Coffee and Cookies Placemat and Coaster Set

                                                     Coffee and Cookies Placemat and Coaster Set

 

Yarn:  Schulana Sierra deluxe, 90% cotton, 10% silk, 50g/110m, colour: 100

Hook: 3,5 mm

Stitches used: Chains (ch), double crochet (DC), slip stitch (SS), single crochet (SC) in back loop only (BLO)

Specials: magic ring

Size: Placemat:  about 43 x 30 cm; Coaster:  about 12 x 12 cm

For one placemat and one coaster I needed one and a half skein. So with 4 skeins you could do 2 placemats and 2 coasters.

 

Read the insructions carefully before starting!

Placemat and coaster have a main pattern:

Each round starts with Ch3, 1 DC in same stitch ( these are the first 2 DC of each round!);

Then go on with the main pattern :*skip 1, 2 DC in next Stitch*

Corner stitch for placemat: *2 Dc, ch3, 2 dc*

Corner stitch for coaster: *2 Dc, ch2, 2 dc*

The round will be closed on the upper side of the placemat with a ss in the third of your beginning chains. At the beginning you will have a lower number of DC on the upper side, but in the end of each round you will fill it up until you have the same number of DC on the upper and lower side!

Counting is very important for this kind of pattern, but once you know how it works out, it’s pretty easy. So don’t give up if it’s not working at first!

Here is a chart to understand the main pattern for the first two rounds:

 

 Placemat:

25 CH ( 3 chains replace the first dc),  22 DC (23 dc)

Round 1:

Ch 3, 1 DC in same stitch as chains, *skip 1, 2 dc in next Stich* repeat for the row , in last DC: Corner stitch, keep crocheting in    rounds now !

1 DC in in short flank, Corner stitch in first Chain/first DC of lower part

*skip1, 2 DC in next stitch* repeat, Corner stitch in last stitch

short flank: 1 dc

2 DC, ch3 in beginning chain3, ss in first DC

 

Round 2:

Ch3, 1 DC in same stitch, repeat main pattern (24 DC)

Corner stitch in Ch space of Corner of the previous round

2 DC in one stitch on the short flank, skip 1, 2 DC in one stitch (4 DC)

Cornerstitch

repeat main pattern (28 DC)

short flank: 2 DC in one, skip 1, 2 DC in one (4 DC)

Corner stitch

repeat main pattern 2 times (4 DC = 28 DC uper row), ss

 

Round 3:

Ch 3, 1 DC in same stitch, repeat main pattern (28 DC)

Corner stitch

short flank: 4 times  *skip 1, 2 DC in next stitch*  (8 DC)

Corner stitch

repeat main pattern (30 DC)

Corner stitch

short flank: 4 times * skip 1, 2 DC in next stitch* (8 DC)

Corner stitch

2 times * skip 1, 2 DC in next stitch* (4 DC = 30 DC in upper row)

 

So that is how the main pattern works. Keep going in rounds, until you have the desired size.

I made 12 rounds in total and one round of sc BLO.

 

The number of stitches for each round will be like this:

Round 4:

30DC – Corner – 12 DC – Corner – 34 DC – Corner – 4 DC – ss

Round 5:

32 DC – Corner – 16 DC – Corner – 38 DC – Corner – 16 DC – Corner – 6 DC – ss

Round 6:

34 DC – Corner – 20 DC – Corner – 42 DC – Corner – 20 DC – Corner – 8 DC – ss

Round 7:

38 DC – Corner – 24 DC – Corner – 48 DC – Corner – 24 – Corner – 10 DC – ss

Round 8:

40 DC – Corner – 28 DC – Corner – 50 DC – Cornere – 28 DC – Corner – 10 DC – ss

Round 9:

42 DC – Corner – 32 DC – Corner – 54 DC – Corner – 32 DC – 12 DC – ss

Round 10:

44 DC – Corner – 36 DC – Corner – 58 DC – Corner – 36 DC – Corner – 14 DC – ss

Round 11:

46 DC – Corner – 40 DC – Corner – 62 – Corner – 40 Dc – Corner – 16 DC – ss

Round 12:

48 DC – Corner – 44 DC – Corner – 66 DC – Corner – 44 DC – Corner – 18 DC – ss

 

Last round :
one round of single crochet BLO , make 3 sc in corner stitch space. Fasten off, weave in the ends.

 

Coaster:

has the same main pattern as the placemat, see description above!

Corner stitch: 2 DC – 2 Ch – 2 DC

 

Start with a Magic ring , Ch 3, 19 DC (20 DC)

Round 1:

Ch3, 3 DC, Corner stitch in one stitch, 4 DC,  Corner stitch in one stitch, 4 DC Corner stitch in one stitch 4 DC, Corner stitch in one stitch *, ss

Round 2:

Ch 3, 1 DC in same stitch, repeat main pattern , Corner stitch in corner oft he previous round, repeat for all 4 sides, ss in first dc

6 DC – Corner – 6 DC – Corner – 6 DC – Corner – 6 DC – Corner – ss

Round 3:

8 DC – Corner – 10 DC – Corner – 10 DC – Corner – 10 DC – Corner – 2 DC – ss

Round 4:

10 DC – Corner – 14 DC – Corner – 14 DC – Corner – 14 DC – Corner – 4 DC – ss

Round 5:

single crochet in BLO in each stitch around, 3 sc in space of corner stitch. Fasten off, weave in the ends.

 

 

After finishing and weaving in the ends, wet block both pieces (find a “How to Wet Block”  on Moogly’s Blog! It’s really helpful and easy to understand).

I hope you like this pattern! Add it to your ravelry favorites and queue :)

If you have any questions regarding the pattern, don’t hesitate to ask, comment or send me an email!

 

Happy crocheting

Veronika