Crochet Rug Pattern, Shell Stitch, Alice Brooks 7023

Crocheted Rug:  This shell stitch crocheted rug can be made either of four strands of Crochet and Knitting Cotton, of Candlewick or of rags. The rug is made in squares and overcast together; the border is worked on after all the squares have been joined. If desired the rug can be made larger by joining more squares. Included in the pattern are a few color suggestions.  The squares measure 5 inches -- create rugs per pattern, or in sizes of your choice.  Instruction for rag rug included. 

This is a Mail Order Design pattern purchased through newspapers and catalogs.  This pattern was marketed as Alice Brooks 7023 in 1941.   

MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS: 2 (800 yard) skeins of unbleached, 5 (400 yard) skeins each of skipper blue and delft blue Crochet and Knitting Cotton and a No. 0 steel or a No. 4 bone crochet hook.