I'm moving into my new apartment in August and unlike the former, it's unfurnished! So much of my summer has been spent looking for furniture and tidbits to make it into a little home. I have found so many beautiful things, but this post isn't about that... You see, I've also been feeling extra creative this summer and I've taken to crafting a lot of things for the apartment. One of my biggest projects is what my mother and grandmother call a "kourelou." Oh, did I mention that I'm ridiculously Greek?
From what I understand, a "kourelou" is anything made from a rag (or a "kourele"). In this case, I am making a large red rug for my living room.
I took a size Q crocheting hook and a bunch of red sheets and went at it! I rip the sheets in one continuous strip and connect with them a slipknot.
As for a "pattern," I just did as follows: I crocheted a magic adjustable ring (with 10 dc), then for the next couple rounds increased by one dc in each. After a while, I went back to just one dc.
I'm just crocheting in one continuous round so it's mostly done by feel... I increase crochets when the edges seem to curl inward and I decrease when the edges begin to ruffle.
The Progression of the Kourelou:
