So with a trip to the fabric store I found some great material in the discount area. Pink, purple, green and yellow. I bought a meter in each as I didn't know how much I would need and off I went cutting 1x5 strips.
What I've learned... Ok so I didn't buy enough and of course when I went back they didn't have it all again so I ended up buy another meter in Pink and yellow that looked the same as the first but then I had to settle with blue instead of purple and for a kicker the green they had was a different size pattern. At this point her rug was about 75% done so I had to go back and incorporate the blue where some of the purple was and also remove some of the other green through out to get the larger pattern in their.... (me shaking my head)
I also found using a dpn ( double pointed knitting needle) to push the fabric through while my other hand remained on the receiving side sped it up immensely.
I started doing almost every hole... not necessary this rug is quite plush I ended up doing two missing one or two and offsetting the next and repeat.
The end product, I think its awesome and Abby loves it as well it sits in front of her bed (daybed) and she loves to sit on it and play.
Our other pooch Thor clearly enjoys the end result as well!
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