Crime Scene is a darkly humorous little area rug that isn’t murder to knit: it’s quick and easy to get away with using very bulky yarn (doubled, if necessary) or unspun roving. The usual finishing techniques of pick-up-and-knit or single crochet didn’t produce quite the right “chalk outline” effect I was looking for, so I devised a quick and simple technique for the edging/outline that looks more authentic.

Unblocked (as pictured) the rug measures about 106.5 cm (42”) long by 61 cm (24”) wide (measured from tip of shoulder to elbow).