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LC1465 Pretty Posies Runner
LC1377 Table Lace

Coats & Clark Hooks
   

supplies

 

AUNT LYDIA’S® “Denim” Quick Crochet thread, Art. 152, 75% cotton, 25% acrylic (8 ounce/400 yard ball).

Amount: 1 Ball No. 1002 Milk or No. 1021 Linen will make 1 placemat and coaster set.

Crochet Hook: U.S. Size G-6 [4mm].


abbreviations

 
ch : chain
dc : double crochet
hdc : half double crochet
lp : loop
pat : pattern
rep : repeat
rnd : round
sc : single crochet
sp : space
sl st : slip stitch
st(s) : stitch(es)
yo : yarn over
* or ** : repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated
[] : work directions given in brackets the number of times specified

gauges

 

GAUGE: 18 sts = 4"; 12 rows = 4" in pat.
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge given.


sizes
 
Placemat measures approximately 14" high x 17½" wide. Coaster measures 6" across.

hints & tips

 
Work the Border with a contrast color for a two-tone effect: change to second color in the last sc of the last row of Placemat or Coaster and proceed as written.

instructions
 
PLACEMAT
Ch 68.
Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn – 67 sc.

Row 2: Ch 3, skip first sc, dc in next sc; * skip next 2 sc, dc in next sc, ch 1, dc in first skipped sc (insert hook from the front while keeping thread at the back of the work as usual – this second dc will enclose the first dc) – crossed double made; rep from * to last 2 sc; dc in last 2 sc; turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st and sp across; sc in top of ch-3; turn.

Rep Rows 2 and 3 until 33 rows in all are completed, end Row 3; do not turn at end of last row.

Border-Rnd 1: Ch 1, work 49 sc down side to corner, ch 2, work 67 sc across lower edge to next corner, ch 2, work 49 sc up next side to corner, ch 2, work 67 sc across top edge, ch 2; join with a sl st to first sc.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, * ch 4, skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc; rep from * to corner; ch 3, sc in ch-2 sp **, ch 3, sc in next sc; rep from * around, end at **; ch 1, hdc in first sc to join and form last sp.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc over hdc, ch 3, * sc in next sp, ch 3; rep from * around; join to first sc.

Rnd 4: Sl st in next sp, ch 1, sc in same sp; holding back last lp on hook, 2 dc in next sp, yo and draw thread through all 3 lps on hookcl (cluster) made; [ch 2, cl in same sp] twice, * sc in next sp, (cl, [ch 2, cl] twice) all in next sp; rep from * around; join. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

COASTER

Ch 14. Work same as Placemat over 13 sts for 9 rows. Work Border same as for Placemat working 13 sc across each side between ch-2 at corners on Rnd 1.

close up of placemat and coaster

 
     
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