How to Hook a Rug
Purchase a latch hooked rug kit., Read the instructions for the rug.,Sort out the cut yarn pieces by color., Begin hooking the rug., Close the latch and pull firmly on the hook handle so that you're pulling the yarn ends back under the canvas bar...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Purchase a latch hooked rug kit.
It should contain:
Cut yarn and Latch Hook Latch hook Some cut yarn Canvas A canvas; and Often instructions or a chart will be printed on the back side of a picture of the finished product an instruction sheet. -
Step 2: Read the instructions for the rug.
Learn which colors are represented by which symbols on the chart.,, Begin at the lower left hand corner, or start at the lower right hand corner if you are left handed, and take a string of the first color.
Loop or fold the yarn around the base of the hook, beneath the swinging latch.
Stick the hook under the canvas bar in the bottom of the first square, so that the latch passes under the canvas bar and back up to the top side again.
Take the ends of the loop and put them over the canvas bar, through the latch and under the actual hook. , The yarn should be neatly attached to the canvas by a slip-type knot (sometimes known as a larkshead knot).,, -
Step 3: Sort out the cut yarn pieces by color.
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Step 4: Begin hooking the rug.
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Step 5: Close the latch and pull firmly on the hook handle so that you're pulling the yarn ends back under the canvas bar and through the original loop.
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Step 6: Continue across the row
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Step 7: paying close attention to the color chart.
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Step 8: Proceed row by row up the pattern until you're done.
Detailed Guide
It should contain:
Cut yarn and Latch Hook Latch hook Some cut yarn Canvas A canvas; and Often instructions or a chart will be printed on the back side of a picture of the finished product an instruction sheet.
Learn which colors are represented by which symbols on the chart.,, Begin at the lower left hand corner, or start at the lower right hand corner if you are left handed, and take a string of the first color.
Loop or fold the yarn around the base of the hook, beneath the swinging latch.
Stick the hook under the canvas bar in the bottom of the first square, so that the latch passes under the canvas bar and back up to the top side again.
Take the ends of the loop and put them over the canvas bar, through the latch and under the actual hook. , The yarn should be neatly attached to the canvas by a slip-type knot (sometimes known as a larkshead knot).,,
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