Third time's the charm

Version 1 of the rug was started in June last year.  It was based on a doily pattern.  It got put aside and when I went back to it, I didn't know where I'd got to.  I started again a few months later and again it got put aside.  When I went back to it in April, I didn't like it.  So I started again and last Sunday, the day before I went to Turkey, at approximately 7:30am (I'd got up very early so I could go to bed to get up at 2am!) I finished it.

I used this tutorial on CraftTuts.  It left a lot to be desired.  A few times I had to wing it as the instructions didn't make much sense.  A few times it told me to "inc" and I told it that it's not a knitting pattern so that doesn't make sense!

I put my 24" ruler on top to give you an idea of the size.  It's 35" / 90cm across.  I used 3 cones of Hoopla yarn so it wasn't a cheap rug, but it was intended for the living room.  Now, I'm not sure what I'll do with it!

I spilt coffee on the yarn or the finished rug several times...  I have turned it upside down so the stains don't show!  I could be housewife of the year...

Oh, forgot the important part!  This is #4 on my very-large-but-not-overwhelming-and-no-I'm-not-ashamed-of-it list.