Crochet Rug Patterns: 6 Free Designs
Crochet rugs can use faux fur, unspun wool, t-shirt yarn, or a row-based design with a border. These six original patterns have very different scale, hook sizes, and intended textures, so compare materials before choosing one.
Rug-weight materials need a much bigger hook than you’d use for garments, check each pattern’s stated size before you buy one.
Rug patterns to explore
1. Furry Crochet Bear Blanket Rug
Jess Coppom at Make & Do Crew works this bear rug primarily in single crochet with faux-fur yarn. The finished bear measures about 54 by 42 inches, making it the largest and plushest project on this list by a wide margin.
2. Extreme Crocheted Rug
Stephanie at All About Ami uses one kilogram of unspun wool and a 40 mm hook. The finished rug is about 31 inches across, and the oversized hook means it works up in just a handful of rounds compared to a standard-gauge rug.
3. Mellow Yellow Rug
Jessie Rayot at Jessie At Home offers an intermediate 18-by-30-inch rug worked in rows before a border is added, a size suited to a doorway or bedside spot rather than a full room.
4. T-Shirt Yarn Rug
Rachel Misner at Evelyn And Peter Crochet works this 24 by 18-inch tapestry rug in single crochet, back loop only, on an 8mm hook. Cutting and rejoining the yarn after every row builds fringe directly into the construction.
5. Round Crochet Rug
Sarah Ruane at Ned & Mimi uses chunky t-shirt yarn on a 10 to 12mm hook, with an increase pattern designed to keep the rug a true circle. It finishes at about 40 inches across, the largest rug on this list.
6. Hexagon Chunky Yarn Crochet Rug
Irina at Knitznpurlz pieces this one from 13 separate hexagons worked in the rohtang stitch, joined afterward, using bulky poly crochet cord on a 5mm hook. It’s the only rug here built from motifs rather than one continuous piece.
Choose yarn and construction before size
For a large, plush floor piece, the faux-fur bear rug or Sarah Ruane’s 40-inch round both go big. For a smaller, more precise project, Rachel Misner’s tapestry rug or Jessie Rayot’s row-based design are easier to size for a specific spot. If you’d rather piece a rug from motifs than work one continuous piece, Irina’s hexagon rug is the one built that way.
