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Concentric Squares Rug

Size

Approximately 1.2 metres square

Materials

Medium Butterfly Loom (22 x 22cm) You can buy one from The Butterfly Loom at http://www.thebutterflyloom.com, along with instructions on how to use it.

Yarn:

Panda Magnum 100% acrylic Courtelle in colours:

7 balls Apple White: Colour #306
2 balls White: Colour #301
4 balls Pink: Colour #305

Note: This pattern has not been tested so these amounts are approximate.
To make sure you have enough yarn make squares until you have used up a whole ball of yarn and use this number to work out how many balls you’ll need to complete your cushion.

Pattern

Using the medium size loom, make

56 apple white squares
14 white squares
and 30 pink squares.

Sew them together following the diagram, sewing the edge knots on adjacent squares to each other and leaving the free loops on the front of your work.

chart for a butterfly loomed rug with check and square design


Copyright Sarah Bradberry April 30th 2002. All rights
reserved.