Granny Mug Rug Free Crochet Pattern

Granny Mug Rug Free Crochet Pattern

How to Crochet a Granny Mug Rug.

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Ch = chain
st = stitch
dc = double crochet
Sp = space

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How to Crochet a Granny Mug Rug.

Hi everyone. I am so excited to share this Winter Mug Rug crochet pattern with you. This attractive mug rug is called the Granny Mug Rug because it is made with the Granny Stitch, sometimes called the granny stripe stitch. It make for an interesting crochet project.

All the granny stitch uses is double crochet stitches, but they are made into shells or clusters to give it the distinctive granny stitch look. It truly looks so good and just shows how simple things can be so stylish and useful too.

Colour Changes in the Winter Mug Rug.

This mug rug changes colours in order to create stripes. I used red, white and green as this mug rug was designed with Christmas in mine. I also chose to not have the stripes evenly distributed as I like the way it looked this way. Something a little different.

If you don’t want to make the striped Granny mug rug you can just choose to work in one colour only.

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What is a Mug Rug?

Description of the Winter Mug Rug Crochet Pattern.

The Winter Mug Rug is an easy crochet mug rug that you can use for placing your coffee or tea cups on, or even your cold beverages.

This beginner friendly crochet mug rug pattern makes up into a 5″ by 7.5″ mug rug.

To make this easy crochet mug rug you will need worsted weight yarn, acrylic or cotton with both work. You will also need a 5mm H crochet hook and a yarn needle.

The stitch used in this easy mug rug is the double crochet stitch and it is used to make clusters of three stitches into one stitch or space. This is a technique called the granny stitch or granny stripe stitch.

I love how the granny stripe stitch look.

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I have some other mug rug patterns you might like to check out tool

For those new to crochet, I have video tutorials on my Carroway Crochet YouTube Channel that will demonstrate how to crochet the single crochet stitch as well as other beginner crochet stitches. I have both left and right handed version available to help beginner crocheters.

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I have video tutorials for the Scrappy Fun Mug Rug on my YouTube Channel.

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Here is the left handed tutorial for all you lefties out there.

The Granny Mug Rug

by Pam Carr ©2023

Introducing the “Granny Fun Mug Rug” Pattern.

The Granny Mug Rug is a beginner friendly pattern and it is a great project for practicing the granny stitch, with ‘easy to follow’ instructions. This mug rug looks great and has the lovely granny stitch texture.

Mug Rugs are such a fun and easy project to make for your home. This mug rug features red, white and green stripes in an interesting pattern as I designed it with Christmas in mind.

You can make The Granny Mug Rug with random colours of yarn from your stash if you choose. Each one will be different depending on which yarn you have available.

A set of four tied up with a piece of yarn in a bow would make a unique and thoughtful gift idea.

You are also more than welcome to contact me with any questions you have about the instructions at carrowaycrochet@outlook.com

The Granny Mug Rug Pattern

Size: 5”x 7.5”

Supplies you will need:

Yarn: Category (4) Worsted Weight Yarn in any color of your choosing. This pattern was designed using Christmas colours but you are free to make it with worsted weight yarn that you have in your stash.

Hook: H-5.00mm

Notions: Yarn Needle, Scissors.

Gauge: 4 (3dc shells) x 8 (3dc shell) rows = 4” x 4” square

Abbreviations (uses US conventions)

Ch = chain

st = stitch

dc = double crochet

Sp = space

Special stitch for this pattern. The Granny Stripe Stitch.

The Granny Stripe Stitch is worked into a chain of multiples of 3 plus 2.

Row 1: Right Side. DC into the 3rd chain from hook. (this acts as 2 dc) *Skip 2 stitches, then work 3dcs into the next ch*, (this is your first shell). Repeat between * and * until there are two chain stitches left, sk 1 ch, work 2 dc into the last ch st. Turn work.

You should have a row that begins and ends with 2dc’s. on either side of all your shells.

NOTE: For the next row you will be working into the spaces between the 3dc shells of the previous row.

Row 2: Ch 3, then work 3dc stitches (a shell) into the first sp between the 2dcs at the end of the previous row and the next 3 dc shell. Work a 3dc shell into each space across. At the end of the row, work 1 dc into the top of the ch3 made at start of previous row. Turn work.

Row 3: Ch 3, 1 dc in same space as the ch 3, work a 3dc shell into each space to the end of the row, work 2 dc into the top of the turning chain from the previous row. Turn work.

Rows 2 and 3 form the pattern.

This pattern uses US terminology. The US and UK crochet terms are different, but they use the same terms to describe different stitches. Here is a simple conversion chart for anyone in the UK.

US

Single Crochet (sc)

Double Crochet (dc)

UK

Double crochet (dc)

Treble Crochet (tr)

Instructions for the Granny Mug Rug.

Note:

Shell or cluster are terms sometimes used to refer to the combination of 3 dc into one stitch or space.

With Red yarn. Chain 23

You should have a row that begins and ends with 2dc’s. on either side of all your shells.

Special Note.

For the next row you will be working into the spaces between the 3dc shells of the previous row.

Row 2: Ch 3, then work 3dc stitches (a shell) into the first space between the 2dcs at the end of the previous row and the next 3 dc shell. Work a 3dc shell into each space across. At the end of the row, work 1 dc into the top of the ch3 at start of previous row. Turn work.

Change to white

Row 3: Ch 3, 1dc in same space as the ch 3, work a 3dc shell into each space to the end of the row, work 2 dc into the top of the turning chain from the previous row. Turn work.

You should have a row that begins and ends with 2dc’s. on either side of all your shells.

Change to. Green

Row 4: Ch 3, then work 3dc stitches (a shell) into the first sp between the 2dcs at the end of the previous row and the next 3 dc shell. Work a 3dc shell into each space across. At the end of the row, work 1 dc into the top of the ch3 made at start of previous row. Turn work.

Change to white

Row 5: Ch 3, 1dc in same space as the ch 3, work a 3dc shell into each space to the end of the row, work 2 dc into the top of the turning chain from the previous row. Turn work.

You should have a row that begins and ends with 2dc’s. on either side of all your shells.

Change to Red

Row 6: Ch 3, then work 3dc stitches (a shell) into the first sp between the 2dcs at the end of the previous row and the next 3 dc shell. Work a 3dc shell into each space across. At the end of the row, work 1 dc into the top of the ch3 made at start of previous row. Turn work.

Row 7: Ch 3, 1dc in same space as the ch 3, work a 3dc shell into each space to the end of the row, work 2 dc into the top of the turning chain from the previous row. Turn work.

You should have a row that begins and ends with 2dc’s. on either side of all your shells.

Row 1: Right Side. DC into the 3rd chain from hook. (this acts as 2 dc) Skip 2 stitches, then work 3dcs into the next ch, (this is your first shell). Repeat between * and * until there are two chain stitches left, sk 1 ch, work 2 dc into the last ch st. Turn work.

With Red yarn.
Chain 23