Vintage Placemat

VINTAGE

Placemat

Comments: A placemat with a vintage look, like lot of the patterns of this update; I used a thick thread / fine cotton yarn (where is the borderline?), but you can crochet it (and other 5) with bedspread weight thread, making more rows and starting with more stitches, and you will have a blase' lunch service! Or use a worsted weight cotton with strong colours for a breakfast placemat (did I say you that we call them "americani"?)

Size : 14 x 12 inches (36 x 31 cm.)

Material : Fine yarn or thick thread , color salmon; some scraps of Bedspread Weight Cotton, colors yellow, red, green; Hook no.3 (US=C/D; )you may want to give a look to my virtual store if you need materials.

Stitches :ch, sc, dc, dcl = dc cluster = dc not closed in next st, dc closed with prev in next st, picot = 3 ch, sl st in first ch

Difficulty: medium

Directions

Start with 97 ch

1. dc in 2nd ch from hook anf in ea ch, 3 ch, turn

2 -8. dc in ea dc, 3 ch, turn

9. (dc in next dc) 14 times, (dc not closed in next dc, sk 2 st, dc closed with prev in next dc, 4 ch) 21 times, dc in ea remaining st; 3 ch, turn

10.(dc in next dc) 15 times, 2 ch, dcl on next two lps, (dcl on same and next sp, 4 ch) 18 times, 4 ch, dc in last sp, dc on ea remaining dc; 3 ch, turn

11.(dc in next dc) 14 times, 2 ch, dcl on next two lps, (dcl on same and next sp, 4 ch) 17 times, 2 ch, , dc on ea remaining dc; 3 ch, turn

12.(dc in next dc) 15 times, 2 ch, dcl on next two lps, (dcl on same and next sp, 4 ch) 17 times, 2 ch, , dc on ea remaining dc; 3 ch, turn

13-26.repeat rows 11 and 12 alternatively

27. (dc in next dc) 14 times, (dc on dcl, 2 dc in sp) 17 times , dc on ea remaining dc; 3 ch, turn

28-35.dc in ea dc, 3 ch, turn. Do not cut, crochet border

Border

1. sc evenly spaced all around; join in first sc

2. *dc not closed in next sc, sk 2 st, dc closed with prev in next st, 4 ch*; Repeat * to * all around, making 2 adjacent clusters in corners

3. *sc in next sp, 3 ch, sc in same sp*; Repeat * to * all around; Cut thread

Flower

With Yellow, 3 ch, join

1. 6 sc in lp; join with sl st.

2 2 sc on ea sc; join with sl st.

3. *sc on next sc,2 sc on next sc*; Repeat * to *, join with sl st =>18 sc

4. *picot, sc on next sc*; Repeat * to *, join with sl st. Cut

With Red, 6 ch

1. 12 sc in lp; join with sl st.

2 2 sc on ea sc; join with sl st.

3. *sc on next sc,10 ch, sc on second ch from hook, hdc in ea ch, (sc in next sc) twice*; Repeat * to *8 times, join with sl st. Cut

Sew yellow at center of red

Leaves: Join green in back lp of the base sc of a petal, 13 ch, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hk, hdc in next ch, dc in next 8 ch, hdc in next ch, 2 sc in last ch, on the other side of chains work sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 8 ch, hdc in next ch, 2 sc in last ch, join.

Make two leaves, sew flower to placemat as in photo. Weave in ends.

N.B.

Always substitute (also if not explicitly said) first st in a row as follows:
- first sc with 1 ch, sc;
- first hdc with 2 ch;
- first dc with 3 ch;
- first tr with 4 ch...and so on;
When you read "sl st to <location>", where the location is not immediately contiguous to last st, this means of course "an appropriate number of sl sts for reaching <location>".
Also if I do not specify it, if you lasted prev row on a st (say st1), while you must start next row in another st (say st2), make an appropriate number of sl sts to reach st2.

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