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DIY Loop Rug Tutorial

This loop rug is not only gorgeous, fluffy, and loved my humans and pets alike, it's also crazy simple to make without expensive tools!
Course Crafts
Cuisine Home Decor, Yarn
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours
Cost $30

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Leaving a perimeter of 2" of empty rug canvas, insert up under and through your rug canvas. Grab onto the first loop in your loop yarn and pull through to the underside of the rug canvas.

For Even Rows

  • Starting with the first square of an even row, pull a loop through the canvas. Skip the next square and pull a loop through the next. Repeat until you reach the end of the desired length or width of your rug.

For Odd Rows

  • Leaving an empty row between each row of loops, stagger your first stitch to be one off from the last of the previous row. Repeat to the end of the row.

How to Finish Your Loop Rug

  • Go over all of the loops both front and back and pull any short loops up further. Remove any bulges or bulk created. Pull any loops accidentally left on the backside of the rug through the front wherever it is easiest to get the full loop through.
  • With the back/ugly side facing you turn down and fold the rug canvas right up to the first row of loops. Holding down stitch with your matching yarn to hold the folded canvas in place stitching over the tail of your starting yarn.
  • At the corners trim out the bulk and fold into place. Stitch down. Run your excess tail underneath your fold/stitches to hold into place.

Notes

See the full post for information about the yarns used to create our DIY Loop Yarn rugs and our recommended care instructions.