Riverbed Mugrug: A Free Crochet Pattern With Beautiful Pom-Pom Border

Hello hello everyone!

Welcome back, let’s continue with the Riverbed collection, shall we?

I hope you guys are not tired of seeing this beautiful stitch combination because I still have a few more patterns to share with you!

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As we saw in the last post, this stitch combination has endless possibilities, and today we are making a nice and quick project. a mugrug!

I’m pretty sure that everyone loves a good mugrug or coaster, they are so versatile and super quick to make, and this one in particular is perfect as a stash buster since we are changing colour in each row.

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Beginner-friendly pattern

As I mentioned in the last post, this pattern is very beginner-friendly, however, you need to know all of the basic stitches to be successful with this design.

As for the pattern, we will be using 2 different stitch combinations, the Block stitch, which we used for the Cloud blanket, and the Granny stitch, which we used for the Primavera Blanket. So if you have made any of these 2 blankets, or know how to make these stitches, you are all set!

Perfect project for summer markets!

Oh, you read that right, any kind of mugrug or coaster is a perfect item to sell at markets in the summer. Just make a pack of 4 or 6 and boom! Ideal item to sell.

The good thing about this particular design is that you don’t need a lot of yarn to make it, you can use any left over cotton yarn and have it done.

Block your Mugrugs!

Most likely you will be using some sort of cotton yarn to make this project, and if we want the perfect look, I highly recommend blocking so your project has a nice shape.

You can block any way you like, I love using my steamer and my blocking board, it’s quick and makes my Mugrug perfectly rectangular (or square).

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Follow along with the video tutorial on YouTube!

Stitches you should know

Chain
Slip Stitch
Single Crochet
Half Double Crochet
Double Crochet

Yarn

To make 1 Mugrug you will need any kind of cotton yarn.

I used 24/7 Cotton by Lion Brand yarn in the following colours:

Goldenrod – Colour A

Ecru – Colour B

Terracotta – Colour C

Purple – Colour D

Cafe Au late – Colour E

You will need as little as 5 gms per colour and 20 gms for the border colour.

Notions

Measurements

The final size of this Mugrug is 5″x6″ without the border.

If you want to change this Mugrug’s size, you will need a chain multiple of 3+2.

Gauge

Pattern stitch starting from the first row 4″x4″: 14 sts x 9 rows

Abbreviations

This pattern uses US standard terms

Ch(s): Chain(s)
St(s): Stitch (es)
Ss: Slip Stitch
Hdc: Half Double Crochet
Dc: Double Crochet
Cl: Cluster (3 double crochet in the same space)
[]: Repeat the sequence in the brackets

General Notes

IMPORTANT: Choose which colour will be your A, B, C, D and E
There is no specific colour pattern, I did it randomly, but feel free to use the same colour sequence if you’d like.
The ch 2 at the beginning of each row counts as 1 dc.
We will be cutting the yarn and joining a new colour on each row, feel free to use your preferred method to join a new colour, or you can follow the technique I showed in the video tutorial.

Pattern

Begin with your foundation chain: Chain 26. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each row.

Row 1: Dc in the 5th ch from the hook, dc all the way across the chain. Ch 1 and turn. (23 sts)

Row 2: Sc in the space between the first and second st, [ch 2, skip 3 sts and sc in the space between sts]. Repeat the sequence across. Ch 2 and turn. (149 sts) (PHOTO A, B, C)

Row 3: [cl in the ch space from the previous row]. Repeat the sequence across to the last st, dc in the last st. Ch 2 and turn. (23 sts) (PHOTO D)

Row 4: dc in the space between the first and second st, [cl in each space between the ones from the previous row]. Repeat the sequence across to the last space, dc in the space and then dc in the last st. Ch 2 and turn. (23 sts) (PHOTO E)

Row 5: [cl in the space between cl from the previous row]. Repeat the sequence to the end of the row, then dc in the last st. Ch 2 and turn. (23 sts) (PHOTO F)

Row 6: dc in each st available across the row (not between the spaces). Ch 1 an turn. (23 sts) (PHOTO G)

Row 7: Sc in the space between the first and second st, [ch 2, skip 3 sts and sc in the space between sts]. Repeat the sequence across. Ch 2 and turn. (23 sts) (PHOTO A, B, C)

Row 8: [cl in the ch space from the previous row]. Repeat the sequence across to the last st, dc in the last st. Ch 2 and turn. (23 sts) (PHOTO D)

Row 9: dc in the space between the first and second st, [cl in each space between the ones from the previous row]. Repeat the sequence across to the last space, dc in the space and then dc in the last st. Ch 2 and turn. (23 sts) (PHOTO E)

Row 10: [cl in the space between cl from the previous row]. Repeat the sequence to the end of the row, then dc in the last st. Ch 2 and turn. (23 sts) (PHOTO F)

Repeat rows 6-10 for a total of 14 rows.

Colour Sequence

Row 1: Colour C

Row 2: Colour B

Row 3: Colour E

Row 4: Colour A

Row 5: Colour B

Row 6: Colour D

Row 7: Colour C

Row 8: Colour A

Row 9: Colour B

Row 10: Colour D

Row 11: Colour C

Row 12: Colour A

Row 13: Colour E

Row 14: Colour B

Diagram

Border

Attach your border colour and work:

Round 1: hdc all the way around your blanket, including both sides. When you get to the corner, make [1 hdc, 2 chs, 1 hdc], then continue on the side making 2 hdc per dc row, and 1 hdc per sc row. Repeat on the other side of your blanket.

Round 2 ~ Pompoms: Ch 5, insert hook in the 3rd ch from the hook and make a cluster, close and secure st with a ch. In the same stitch, ch 2, make another cluster in the base of 1st cluster, close and secure with a ch. Fold both clusters (creating the pompom) and secure at the base of the first cluster with a slip stitch. Ch 2, skip 3 sts and slip stitch in the 4th stitch to begin the next pompom.

Repeat the sequence all the way around, and make extra chs in the corner if necessary.

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Happy Crochet ~ Dani