{"id":89219,"date":"2016-07-26T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/craft-lovers-mandala-rug-crochet-washi-susimiu\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T10:30:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T08:30:50","slug":"craft-lovers-mandala-rug-crochet-washi-susimiu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/craft-lovers-mandala-rug-crochet-washi-susimiu\/","title":{"rendered":"Craft Lovers \u2665 Crochet Mandala Rug by Susimiu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cotton fabric yarns or XXL tape yarns<\/a><\/strong> are ideal for decorative projects like poufs, cushions, table mats, baskets and of course, rugs! Essential decorative pieces that\u00a0emanate personality, warmth, harmony, peace… like this beautiful crocheted\u00a0Mandala Rug by Susimiu<\/a>\u00a0made with Katia Washi. <\/strong>Behind Susimiu we discover Laura, a Craft Lover<\/a><\/em> who specializes in XXL crochet<\/strong> and whose creations would fill any home with magic. Get to know the story about her love of crochet and her fascination with XXL tape yarns. Follow her tutorial to create this marvellous Mandala crochet Rug<\/em> with Katia Washi<\/a><\/em>. Let her enthusiasm for this technique and this material rub off on you!<\/p>\n

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Susimiu<\/h2>\n

\u201cMy name is Laura, I\u2019m 26 years old, I live in Cordoba (Spain) and I\u2019m the creator of www.susimiu.es<\/a>.\u00a0I studied Business Administration and Management, but I\u2019ve always enjoyed developing my creativity through handicrafts. Throughout my life my home has been full of blankets <\/strong>of all shapes, sizes and colours made by my grandmother<\/strong>. They always fascinated me, so, one day I decided to learn crochet. <\/strong>Although I admit that it seemed impossible at the time!<\/p>\n

Little by little, thanks to online tutorials, doing and undoing hundreds of times… I learnt all the stitches, tips and tricks. A few months later, I had completed my first blanket. I was so proud! I wanted to share all the patterns necessary to make it with the rest of the world. And this was how my first blog Sweet and Knit<\/strong> was born, where, in addition to crochet, I posted desserts and recipes for beginners.<\/p>\n

Rugs<\/h2>\n

Then I discovered cotton fabric yarns,<\/strong> a new material that inspired me, in a shop in my city. It was love at first sight. Although in the beginning it wasn\u2019t easy to adapt to the size of the crochet hook and the thickness of the material. I went from using a size D3 (U.S.)\/(3 mm) crochet hook to a size O16 (U.S.)\/(12 mm), or even a size P19 (U.S.)\/(15 mm)! That\u2019s how I started to make rugs <\/strong>in all sizes, colours and forms…<\/p>\n

To date it\u2019s my material par excellence and my speciality. On my web Susimiu<\/strong><\/a> I share all my designs for beginners and the step by step instructions. My creations can also be purchased in my online shop<\/a>. I thoroughly enjoy it when I see a room decorated with a rug which I\u2019ve crocheted.\u00a0I invite you to discover the creative process<\/strong> \u2013 totally manual \u2013 that lies behind each rug: starting with the initial project in my mind up to when it becomes reality.”<\/p>\n

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Mandala Rug in Washi<\/h2>\n

Materials<\/strong>:\u00a02 balls Katia Washi<\/a> in cream (100),\u00a02 balls Washi in turquoise (116),\u00a01 ball Washi in beige (102),\u00a01 ball Washi in blue denim (117),\u00a02 balls Washi in light beige (106),\u00a0pom poms and\u00a0size L11 (U.S.) \/(8mm) crochet hook.<\/p>\n

Measurements<\/strong>: 1 metre in diameter.<\/p>\n

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