Your Mug Rug, step by step
Welcome to the Berstuk VIP Crochet Club. Work through the steps in order with Lauren from WillowCrochet, and tick each one off as you go. Your progress is saved on this device, so you can come back any time.
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What you'll be making
Meet Lauren from WillowCrochet and see the mug rugs you're about to make. Perfect if this kit was a gift.
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What is in your box
A quick tour of everything in your kit and what each piece is for.
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How to hold your hook and yarn
Get comfortable before your first stitch. There's no single right way, find the grip that suits you.
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Slip knot and chain stitch
The foundation of everything in crochet, and your mug rug's first row.
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Double crochet stitch
The stitch that builds your mug rug, row by row.
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How to read a crochet pattern
Learn the shorthand so the written pattern makes sense at a glance.
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Your mug rugs, start to finish
The full walkthrough with Lauren, at your own pace.
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Stuck on something?
Check the common questions below, or get in touch and we will help.
My rows keep getting shorter or wider
The most common cause is the edges: missing the last stitch of a row, or working an extra one into the turning chain. Count your stitches at the end of every row (your mug rug should always have 13), and remember the chain 3 at the start of a row counts as your first stitch. Recounting early beats unravelling later. (Manual pages 13 to 14.)
My stitches are so tight I can't get the hook in
Almost every beginner crochets too tightly at first. Relax your grip on both the hook and the yarn, wrap the yarn over the hook loosely rather than pulling it snug, and let the loops sit on the widest part of the hook, not the tip. Your tension will even out naturally within a few rows. (Manual pages 7 to 12.)