Do you have directions for making a rag rug out of pantyhose?
Carmela
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It would take alot of panty hose to do since a regular one made from fabric takes about 13 yards of fabric cut into 1 1/2 strips to make into a nice size rug. I figured it out once. One double crochet equals 16 inches. The first row you need 120", second row 384", third row 560", fourth row 752", fifth row 928", sixth row 1104", 7th row 1296", 8th row 1472", 9th row 1664" and 10th row 1840". That's a total of 10,120" for a 10 row rug. So you see, you'd better have lots of panty hose. I'd say just tie the ends together having a small knot or sew them together end to end and crochet in a round same as making a regular rug. Go girl!!!
Cut the pantyhose across so you have rings. Make them uniform, but any width you want. The wider the width, the larger the stitches would be and the thicker the rug would be, but you'll need more pantyhose. I wouldn't make them less than 2 inches since nylon compresses a lot. Loop the rings together so you have a long strand of nylon "yarn." Looping will eliminate the need for knots. Roll into a ball and when you have a large ball, start crocheting into any shape you'd like. You can add as you go and crochet as you get more.
PS: I've found that half double crochet works really well with knit fabrics when making rag rugs.
I've never made a rug but if you could give me the complete directions on how to make one out of nylons or pantyhose I have enough to make a full rug I'm sure but I don't know what you're talking about with rings and whatnot. So if you can give me a step-by-step Direction I would really appreciate it if that's possible. The box I have is crammed full it's 31 inches tall and 8 inches Square, do you think that would be enough? If not I probably have more.
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