This post was sponsored by JOANN– My favorite craft store to visit for all my yarn and tools that I use. Also, you can’t resist all their coupons!

This Summer, I’m Trying Home Décor!

If you were with me last month, you would have seen that I came out with something quite outside of my wheel house with JOANN stores – I made a giant Lily Pad bag! The big difference now is I am playing around with some pretty jumbo yarn and it has been a blast.

Last month was an accessory and this month I am trying something in the home décor department – I have created a fun Raindrop Rug! I live in the Pacific Northwest and I can get quite tired of the rain but I really do love it. At the time of this pattern going live, it’s summer time which means we could all use a good dose of water.

JOANN encourages me to come up with projects that can stay in your line of vision all year round and I think a fun and simple piece like this does just that. The Tubular Yarn is also so comfortable underneath my feet!

Where do you keep your projects?

Whenever I finish a project with JOANN, I always need to find a place to put them. Typically with my dolls, they sit behind me in my office on a shelve! If it’s thematic and fits with the season / holiday, they usually find a place around my apartment. However, I can now display this project in my living room or desk!

I think this makes for such a quirky home décor piece – does this fit your style? Down below, you will be able to find the free pattern and the photo tutorial on how to create your own! Super easy and so fun to make with just my hands (no hook involved)

If you don’t feel like this fits your home aesthetic, this project is great for a friend too. And I hope this may inspire you to create your own chain link rug in your own fashion. Take a peek below to see how it’s all done with my Raindrop Rug Pattern from JOANN.

The yarn.

Big Twist Tubular Yarn from JOANN is so fun. It doesn’t quite feel like normal yarn that we are used to – for this project, I didn’t even have to use a hook! There is a hook size that it does call for but for this project, I just used my hands. Which is a work lout when you’re not used to it!

Like the name suggests, it feels like you are using “tubes” They are fabric tubes that are filled with polyfill. and they feel pretty stiff at first but they quickly become soft and easy to pull.

They only downside to this yarn is the price tag. Currently at retail price, this yarn runs for $25 a skein. I know that feels costly there are a few things to keep in mind here:

JOANN often has sales going on and I was able to get each skein for $18 when I started this project!
JOANN always has coupons readily available via newsletter, flyers, and / or on their app! You typically won’t ever be paying full price.
This kind of yarn is so unique and the projects you can make are well worth the price. Especially when you consider how much wool yarn costs at this size (triple digits easy)

However, I am back to let you all know that JOANN now has their Big Twist Tubular Yarn back on the shelves! I am not letting this opportunity pass me so I am thrilled to have created something with it.

Is this rug simple to make?

Yes absolutely!! All you need is your hands. I used JOANN Big Twist Tubular Yarn and it’s even more fun when your hands get used to using it. It’s huge and creates such a fun texture to look at. Hypnotic I would say – it’s even heavy so you get a lowkey workout from it.

JOANN is always running sales and offering coupons that you can get all the skeins you need to make this rug! I can see myself making the next number of projects with this yarn, it’s inspiring me a ton and having a blast sharing it with all of you.

Unexpected Uses

Although this project is meant to be used as a rug, there is another way it can be used. For the heat, this is perfect to avoid burning while being able to sit out. This can be true for when you’re out laying the grass, the beach, or even the pool. I found great success dipping my toes in on a hot day!

Have you ever slept over at a friends house and they forgot to give you a blanket or the other way around? This piece is just as good as an impromptu blanket! It almost feels like a weighted blanket.

Here is my reenactment about that situation:

Disclaimer

You can find every single thing I used for this project from JOANN stores and you will see all of that hyperlinked for you. JOANN is my favorite place to go for materials and the yarn I love the most for amigurumi can be exclusively found there as well. When purchasing, I earn a little bit of the commission, so thank you for supporting me as a blogger!

To find the pattern, just continue scrolling down the post to find all the written instructions and photo tutorials. If you have any questions, contact me!

All editorial content and https://www.joann.com/projects are intellectual property of Vincent Green-Hite, designer of Knot Bad.

This post was sponsored by JOANN Stores but all ideas and opinions are my own. Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but please DO NOT sell the pattern or distribute it.

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So here’s what you’ll need: (Click to be redirected)

4 Skeins in Big Twist Tubular Yarn (in Blue)

1 Skein in Big Twist Tubular Yarn (in White, this yarn can be substituted for another jumbo white yarn if you want to save money. My other Rec is this yarn!)

Measuring tape

No Hook – Just fingers!

Scissors

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Skill Level:

Easy+

Dimensions

Length (long side): 38″ inches roughly

Width: 28″ inches roughly

Abbreviations (In US terms)

Sl st – Slip Stitch

Ch – Chain

Sc – Single Crochet

Inc – Increase

Dec – Decrease

* *- Repeat

FO – Finish Off

( ) – Number of stitches

Don’t forget to pin for later!

Notes:

This pattern is worked worked with your hands – it is okay to take breaks during the process!
This pattern is written in US terms
You can find helpful tutorials throughout, but if you would like to find some of my tips and tricks you can head HERE!
The photo for each step will be found BELOW explanation.
Find my YouTube tutorial for the Magic Ring here!

