Red tones will crate the right festive atmosphere in your home. Presented table mats are very easy to crochet. They are decorated with small leaves in form of a V stitch in green. You can use rests of cotton yarns in red, pink and orange colors. .
The set of table mats consist of: 8x oval, 2x circle, 1 long oval
Technique: crochet
Yarn: cotton or cotton blended yarn, 50 g = cca 100 – 110 m
What else will you need: Hook 4 mm, 4 markers (pin marks), needle, scissors
Yarn usage for 2 pieces of oval mats 150 g basic color, 25 g contrast color. Yarn usage for the full set: 150 g pink, 200 g rust, 200 g claret, 250 g red, 100 g green
Skill level: beginner
Dimensions: Oval: 42×32 cm, long oval: 96×21 cm, circle: 25 cm
Abbreviations (US terms):
Dc – double crochet
Sc – single crochet
Ch – chain
V stitch – dc, ch1, dc in one stitch
Crochet technique: All dcs are crocheted to both loops of previous row stitches. Rows begin with 2ch (1.st stitch in the row) and end with a slip stitch to first dc. The connecting chain forms the head of last dc in row. Please note that the beginning of rows will move every row 1 stitch ahead. By this project it is not a problem.
Oval
1-9 a 11.-13. Are crocheted with main color and with dcs
1.row: 14 ch, begin with half circle: 2ch, 6dc to 3rd ch from hook, continue on long part: 1dc to next ch, place a marker, 11 dc, place a marker to the last one, continue with half circle to the last ch: 12 dc in the last chain, continue on long part to the same chains opposite to the previous long part: 1 dc, place a marker, 11 dc, place a marker in the last stitch, connect the row with a chain to first dc.
You have now oval with 2 half circles of 14 stitches and 2 lines of 12 stitches – First and last of the line stitches are marked. I would recommend you use the markers for all rows, so you know where the beginning and end of the half circle is.
2.row: Half circle: add equally 7 dc (14 dc)
3.row: Half circle: add equally 7 dc (21 dc)
4.row: Half circle: add equally 7 dc (28 dc)
5.row: Half circle: add equally 7 dc (35 dc). Stitches add in different dc as previous row, so you do not have edges in your work, but nicely curved piece.
6.row: Half circle: add equally 7 dc (42 dc)
7.row: Half circle: add equally 7 dc (49 dc)
8.row: Half circle: add equally 7 dc (56 dc)
9.row: Half circle: add equally 8 dc (64 dc), finish the row, and cut the yarn
10.row: attach green color to marked stitch at the end of a straight part. 3 ch (=1dc+1ch), dc in the same stitch.
Half circle: (skip 2 stitches, V in next stitch, skip 1, V, skip 2, V) x 8, straight part: (skip 2, V)x 4, continue the half circle as above and straight part and finish the row with a ch to first space. Cut yarn
11.row: crochet 2 dc in the V stitch space, 1 dc in the space between V stitches. Half circle: add equally 6 dc (78 dc). I added every 4th space between 2 V stitches 1 dc more.
12.row: Half circle: add equally 6 dc (84 dc)
13.row: ch (sc, ch1, skip 1 stitch) repeat round the oval. Please see Tips and tricks.. Cut the yarn, finish with invisible join, sew in all cut yarns, wash and dry placed flatly.
Long oval for center of the table
1.-5. a 7.-9. Row crochet in basic colors and dcs
Start with a chain of 102 ch + 2 ch for half circles.
Rows 1-5: proceed as above.
6.row: attach green color to marked stitch at the end of a straight part. 3 ch (=1dc+1ch), dc in the same stitch.
Half circle: (skip 2 stitches, V in next stitch, skip 1, V) x 7, straight part: (skip 2, V) continue to marker, repeat the half circle part, repeat the straight part, finish with a ch to first ch space of a V stitch. Cut yarn
7.row: crochet 2 dc in the V stitch space, 1 dc in the space between V stitches. Half circle: add equally 7 dc (49 dc). I added every 2nd space between 2 V stitches 1 dc more.
8.row: Half circle: add equally 7 dc (56 dc)
9.row: ch (sc, ch1, skip 1 stitch) repeat round the oval. Please see Tips and tricks. Cut the yarn, finish with invisible join, sew in all cut yarns, wash and dry placed flatly.
Circle
1.-6. a 8.-10. Row in basic color and dcs
Ch4 connect into circle
1.row: 2ch, 13 dc, connect to first dc in row
2.row: add 14 dc (28 dc)
3.row: add 14 dc (42 dc)
4.row: add evenly 14 dc (56). Stitches add in different dc as previous row, so you do not have edges in your work, but nicely curved piece.
5.row: add 14 dc (70 dc)
6.row: add 15 dc (85 dc), do not cut the yarn,
7.row: (green) 3 ch (=1dc+1ch), dc in the same stitch, (skip 2 stitches, V in next stitch, skip 1, V) repeat over the circle, finish with a ch to first ch space of a V stitch. (34 V stitches) Cut yarn
8.row: crochet 2 dc in the V stitch space, 1 dc in the space between V stitches, add 10 stitches (112 dc) I added every 3rd and 4th space between 2 V stitches 1 dc more.
9.row: add 14 dc (126 dc)
10.row: ch (sc, ch1, skip 1 stitch) repeat round the circle. Cut the yarn, finish with invisible join, sew in all cut yarns, wash and dry placed flatly.
