LATCH HOOK RUGS

STEP BY STEP TO MAKE LATCH HOOK RUGS
Latch hooking a rug is simple, relaxing and fun. There are many easy patterns and plenty of advanced patterns to choose from. Make your own rug, pillow or wall hanging using these basic steps to get you started.
1. Purchase a latch hooked rug kit. It should contain:
• Cut yarn and Latch Hook
• Latch hook
• Some cut yarn
• Canvas
• A canvas; and Instruction Kit
2. Read the instructions for the rug. Learn which colors are represented by which symbols on the chart.
3. Sort out the cut yarn pieces by color.
4. Begin hooking the rug.
4.1.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.
4.2.Loop or fold the yarn around the base of the hook, beneath the swinging latch.

4.3.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.
4.4.Take the ends of the loop and put them over the canvas bar, through the latch and under the actual hook.
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. The yarn should be neatly attached to the canvas by a slip-type knot (sometimes known as a larkshead knot).
6.Continue across the row, paying close attention to the color chart.
7.Proceed row by row up the pattern until you're done.
Tips
• Not all kits include a "background" color. You may need to purchase extra cut yarn. (Available at most craft and fabric stores.)
• If you mess up on the pattern and mix up some colors by accident, it's easy to pull the knots out and correct the mistake.
• Avoid the temptation to do the canvas by color rather than by row. Hooking around an already hooked area is tedious and frustrating. Going bottom to top, row by row is the simplest method.
• As you complete each row, check for loose yarn and tighten them. (It's easier to see loose yarn through the backside of the rug.
• For less scratchy edges, use masking tape to tape the edges of the canvas.

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