This free crochet placemat pattern will brighten up any table!
The pattern only uses basic ch, sc and dc stitches.
It also uses a self striping cotton which minimizes the ends to weave in.
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ABBREVIATIONS:
If you need help with basic crochet stitches you can find picture tutorials on the Basic Crochet Stitches page.
- ch – chain
- st – stitch
- ss – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
MATERIALS:
- 2 skeins of Lily Sugar’ N Cream Cotton – American Stripes
- 4.5 mm Crochet Hook
- darning needle
- tape measure
- scissors
NOTES:
- This pattern is written in US crochet terms
- ch 2 counts at a stitch
- Because the cotton is self striping make sure your beginning chains are a different color than your first row of sc. (see picture below)
- Because of the lengths of the stripes in this pattern, the white is always 1 row of dc and the red and blue are always 2 rows of sc.
- PATTERN: 2 rows of sc (blue), 1 row dc (white), 2 rows of sc (red), 1 row of dc (white)
- It is IMPORTANT to make sure each row (or rows) of color are complete from end to end and the color change happens close to the ch.
- If you have too much or too little of a color to be able to finish the row, go back a few stitches and change your tension. (I.E to much of a color, loosen up your stitches. Not enough of a color, tighten up your stitches.)
Gauge: 14 st and 12 rows = 4″ in pattern *VERY IMPORTANT*
Find out all about gauge and more with a detailed photo tutorial to walk you through it!
Dimensions: Approx. 19.5″ X 10″
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Let`s Get Started!
R1: To begin ch more stitches than you need. The pattern is 68 st.
You can ch 75 to have a tail to wave in at the end. *See notes above
R2: Make sure the last 2 ch on your hook is the next color, blue in this case. sc in the 2nd chain from hook and across (68) ch 1 and turn.
Don’t worry about the extra ch, you can cut them and use them as a tail to weave in at the end.
R3: Sc in each st across (68) ch 2 and turn.
R4: Making sure your last sc of row 3 is the previous color, in this case blue, your first ch 2 and dc of row 4 will be white.
dc in each st across (68) ch 1 and turn. *see notes above on color of stitches
ROW 5: Making sure this row is the next color in the sequence (red), sc in each st across (68) ch 1 and turn.
R6: Sc in each st across (68) ch 2 and turn.
R7: Making sure this row is white, dc in each st across (68) ch 1 and turn.
R8: Making sure this row is blue, sc in each st across (68) ch 1 and turn.
R9: Sc in each st across (68) ch 2 and turn.
ROWS 10-32: Repeat rows 4-9 4 more times.
FINISHING:
Unravel some of the extra chains from row 1 and weave in end.
Cut the end from the final row and weave in end. You are done!
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