​Relief Rug for Beginners

You’ll need:

About 10 skeins of 100% cotton yarn (75m/50g);

Crochet hook 8.

Tension: 8 double crochets x 4,5 double crochets = 10 x 10 cm.

Note: start each row with 3 chain sts and finish with slip st in the 3^rd chain st from the beginning of row.

Used Patterns

Pattern 1 (on 4 sts): 4 circle rows + scheme 1 (5^th -6^th rows).

5^th row: 4 chain sts, skip 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet + 7 chain sts + 1 double crochet in the next double crochet, 1 chain st, skip 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet in the next double crochet, * 1 chain st, skip 1 double crochet, 1 double crochet + 7 chain sts + 1 double crochet in the next double crochet, 1 chain st, skip 1 double crochet (= scheme 1), 1 double crochet in the next double crochet*; repeat from * to *;

6^th row: * 7 double crochets in the next arch of 7 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the next double crochet*; repeat from * to *;

7^th row: slip st in the 2^nd double crochet (out of 7), 1 chain st, 1 single crochet in the 4^th double crochet (out of 7), * 7 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the 4^th double crochet of the group of 7 crochets, repeat from

8^th row: 3 chain sts, * 1 chain st, skip 1 st, 1 double crochet in the next st; repeat from *, 1 chain st, slip st = 48 double crochets. Totally, 96 sts in the circle row.

Pattern 2 (on 6 sts): 4 circle rows + scheme 2.

14^th row: 4 chain sts, skip 2 double crochet, 1 double crochet + 7 chain sts + 1 double crochet in the next double crochet, 1 chain st, skip 2 double crochets, 1 double crochet in the next double crochet (scheme 2), 1 double crochet in the next double crochet; repeat from *;

15^th row: * 7 double crochets in the next chain st, 1 single crochet in the next double crochet; repeat from * = 26 groups of double crochets;

16^th row: slip st in the 2^nd double crochet, 1 chain st, 1 single crochet in the 4^th double crochet of the group of double crochets, * 7 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the 4^th double crochet of the next group of double crochets, 7 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the 4^th double crochet of the next group of double crochets, 6 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the 4^th double crochet of the next group of double crochets, 7 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the 4^th double crochet of the next group of double crochets, 7 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the 4^th double crochet of the next group of double crochets, 7 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the 4^th double crochet of the next group of double crochets, 7 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the 4^th double crochet of the next group of double crochets, 1 slip st = 204 sts;

17^th row: * 1 chain st, skip 1 st, 1 double crochet in the next st; repeat from *, finish with 1 chain st and 1 slip st = 204 sts.

Instructions

Circle 4 chain sts in a ring.

1^st row: 12 double crochets;

2^nd row: 2 double crochets in every double crochet = 24 double crochets;

3^rd row: * 2 double crochets in the 1^st double crochet, 1 double crochet in the next double crochet; repeat from * = 36 double crochets;

4^th row: * 2 double crochets in the 1^st double crochet, 1 double crochet in the next 2^nd double crochet; repeat from* = 48 double crochets;

5^th-8^th row: pattern 1;

9^th row: * 2 double crochets in the 1^st st, 1 double crochet in the next every 7 sts; repeat from * = 108 double crochets;

10^th row: * 2 double crochets in the 1^st st, 1 double crochet in the next every 8 sts; repeat from * = 120 double crochets;

11^th-13^th rows: continue making increases, as in the 9^th and 10^th row, after 13^th row = 156 double crochets;

14^th-17^throws: pattern 2;

18^th row: * 2 double crochets in the 1^st st, 1 double crochet in the next every 16 sts; repeat from * = 216 double crochets.

Cut the yarn and weave in the ends.