Crocheted Rag Rug

How are you all? I've seen on the news that the country is in the grip of a flu epidemic. Only California and Alabama are left. Right now my own house is seeing some sickness- not the confined to bed kind but the kind where you are just too worn to be able to do much of anything involving energy. And I haven't bounced back yet from a trip to Southern Oregon. It was a fun trip but it was all about helping my mom move to a new place so it was tiring. And a little cold. Here is a photo I took on my old crackberry. There was sleet and snow falling in the Rogue Valley as well, it just didn't stick as it did in the mountains. On the day I got there, there were big, beautiful flakes falling. It was cool but after surviving my scary drive through the mountains, I didn't care as much as I normally would have. My windshield froze up and for a few minutes I couldn't see a thing. I followed the snow plow because I could see his flashing yellow lights and that was it. Bleh, I will be happy if I never have such a thing happen again.

Snowy mountain

So while I was just hanging around in my quest for recovery, I tore up some sheets and got around to something that has been on my mind for a while - rag rugs. I even got myself a big, fat crochet hook a few weeks ago. If you follow my on Pinterest you may have seen some beautiful rugs I pinned there for inspiration.
My rug turned out shabby. Not tight and neat like you would find in Grandma's house but loose with little ragged ends. Since I was going for shabby I suppose I did well, lol! Not bad for my first one. I do need to perfect rolling the edges in, that does seem to be a problem for me. I began another shabby, I don't know yet whether it will be a rug or throw. It would make a nice, heavy throw....
Here is my cutie little rag rug:

Crocheted sheet rug

Crocheted sheet rug

You can see that this sheet had a run in with bleach at one time. The effect is much cuter in real life than it is in the photos.

Crocheted sheet rug

Crocheted sheet rug

Haha, here is my poor staging attempt! I love the antique armoire in the background but um, I need to wait for the sunlight to move on a bit.

Crocheted sheet rug

I like it, I will be doing more of these. They make nice, plushy (and durable!!!) throw rugs for the bathroom. Or cute pet beds. I suspect they will be stolen by the fur babies for the latter.