This knitting board pattern booklet for Personalized Rugs is one in the series of the Marla Richard Designs for Board Knitting collection. Whether you want to make it for yourself or as a gift, here is a great pattern to let your creative juices flow. You can knit your family name, personalize a kid's room, welcome a new baby, congratulate a new couple or just celebrate the season with a HO! HO! HO!. The possibilities are endless. Not only do you knit your own name, message, etc. you can pick your own colors and favorite yarn. The knitting board pattern booklet gives complete step by step instructions for creating two types of rugs. You may choose to personalize in a color combination of your desire or the more subtle, yet elegant effect of a textured relief. This 20 page knitting board pattern booklet includes detailed "how to" instructions for creating these rugs from casting on to binding off. It includes a chart diagram of all the letters of the alphabet and the exclamation point. It covers the special knitting board techniques found in these rugs including color and intarsia knitting. It also includes an illustrated Stitch Library section that covers all the knitting board stitches used to make these rugs. So, whether you are experienced with board knitting or you are using one for the first time, you too can create personalized rugs. Note, if you are using one of frameknitting.com's knitting boards, this pattern requires the Noble Knitter 100 or the 34" oak knitting board.