I’ve only made 3 coasters and 1 placemat so far but that’s enough to let you know how it was done. They were made using the same stitch as the vintage phone case, they’re nice and thick and seem quite robust so far. As always I’m using English crochet terms so look at the conversion chart for the American equivalents.
I’ve used quite a thin recycled grey cotton doubled up so that it’s ~dk/worsted weight and a 4mm hook.
Placemat
row 1. Chain 50
row 2. chain 3, turn, tr in 3rd chain from hook, *skip one stitch, dc and then tr both into the next stitch*
* repeat to the end of the row and just 1dc in the last stitch of the row.
row 3. chain 2, turn, tr into the dc at the end of the last row (the 3rd chain/stitch from the hook), *skip one stitch, dc then tr both into the next stitch*
* repeat to the end of the row ending with 1 dc in last stitch of the row.
Repeat row 3 until the piece is as big as you would like the placemat – I completed 30 rows in total.
Do not fasten off but turn the work 90 degrees and continue in the direction you are going – dc all around the edge with 3dc in each corner. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Coaster
Follow the same instructions as for the placemat but to begin chain 14 and I completed 12 rows but you should add or subtract a few to make them square. Finish by dc-ing all around the edge as for the placemat.
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These are beautiful!
This looks fab and thanks for the pattern. Just a quick question regarding <<>>
Do I DC in stitch then TR in the next stitch or is it DC then TR in the same stitch ?
Sorry to be a bit thick :-)
Elaine
dc and tr in the same stitch. then skip one stitch and dc and tr in the next stitch. repeat.
I’ll update the pattern and make that a bit clearer – thanks :)
What are the measurements of the placemat and coaster when completed?
Thanks
hello,
the coasters are ~9.5cm square (about 3 and 3/4 inches)
the placemat is about 22cm x 30cm (~the same size as an A4 sheet of paper). that’s about 12 inch by 8 and 3/4 inch.
I hope that helps
How many skeins (or oz) would a set like this take?
Hi, I can’t say exactly because the yarn I used was recycled from a jumper. It was quite thin and I doubled it up (I’d judge the 2 strands together to be somewhere between dk and worsted). As a rough guide one of my coasters weighs about 15g (which google tells me is equivalent to ~0.53oz) and one of my placemats weighs about 70g (~2.5oz). That’s just a very rough guide though since I’m not sure of the weight of the yarn and your tension may be different etc.
I hope that helps
The pattern says chain 50, row 2 chain 3- is there a row missing?
Hi,
there’s no row missing – the turning chain (chain 3) is just included at the beginning of the row instructions rather than the end of the previous row. I always think it makes more sense that way :)
Question – how would you launder these placemats? Is it possible to wash them in a machine and dry flat?
I think it just depends on the yarn you use. I made them from a cotton yarn and just throw them in washing machine :)
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