Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Perfectly Plaid Placemats (set of 4)

materials:
worsted weight cotton in two colors (I used Lily's Sugar and Cream)
----> To make one of each placemat you'll need 5-6 balls of one color and about 4 balls of the other/
size "I" hook
large eye yarn needle


notes:
for all color changes, draw up new color for last yo of previous row


placemat #1:


w/ color 1 (C1), ch 52, turn
Row 1:  dc in 6th ch from hook, (ch 1, sk 1 ch, dc in next dc) across; 24 ch-sps
Row 2: ch 4, turn, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc) in ea dc across.
Row 3-6: with color 2 (C2), rep Row 2
Row 7-10: w/ C1, rep Row 2
Row 11-14: wC2, rep Row 2
Row 15-18: w/ C1, rep Row 2
Row 19-22: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Row 23-26: w/ C1, rep Row 2
Row 27-30: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Row 31,32: w/ C1 rep Row 2
finish off

weaving:
cut 48 strands of each color approx. 6" longer than larger dimension of placemat.
holding 4 strands together, weaving will run perpendicular to your crocheted rows, to create plaid, use yarn needle to make weaving easier

Row 1: w/ C1, pass yarn under beginning ch, and over next, continue in this manner across.  leave a tail on both ends
Row 2: w/ C1, in next space, pass yarn over beginning chain and under next, continue across.
alternating over and under starts, follow the remaining rows of the color pattern
Rows 3-6: C2
Rows 7-10: C1
Rows 11-14: C2
Rows 15-18: C1
Rows 19-22: C2
Rows 23,24: C1

to finish off the weaving, start at any corner, separate the set of 4 strands into 2 pairs,  pull one pair to the opposite side of the chain so that 2 strands are on either side of your foundation mesh. 
hold all 4 strands back together and knot to keep in place.
once all strands are knotted at both ends, trim fringe to make it even.

placemat #2:


Rows 1,2: work same as placemat #1
Row 3: with C1, rep Row 2
Row 4,5: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Rows 6-11: w/ C1. rep Row 2
Rows 12,13: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Rows 14-19: w/ C1, rep Row 2
Rows 20,21: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Rows 22-27: w/ C1, rep Row 2
Rows 28,29: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Rows 30-32: w/ C1, rep Row 2

weaving:
following basic instruction from placemat #1, use the following color pattern

cut 48 strands of each color

Rows 1,2: C1
Rows 3,4: C2
Rows 5-8: C1
Rows 9,10: C2
Rows 11-14: C1
Rows 15,16: C2
Rows 17-20: C1
Rows 21,22: C2
Rows 23,24: C1


placemat #3

Rows 1,2: work same as placemat #1
Rows 3-6: still with C1, rep Row 2
Rows7,8: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Row 9: w/ C1, rep Row 2
Rows 10,11: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Rows 12-32: w/ C1, rep Row 2

weaving:
following basic instruction from placemat #1, use the following color pattern

cut 72 strands of C1 and 24 strands of C2

Rows 1-4: C1
Rows 5,6: C2
Row 7: C1
Rows 8,9: C2
Rows 10-20: C1
Rows 21,22: C2
Rows 23,24: C1


placemat #4



Rows 1,2: same as placemat #1
Row 3: still with C1, rep Row 2
Rows 4,5: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Row 6: w/ C1, rep Row 2
Rows 7,8: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Rows 9-13: w/ C1, rep Row 2
Rows14,15: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Rows 16, 17: w/ C1, rep Row 2
Rows 18,19: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Rows 20-24: w/ C1, rep Row 2
Rows 25,26: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Row 27: w/ C1, rep Row 2
Rows 28,29: w/ C2, rep Row 2
Rows 30-32: w/ C1, rep Row 2

weaving:
following basic instruction from placemat #1, use the following color pattern

cut 48 strands of each color

Rows 1,2: C2
Row 3: C1
Rows 4,5: C2
Rows 6-9: C1
Rows 10,11: C2
Rows 12,13: C1
Rows 14,15: C2
Rows 16-19: C1
Rows 20,21: C2
Rows 22: C1
Rows 23,24: C2




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