If you’re like me, it’s hard to find a rug or bath mat that is just what you have in mind. This pattern may help solve that problem for you.
For this super soft and cushy rug, I used my favorite yarn, Bernat Forever Fleece yarn super bulky 6 weight.
This is a great weight for a rug or bath mat. It works up quickly. It washes and dries with no issues. It also feels great!
To keep the rug from slipping, I attached a nonskid pad. You can also just put the rug on top of one to keep it from slipping.
What colors to use?
One of the most difficult decisions when making a pattern is choosing the color or color palette to use. This one was easy, because I wanted a white and black or dark gray rug with stripes.
Choose any color combination or a solid color to match your room.
Why the bean stitch?
I chose the bean stitch because I wanted a nice, thick texture with some interest. This worked perfectly to create a luxurious look and feel. The bean stitch can be a yarn eater. However, this rug is small and took less than 1 skein of each color!
Try this mini bean stitch pattern also!
https://i-crochet.com/2025/07/25/crochet-mini-bean-stitch-blanket/
Materials needed:
Bernat Forever Fleece super bulky 6 weight yarn
White Noise: less than 1 skein
Coal: less than 1 skein
10mm crochet hook for the body of the rug.
6mm hook for the optional twisted fringe border.
Let’s get started!
Chain 42 for a 22” wide rug without the border, 26” wide with the fringe. Any even number of stitches will work for this pattern.
Row 1:
Skip the first chain.
Single crochet in the back bump ( horizontal bar behind the chain) of the next chain and single crochet in the back bump of each chain across. This gives you a nice foundation row.
After the last stitch, chain 1, turn.
Row 2:
Every row will begin and end with a single crochet.
Single crochet in the first stitch.
Skip a stitch
Now start making bean stitches.
Go into the next stitch, pull the yarn through.
You have 2 loops on your hook. Put your yarn in the same stitch, pull the yarn through. You have 4 loops on your hook. Keep the loops loose. One more time, put your hook in the same stitch, pull the yarn through, you have 6 loops on your hook.
Yarn over and pull through all 6 loops.
Chain 1 to hold the loops together.
Skip 1 stitch.
Bean stitches in the next.
Continue to skip 1 stitch, bean stitches in in the next until the 2 stitches.
Skip the next to last stitch and single crochet in the last stitch.
Chain 1, turn.
Row 3:
This will be your repeat row until the last row.
Single crochet in the first stitch.
Put your hook in the space just to the left of the bean stitches and make another bean stitch.
You’ll go into the the space to the left of each bean stitch with a bean stitch.
Single crochet in the last stitch.
Chain 1, turn.
Repeat until you have 4 rows of bean stitches.
Switch to color B by starting the last single crochet and dropping color A before pulling through the last 2 loops. Pick up color B and pull through the last 2 loops.
Cut color A, leaving a tail to weave in.
Now make 2 rows of coal ( color B) and switch back to White ( color A) for another 4 rows.
I had 5 white stripes and 4 coal stripes. I ended with white, because that’s what I started with.
Last row:
The very last row will be single crochet back loop only all the way across. This helps the last row look almost identical to the first row (if you worked your first row in the back bumps.) Fasten off here and weave in your ends.
Twisted fringe border:
Basically, the twisted fringe border is just what it sounds like.
You make a slip stitch, pull the yarn into a long loop (keep each one the same length) and twist the hook several times. Make sure you twist in the same direction for each loop. Make another slip stitch in the next stitch and make another twisted loop.
I made mine a little differently for this rug because I wanted a row of the coal before making the fringe.
If you want to make the twisted fringe border, either watch my video or any number of videos out there explaining how.
I sewed a nonskid backing on the back, but you can just lay the rug over one.
I have washed and dried mine and it has stayed very nice.
I’ll be making a cotton rug in the near future and I’ll post that when it’s finished.
Thanks for checking out my patterns!
Debi
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