Crocheted Sisal Rug

With these simple instructions, you can make your own sisal mat any size you want.  It's perfect as a welcome mat, in a mud room, or think big and make a new dining room rug!  All you need is some sisal from the hardware store and a crochet hook, and you're ready to go.  For the price of one door mat, you could make 50! 

You don't even need to know how to crochet, because I'm going to do my best to teach you!

Step 1 Materials

Git you a big heapa sisal (hardware store) and giant fat crochet hook (I used this one, but would choose a smaller hook for the next one). 

And some gloves or tape to wrap around your fingers.  You'll figure that out soon enough. - sisal is tough on the skin!

Comments

[ladybgood]

wow, just came across this and it brought me back to when I was a kid. My grandmother taught me to crochet using a big hook my grandda had carved. we used rags instead of sisal.
great instructable and thanks for the memories :)

[chabias]

Love it!! I just might make one of these this weekend. Thanks!!

[scoochmaroo]

Yay! Take pictures when you're done!

[Lettucehead]

Wow it looks like you bought it at a shop, great work!

[doxsys]

Excellent! Nice work. I used sisal for the bottom of a knit bag that I ended up giving to mom. It's very tough stuff -- Ideal for this purpose.

[stiltPro]

Ask your friendly local coffee roaster for his/her discarded green coffee bean bags. Some are burlap, some are sisal or jute. The sisal/jute bags make terrific farmer's doormats. Free for the asking, and you'll get a geography lesson besides!

[farzadbayan]

Nice !

[ChrysN]

Nice, I could use a new rug. I was thinking that it would be rough on your hands, but I see you have suggested using gloves under materials, good idea.

[rimar2000]

Nice, useful and cheap!