The Howdy Rug brings a playful bit of western charm to your home with its fun design and easygoing style. Quick and simple to crochet using basic single crochet stitches, this quirky rug is finished with a textured popcorn stitch border that resembles a classic cowboy rope detail. Whether you place it by the front

The Howdy Rug brings a playful bit of western charm to your home with its fun design and easygoing style. Quick and simple to crochet using basic single crochet stitches, this quirky rug is finished with a textured popcorn stitch border that resembles a classic cowboy rope detail. Whether you place it by the front door, in a craft room, or beside your bed, the Howdy Rug adds warmth, personality and a touch of rustic whimsy to any space. It’s a delightful project for anyone who loves cozy décor with a little country flair.

Time: Weekend Project

Skill Level: Easy

Size written as follows: Finished Rug Size 30” length sc 20” width

Gauge: 12 sts and 14 rows = 4” (10 cm) in sc st

Materials

Yarn: Mary Maxim (100% premium acrylic; 180 yards (165 meters)/3.5 ounces (100 grams)): Cottonwood (MC 2 balls), Warm Brown (CC2 1 ball), Russet (CC3 1 ball).

Hook: US size H/8 5.0 mm

Notions: tapestry needle, scissors

Pattern Notes

This pattern is worked from the bottom up and features colorwork throughout. The border is added on after the body of the rug is completed

When changing colors throughout the pattern, we will carry our yarn across the WS of the rug, as shown below and then pick it up each time we switch colors back or in the next row. You will only cut off strands when you have one or more rows that are no longer worked in multiple colors.

Pattern

Body

Row 1 (RS): Using MC, Fsc 85 sts. (85 sts at the end of the row).
Row 2 (WS): Ch 1 and turn, then using MC, sc 85 sts.
Row 3 (RS): Ch 1 and turn, then using MC, sc 85 sts.
Row 4 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC, sc 4 sts. Then switch to CC2 and sc 3 sts. In MC, sc 8 sts. In CC2, sc 6 sts. In MC, sc 1 st. In CC2 sc 2 sts. In MC sc 1. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 9 In CC2 sc 3 In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 5. In CC2 sc 5. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 16.
Row 5 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 16. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 8. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 8. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 9. In MC sc 7. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 6 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. CC2 sc 3. MC sc 7. CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 8. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 16.
Row 7 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 16. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 5. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 8. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 7. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 8 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 7. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 8. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 9. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 16.
Row 9 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 16. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 9. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 8. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 7. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 10 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 7. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 8. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 10. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 16.
Row 11 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 15. In CC2 sc 4. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 7. In CC2 sc 4. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 7. In MC sc 4.
Row 12 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 8. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 5. In MC sc 6. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 5. In MC sc 14.
Row 13 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 13. In CC2 sc 6. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 5. In CC2 sc 6. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 14 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 1. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 5. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 1. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 13.
Row 15 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 10. In CC2 sc 5. In MC sc 1. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 4. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 5. In MC sc 1. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 8. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 16 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 6. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 1. In MC sc 1. In CC2 sc 6. In MC sc 6. In CC2 sc 6. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 10.
Row 17 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 24. In CC2 sc 4. In MC sc 8. In CC2 sc 4. In MC sc 6. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 24. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 18 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 22. In CC2 sc 7. In MC sc 44.
Row 19 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 44. In CC2 sc 7. In MC sc 22. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 20 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 8. In MC sc 24. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 46.
Row 21 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 46. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 25. In CC2 sc 8. In MC sc 3. Cut off your CC2 color after this row, then weave in that end.
Rows 22-33: Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 85.
Row 34 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 48. In CC2 sc 5. In MC sc 32.
Row 35 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 31. In CC2 sc 6. In MC sc 48.
Row 36 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 52. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 31.
Row 37 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 31. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 52.
Rows 38-42: Repeat rows 36-37.
Row 43 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 31. In CC2 sc 7. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 1. In CC2 sc 4. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 4. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 5. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 44 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 7. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 11. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 8. In MC sc 1. In CC2 sc 8. In MC sc 31.
Row 45 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 31. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 46 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 31.
Row 47 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 31. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 48 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 31.
Row 49 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 31. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 50 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 31.
Row 51 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 31. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 52 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 31.
Row 53 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 31. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 9. In MC sc 4.
Row 54 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 9. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 7. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 6. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 7. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 31.
Row 55 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 31. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 6. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 6. In CC2 sc 4. In MC sc 2. In CC2 sc 5. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 56 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 29. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 41.
Row 57 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 41. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 29. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 58 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 4. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 29. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 41.
Row 59 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 41. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 29. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 4.
Row 60 (WS): Ch and turn. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 4. In MC sc 3. In CC2 sc 3. In MC sc 29. In CC2 sc 2. In MC sc 41. Cut off your CC2 color after this row, then weave in that end.
Rows 61-63: Ch 1 and turn. In MC sc 85.

Border

Special Sts:

Popcorn (pop): Work indicated number of dc sts in same st, remove hook from loop, insert hook in top of first of these dc sts, place loop on hook, draw through st.

Attach your yarn using CC3 to the top right corner of the RS of your project.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as a st), then dc 4 in the same st. Remove your hook, insert it into the top of the ch-3 and pull your working loop through as you would to work a popcorn stitch. *Ch 1, skip next 2 sts, then work a pop st (using 5 dcs) in the next st*; repeat from * to * until you reach the corner. Ch 1, skip next 2 sts, then in the corner work (pop, ch 3, pop). For the next 3 sides of the border, continue working (ch 1, skip next 2 sps, then work a pop in the next st) and working (pop, ch 3, pop) into each corner. Once you reach the end of the border, ch 1, skip next 2 sps, then work the final pop st into the final corner. Ch 3, then sl st into the beginning ch to complete the border. Cut & tie off, weaving in all ends.