You will smile a-lotl just like an axolotl with this adorable rug in your room. The rug base is made using a single strand of super-bulky weight Bernat Blanket yarn (6), the head ferns and tail edging are made from 2 strands of bulky weight Bernat Velvet yarn (5), and the eyes are made from 3 strands of medium weigh Bernat Super Value yarn (4). If you wish, you can use any super-bulky yarn (6) for the entire project. The pattern is written row-by-row in US crochet terms, along with crochet diagrams, step-by-step photos, and a conversion chart to UK terms.

FORMAT & LANGUAGES:
• English
• PDF, 10 pages and 3.5 MB (mobile devices friendly)

CROCHET LEVEL & SKILLS:
• Confident Beginner
• Chain, slip stitch, single crochet, double crochet, picot, shell, working in rows and in the round, increasing, sewing.

GAUGE: 9 dc X 4.5 rows = 4” X 4” (10 X 10 cm), working with a 9 mm (M/N) hook and a super-bulky weight yarn (6).

SIZE: Approximately 46” (117 cm) X 48” (122 cm).

TOOLS & MATERIALS you will need:
• Bernat Blanket Sparkle yarn (6 / Super-bulky): 650 yds (594 m) of Aqua Sparkle
• Bernat Velvet yarn (5 / Bulky): 250 yds (228 m) of Velveteal
• Bernat Super Value yarn (4 / Medium): 50 yds (45 m) of Black and 5 yds (4 m) of White
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers
• Crochet hooks: 5.5 mm (I) and 9 mm (M/N)