Adapting from thread to yarn

Not that I've done it, but it seems to me that when you work it up in anything strong enough to survive as a throw rug, it will become enormous. You may want to do just the center motif.

=Tamar

Rebeca and Tamar , i have some experiences with using patterns that were for a smaller sized item for a bigger one ,,, try and see , you can take a doily or table cloth pattern and if you use a thicker thread +matching bigger sized needle the work will Authomaticly and proportionaly be bigger. i would suggest that you can take a thicker [stronger ] thread and work till the size is big enough for you bed. Nopw you have a choice to sew it on a cloth back ground to make it last longer. or put it as is on the bad ,,,, Another idea could be make several same size little ones and sew them in a nice patter on a cloth bedcover ,,, mirjam

Actually I'm going for enormous- probably around ten feet diameter if I don't want it going under the furniture, larger if I want some of the furniture to overlap it. Technically I guess I'm looking to do an area rug :) I'm renting an old house with lots of paint spilled on the floors, so covering is good :) at least until I can do some work on the floors (the walls come first) I'll of course play with some various yarn and hook sizes to get an idea of what I'm looking at. I was originally planning to use flannel to do a braided rug, but the colors I wanted aren't currently available (my bedroom is going to be pale lavender with white and misty green accents) Thanks for the thoughts though,

You don't have to calcualte out how to enlarge it. Just knitting with a larger hook and yarn will work.

sue

In that case, go for it! If you use a stiff material, the stitches will be more open; if you use a limp material, the stitches can be pulled tighter for a thicker rug with a less lacy effect.

The fastest floor covering is a floor cloth. The second fastest is a painted floor cloth (you have to wait for the paint to dry). Knitted or crocheted rugs are way behind in that race. :-)

=Tamar