This and all my patterns use US CROCHET TERMS.

If you have knowledge on how to work in the round - ex. 6,12,18,24 etc with increases and decreases you won’t have any trouble. This is probably not a beginner level pattern, although if you know how to work in the round holding two strands of yarn you should not have any trouble.

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This was designed as a nursery rug/playmat, but could also be used as a blanket if you used a baby or sport weight yarn. It is worked in the round with a scalloped border.

yarn tip: when I began this baby gift that included this rug, 2 pillows and a bunch of Woodland Baby Animals (also in my Ravelry Store), I started with 3 skeins of 8 colors in Impeccable Yarn. (24 skeins) I started with blue, green, pink, dark purple, dark and light gray, brown and beige. I used just about every single bit if you want to create this whole set.

My rug/mat is almost 40” across as written.

Materials for the rug/mat:

Hook: Size L/8mm hook

Yarns: The baby set is made from holding two strands of yarn together throughout all pieces- except for the eyes on the owl pillow cover. The white yarn is Big Twist Classic in White (690 yds/11oz/630m/310g). You will need a full skein of this and maybe part of another depending on your gauge for the blanket/play mat. Big Twist is labeled a #5 yarn, but in my experience, it works up like a small #4 yarn, so I treat it as a #4 yarn. If you are making both the owl pillow cover and the rug/blanket and want to use a second strand of white instead of two of the color, you need two skeins. I have used the same yarn in all projects. The 2nd strand of yarn is Loops & Threads Impeccable (Impeccable is 285 yds/4.5oz260m/127.5g. It is a #4 Yarn) For the blanket in order from the center is Soft Rose, Plum, Misty Blue, Green Lagoon and True Gray. You will need a skein for each color in the blanket and 2 skeins for each color in the owl pillow cover. I used two colors/skeins for the for the pillow cover, I have alternated Classic Grey and Putty (two strands of each held together) and the eyes are in Barley.