Bachelor’s Buttons Table Mat
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
16 inches wide x 24 inches long
MATERIALS
• Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet size 10 crochet cotton (350 yds per ball): 200 yds #226 natural 25 yds each #480 Delft and #487 dark royal • Size 5/1.9mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle • Fabric stiffener or starch
(optional)
GAUGE
Motif = 31/2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Mat is worked in horizontal rows from the top down diagonally with a join-as-you-go technique; refer to written pattern and Placement Diagram for joining sequence. Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning treble crochet cluster (beg tr cl): Ch 3 (see
Pattern Notes), yo twice, insert hook in indicated sp, yo, pull up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] 3 times. Treble crochet cluster (tr cl): Yo twice, insert hook in indicated sp, draw up a lp, [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] twice, yo twice, insert hook in same sp, draw up a lp, [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] twice, yo, pull through all 3 lps on hook.
Petal: Color (3 speci cations:tr, ch 1, 3 tr) in indiAnnie’s Logo Purple: Pantone: 268C, GOE Medium Purple U cated sp.CMYK: C82, M100, K12 RGB: R82, G43, B133 Hexadecimal: 522b85 Petal Annie’s join:Logo Gray: (3 tr, ch 1, sl st in ch-1 Pantone: Cool Gray 9 U CMYK: 60K sp of adjacentRGB: R130, G131, B134 petal, 3 tr) in indiHexadecimal: 828386 cated sp. Picot: Ch 7, sl st in 5th ch from hook, ch 2.
PATTERN STITCHES
Motif 1 Rnd 1 (RS): With dark royal, ch 4, 23 tr in 4th ch from hook (beg sk chs count as first tr), join (see Pattern Notes) in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (24 tr)
Rnd 2: With RS facing and working in sps between sts, join delft in any sp, beg tr cl (see Special
Stitches) in same sp, [ch 3, sk next sp, tr cl (see Special Stitches) in next sp] around, ch 3, join in beg cl. Fasten off. (12 tr cl, 12 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 3: With RS facing, join natural in any ch-3 sp, ch 3, (dc, hdc) in same sp, [sc in next tr cl, (hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc) in next ch-3 sp] around, (hdc, dc) in first ch-3 sp, join in top of beg ch-3. (12 sc, 24 hdc, 24 dc, 12 tr) Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in same st as base of beg ch-1, (ch 6, sc) in each tr around, ch 6, join in beg sc. (12 sc, 12 ch-6 sps) Rnd 5 (no join): Ch 1, sc in same st as base of beg ch-1, [ch 2, petal
(see Special Stitches) in next ch-6 sp, ch 2, sl st in next sc] around, working last sl st in beg sc. Fasten off. (12 petals)
Motif 2 Rnds 1–4: Work same as rnds 1–4 of Motif 1. Rnd 5 (2-petal join): Ch 1, sc in same st as base of beg ch-1, [ch 2, petal in next ch-6 sp, ch 2, sl st in next sc] 10 times, [ch 2, petal
join (see Special Stitches) in next ch-6 sp, ch 2, sl st in next sc] twice, working last sl st in beg sc. Fasten off. (10 petals, 2 petal joins) Motif 3 Rnds 1–4: Work same as rnds 1–4 of Motif 1.
Rnd 5 (4-petal join): Ch 1, sc in same st as base of beg ch-1, [ch 2, petal in next ch-6 sp, ch 2, sl st in next sc] 8 times, [ch 2, petal join in next ch-6 sp, ch 2, sl st in next sc] 4 times, working last sl st in beg sc. Fasten off. (8 petals, 4 petal joins) Motif 4 Rnds 1–4: Work same as rnds 1–4 of Motif 1. Rnd 5 (6-petal join): Ch 1, sc in same st as base of beg ch-1, [ch 2, petal in next ch-6 sp, ch 2, sl st in next sc] 6 times, [ch 2, petal join in next ch-6 sp, ch 2, sl st in next sc] 6 times, working last sl st in beg sc. Fasten off. (6 petals, 6 petal joins)
TABLE MAT
WorkROW 1 Motif 1 (see Pattern Stitches), [ Motif 2 (see Pattern Stitches)] 4 times. (5 Motifs) ROWS 2–5 Work Motif 3 (see Pattern Stitches), [ Motif 4 (see Pattern Stitches)] 3 times, Motif 3. BORDER Note: Refer to Placement Diagram for placement of first join.
Join natural in first tr of indicated petal, ch 4, working in same petal, sl st in 3rd tr, picot (see
Special Stitches), sk next ch-1 sp, sl st in 4th tr, ch 4, sl st in 6th tr, *[working in next petal, ch 4, sl st in first tr, ch 4, sl sl st in 3rd tr, picot, sk next ch-1 sp, sl st in 4th tr, ch 4, sl st in 6th tr] around to next joined petal of same Motif, working in joined petal, ch 4, sl st in first tr, ch 4, sl st in 6th petal of adjoined petal of next Motif**, working in same Motif, rep from * around, ending last rep at **. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Rinse Mat with mild detergent and block to shape, pinning out picots to emphasize. Stiffen or starch lightly, if desired, and allow to dry thoroughly.