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What kind of yarn can you use to crochet a rug?
Although wool yarn is great for rugs (and used traditionally in punch needle rugs and rug hooking), acrylic yarn is the best yarn to use for a crochet rug. It’s washable, durable, and there’s a wide variety of colors and weights to choose from.
What size crochet hook do you need to make a rag rug?
The most common crochet hook sizes for rag rug making are N, O, P and Q. In mm that will roughly translate from 10mm to 17 mm.
Can you crochet a rag rug?
Making Crochet Rag Rugs
Cut your fabric into strips and either sew or knot those strips together into a longer strip used as “yarn.” Crochet rag rugs are a popular way to recycle old material, but you can also purchase yarn to these rugs if you don’t have anything you can use on hand.