Lets Get Started!

I just recently created a magic ring with this yarn and I will be reusing the photo tutorial below – it will be in a different color but this is till the same project! Learn how to use this technique while beginning your project.

Magic Ring:

Leave the tail in FRONT of your hand like so:

Wrap the yarn around your hand once to create and X – on the back of your hand, you will see 2 of your yarn strands:

Pull around to the front of your palm. With your thumb, hold it in place!

Looking at the back of your hand, insert your fingers underneath the first loop and pull the yarn under.

From here, twist the yarn so you have a loop:

With your fingers already in the loop, pull the yarn that is to the LEFT of the center strand (circled below)

Pull the strand through to create a loop. Pull your tail out of the loop and you will have your magic ring!

Pull your tail out of the loop and you will have your magic ring!

Single Crocheting

With your fingers started in the loop, put your fingers through the (magic) loop and pull the working yarn through.

You will have two loops (as you normally would with a single crochet) left on your hand

Grab the working yarn and pull through BOTH loops – you will be left with a loop!

Continue the same process with 5 more single crochets in the same loop (6 in total)

Congrats to you so far! Now, instead of circle crocheting the round, we are going to go back across.

From here, Ch 1.

Rain Drop

Main Body (Rug)

Rnd 1: 6 Single crochet into Magic Ring (6) (Click here for video tutorial!)

Rnd 2: *Inc* around (12)

Rnd 3: *Sc, Inc* around (18)

Rnd 4: *Sc 2, Inc* around (24)

Rnd 5: *Sc 3, Inc* around (30)

Rnd 6: *Sc 4, Inc* around (36)

Rnd 7: *Sc 5, Inc* around (42)

Rnd 8: *Sc 6, Inc* around (48) (Leave stitch marker in final stitch)

Row 9: Sc into 12 stitches across, Dec into the last 2 stitches (13) (Below is a photo tutorial on how to decrease with your hands)

Into the first stitch of the decrease insert your finger and pull the yarn through. You will be left with 2 loops.

Insert your fingers into the next stitch and pull the yarn through – you will have 3 loops left on your fingers!

Pull your working yarn through ALL 3 loops – here is how that looks!

Ch 1. For the new few rows, you will be decreasing at the beginning and end of each so continue this same technique!

Row 10: Ch 1, turn. Dec, Sc across in next 10, Dec into last 2 stitches. (You will Dec into the last stitch from the previous round, marked by your stitch marker) (12)

The last stitch of this row will be inserted into the same stitch as the stitch marker from your previous row:

Row 11: Ch 1, turn. Dec, Sc across in next 8, Dec into last 2 stitches. (10)

Row 12: Ch 1, turn. Dec, Sc across in next 6, Dec into last 2 stitches. (8)

Row 13: Ch 1, turn. Dec, Sc across in next 4, Dec into last 2 stitches. (6)

Row 14: Ch 1, turn. Dec, Sc across in next 2, Dec into last 2 stitches. (4)

Your work will be angled upward – over time, you can push it down and while the fibers stretch, gravity will eventually make it flat! So you don’t need to worry about this (example):

Row 14: Ch 1, turn. Dec, Sc into first 2 stitches, Dec into last 2 stitches. (2)

Row 15: Ch 1, turn. Dec into the 2 stitches. (1)

Row 16: Ch 1, turn. Sc into the stitch. (1)

Rnd 17: (Border) Ch 1, single crochet into the same stitch from Row 16. Continue single crocheting down the side of the “tip” of the rug. Here is how this border will begin to look:

Continue this down to where the main circle and tip intercept. There will be a pretty big jump but single crochet over it and it shall look seamless!

Continue single crocheting all the way around your piece until you reach the tip of the raindrop again.

With the leftover pieces in the back, knot them off and weave through the back stitches on the back of your rug.

Accent

Now we just need the small detail to give it some dimension – this is supposed to look like the “shine” you would see on water.

*If you do not want to spend the money on a full skein of the yarn, you can use any substitution of jumbo yarn in white!

Leave generous tail, Chain 11

Finish off and leave tail (There will be a tail on both sides)

This piece acts as an “accent” – mine is located in the bottom right / middle right section of my rain drop. However, you have full control of putting it wherever you think it would look best.

With the tail of your work, insert into the stitch where you would like the accent to “start”

With the same tail both through the back and back up through the stitch in the center of the accent. Mine is coming out from the 5th stitch in the center.

Pull the working tail into the next stitch in the chain (accent) and pull through the back to secure. Knot off and weave in!

The very last part of the accent I using the other tail end, Skip a stitch and pull through for a small bit of white! You can do this twice to make it thicker.

Congratulations! You’re all done!!

I am so excited for you and I hope you are able to utilize this project as much as possible! Having it in your home adds so much personality and if you bring it out in public, I have no doubt eyes will be pointed your way. Let me know your thoughts on the pattern down below.