve written it up below.
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It took a bit of experimenting to get the spacing right, but then it came together in less than a day, making the Super Easy Non-Slip Pom Pom Rug possibly the fastest free crochet rug pattern ever! So… why not crochet right into those holes? Red Heart Pomp-a-doodle was the perfect yarn for this experiment – I worked the stitches from the “wrong side” of the rug, keeping the poms on the right side. Most of these non-slip rug pads I’ve seen have the same basic look – a squishy field of foam with lots of holes that are perfect for a G/6 hook! The key is starting with a purchased rug pad – you can pick these up at just about any big box store (I got mine at Bed Bath and Beyond, but have linked an easy Amazon option below). The Super Easy Non-Slip Pom Pom Rug can actually be made any shape, but I thought a round, circle rug would be a great shape to highlight the versatility of this crochet pattern – that is, in fairness, more of a crochet plan! Materials provided by Red Heart Yarn and Brittany Needles. The Super Easy Non-Slip Pom Pom Rug has the perfect DIY crochet rug trick to solve this problem!ĭisclaimer: This post includes affiliate links. Red Heart Pomp-a-doodle is just too fun – and it makes a super easy DIY pom-pom rug! But crocheted (and knitted) rugs can be so slippery on hard surface floors.