Old Timer's Habits: Repairing a Puffy Rug

Pulling some Strings

The feel of the soft mat under your feet, your feet just sink in and are cushioned around the edges. It’s emotionally relaxing to step out of shower or bath and step on a bath mat like this one. It’s made of this plush yarn that that is pulled through a sheet of fabric on both end. This yarn definitely screams “touch me, I am soft “visually and the feel of the bumps that have been pulled up to create this bath mat are fun and relaxing to run your hand across. Given all the pleasing sensations a mat like this generates I was not surprised that my nephew decided to pull some strings loose from this mat. A person could continue the sensations in the fingers by pulling the fingers along the yarn if the string was longer. It’s could be a great temptation.

As a child I could see the lure to pulling the strings out of the mat to play with it. I can also see the parents perspective in wanted that nice comfortable/comforting bath mat to be whole again. So when my brother –in- law showed me the mat and asked “Is there an easy way to fix it?” I took the mat from him and looked at how it was made. I replied “Sure.” Internally I was thinking that I probably just needed to be pulled through again with a crocheted hook, a really tiny hook.

Step #1

I took a crochet hook that I have used for tatting and stuck it through the holes where the yarn was originally.

Step #2

I grabbed the yarn with my hook and pulled through.

Step #3

I twisted the yarn slightly after I pulled it through to re-twist the yarn.

Step#4