Tea Time Placemat

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Tea Time Placemat is a quick and fun project to add color to your home!!  Simple Double Crochet and Single Crochet makes this free pattern have a unique texture… Great gift idea too!!

Materials:

Worsted weight yarn ~ 200 yards main color 25 yards of accent color per placemat.  Cotton yarn was used in this project, but Acrylic yarn would work great too!

Hook ~ I

Size:

Approximately 16 1/2″ x 12 1/2″

Stitches:

Sk ~ Skip      St ~ Stitch     Sl St ~ Slip Stitch     Ch ~ Chain     Sc ~ Single Crochet     Dc ~ Double Crochet

Instructions:

With main color~

Ch 45

Row 1:  Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across. = 44 sts

Row 2:  Ch 1, turn, sk 1st st, (sc, dc) in next st, * sk st, (sc, dc) in next st*, repeat * * across. =44 sts

Row 3:  Ch 1, turn, (sc,dc) in each sc across, skipping all the dc’s. =44 sts

Rows 4-29:  Repeat Row 3

Row 30:  Ch 1, turn, sc across. = 44 sts

Edging:

Round 1:  2 sc in same st as last st of row 30(1st corner), sc 29 sts evenly down the side of the rows, 2 sc in same st as 1st st of  beginning of placemat row 1(2nd corner), join with sl st to the 1st st of row 1. Finish off.

Round 2:  Join with sl st in the same space as the last st of row 1(44th st), 2 sc in same st(3rd corner), sc 29 sts evenly up the side of rows, 2 sc in same space as the  1st st of row 30, join with sl st to 1st st of top of placemat(4th corner).=154 sts

Round 3:  Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st st, 3 sc in next st(1st corner), sc in next 31 sts, 3 sc in next st(2nd corner), sc in next 22 sts, 2 sc in next st(increase is needed to end with odd number of sts), sc in next 21 sts, 3 sc in next st(3rd corner) sc in next 31 sts, 3 sc in next st(4th corner), sc in next 21, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 21 sts, join to beginning sc. =164 sts

Round 4:  Ch 3, turn, *sk st, sc in next st, ch 3*, repeat * * 24 times, sc in same st(1st corner), <ch 3, sk st, sc in next st>, repeat < > 17 times, ch 3, sc in same st(2nd corner), repeat < > 24 times, ch 3, sc in same st(3rd corner), repeat < > 17 times, ch 3, sc in same st(4th corner), ch 3, sk st, join to beginning st. = 86 ch3 sps

Change to accent color

Round 5:  Join with sl st in any corner ch3 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp, {dc in next sc, *sc in next ch 3 sp, dc in next sc*, repeat * * across to next ch3 corner sp, 3 sc in  corner ch3 sp}, repeat { } 4 times, finishing with only 2 sc in last corner, join with sl st to 1st sc in the same corner st. = 180 sts   Finish Off.

Change back to main color

Round 6:  Join with sl st in top left center corner st. Ch 1, 2 sc in same st(1st corner), sc in next 37 sts, 2 sc in  next st(2nd corner), sc in next 49 sts, 2 sc in next st(3rd corner), sc in next 37 sts, 2 sc in next st(4th corner), sc in last 49 sts. Join with sl st to beginning. Finish off. =184 sts

Congratulations… You have just completed your Tea Time Placemat!!  Make as many as you like in sets for your home or as gifts!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

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