Summer with its good times can inspire special designs that make the memories last all year long with its special coloring.

· The rug pattern in this article was the result of such an inspiration, and also is a good example of the use of remnants as long as the total yarn requirement is there to make a rug. The challenge is to adapt the design and make it still work when one color threatens to run out.

· The original intent of this rug was just sand and blue skies, but when the white started to diminish, it was time to make other choices, and use more of the darker tones. The result was rather pleasing..The darker yellow reminds one of the colour of the sand when the water has lapt over it.

· Requirements for this rug:

· Golden yellow, light and dark blue, white, and two dark colors, such as black and maroon or dark blue.

· The dark colors form the design; the other colors are the fillers.

The entire rug was made using two strands of yarn, either two different colours or two strands of the same colour.

ColourCombinations: · Black and maroon for all stripes · Bright blue and medium blue, · Yellow and white · Yellow and blue · Yellow and maroon · White (double thread) · White and black

- The casting on thread is at the outside of the rug, and all colour changes find place at that side., thus forming dangling threads at the outside perimeter of the rug, which are later sewn in..
- All decreases are made at the centre of the rug by leaving two stitches not knit, and on the return slipping off the first stitch without knitting it..
Therefore in the section below, the second rib would consist of 34 stitches and the return

· Section one · Cast on 36 stitches with Black and maroon 34 - black and maroon 32 - black and maroon  30 - yellow with white 28 - yellow with white 26 - yellow with white 24 - white 22 - black and maroon 20 - white 18 - yellow with white 16 - yellow with white 14 - yellow with white 12 - white 10 - black and maroon  8 - white 6 - blue and light blue 4 - blue and light blue 2 - blue and light blue

· This completes one section.
· All stitches have been used up and are two by two on one needle.

· Section 2 – Knit all stitches with black and maroon,  and follow instructions for section 1. At 14 stitches knit blue and light blue instead of yellow and white.

· In Sections 3 to 6 continue replacing the yellow and white with blue and light blue (at 16, 18, 26, 28

· In Section 7 change the last rows of blue and dark blue into yellow and maroon. This is how Section 7 is done:.

Section Seven · 34 - black and maroon · 32 - black and maroon · 30 - blue and light blue · 28 - blue and light blue · 26 - blue and light blue · 24 - white · 22 - black and maroon · 20 - white · 18 - blue and light blue · 16 - blue and light blue · 14 - blue and light blue · 12 - white · 10 - black and maroon 8 - white 6 - yellow and maroon 4 - yellow and maroon 2 - yellow and maroon

· For sections 6 to 12 follow the same order as in Sections 1 to 6.

· replace one of the white threads with black or maroon.

· This part of the rug will look darker, the idea being that this is the effect of the water flowing over the sand.

· This shifting of colors adds interest and dimension to the rug.

The rug described above features in a photo composition of Britannia Bay, Ottawa, ON, Canada.