Welcome the warmer days with a sunrise-inspired rug—a perfect addition to any kid’s room. The round shape and simple half double crochet stitch will be a fun and easy change from your usual projects.

Skill Level: Easy

Size: Approximately 34” in diameter

Gauge: 9.5 sts and 8 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Hdc

Materials

Yarn:

 Knit Picks Shine Worsted (60% Pima Cotton, 40% Modal® natural beech wood fiber; 75 yards [69 meters]/50 grams): 25357 Dandelion (MC), 2 balls; 25361 Cosmopolitan (CC1), 6 balls; 23806 Reef (CC2), 6 balls

Hook: US size P/16 (10.0 mm)

Notions: Tapestry needle

Pattern

With MC, make magic ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 2 (count as hdc here and throughout), work 7 hdc into the magic ring, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 8 sts.

Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in first st, 2 hdc in each st around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 16 sts.

Rnd 3: Ch 2, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 24 sts.

Rnd 4: Ch 2, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 32 sts.

Rnd 5: Ch 2, hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with a sl st – 40 sts.

Rnd 6: Ch 2, hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 4 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 48 sts.

Rnd 7: Ch 2, hdc in next 4 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 56 sts.

Rnd 8: Ch 2, hdc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 6 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 64 sts.

Rnd 9: Ch 2, hdc in next 6 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 7 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 72 sts.

Rnd 10: Ch 2, hdc in next 7 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 8 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 80 sts.

Rnd 11: Ch 2, hdc in next 8 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 9 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 88 sts.

Fasten off MC, join CC1.

Rnd 12: Ch 2, hdc in next 9 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 10 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 96 sts.

Rnd 13: Ch 2, hdc in next 10 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 11 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 104 sts.

Rnd 14: Ch 2, hdc in next 11 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 12 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 112 sts.

Rnd 15: Ch 2, hdc in next 12 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 13 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 120 sts.

Rnd 16: Ch 2, hdc in next 13 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 14 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 128 sts.

Rnd 17: Ch 2, hdc in next 14 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 15 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 136 sts.

Rnd 18: Ch 2, hdc in next 15 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 16 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 144 sts.

Rnd 19: Ch 2, hdc in next 16 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 17 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 152 sts.

Rnd 20: Ch 2, hdc in next 17 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 18 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 160 sts.

Rnd 21: Ch 2, hdc in next 18 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 19 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 168 sts.

Rnd 22: Ch 2, hdc in next 19 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 20 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 176 sts.

Fasten off CC1, join CC2.

Rnd 23: Ch 2, hdc in next 20 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 21 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 184 sts.

Rnd 24: Ch 2, hdc in next 21 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 22 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 192 sts.

Rnd 25: Ch 2, hdc in next 22 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 23 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 200 sts.

Rnd 26: Ch 2, hdc in next 23 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 24 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 208 sts.

Rnd 27: Ch 2, hdc in next 24 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 25 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 216 sts.

Rnd 28: Ch 2, hdc in next 25 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 26 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st – 224 sts.

Rnd 29: Ch 2, hdc in next 26 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 27 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join in beg ch-2 with sl st.– 232 sts.

Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in all ends.

Wet block if necessary.