V-Stitch Place Mat
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
171/2 inches wide x 13 inches long
MATERIALS
• Premier Yarns Sweet Roll medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (5 oz/245 yds/ 140g per ball):
1 ball #1047-26 wasabi pop • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
4 V-sts = 21/2 inches; 4 V-st rows = 21/2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated. When instructed to work in a V-stitch, work in the chain-1 space of the V-stitch.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Shell: 5 hdc in indicated st. Beginning V-stitch (beg V-st): ( Ch 4— see Pattern Notes, dc) in indicated st. V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st. Double V-stitch (double V-st): (Dc, [ch 1, dc] twice) in indicated st.
PLACE MAT
Rnd 1: Ch 16, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across, 3 sc in last ch, working on opposite side of foundation ch, sk first ch, sc in next 13 chs, join (see Pattern Notes) in first st. (32 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first 3 sts, sc in next 13 sts, 2 sc in next 3 sts, sc in next 13 sts, join in first st. (38 sts) Rnd 3: Beg V-st (see Special Stitches) in first st, V-st (see
Special Stitches) in next 5 sts, [sk next st, V-st in next st] 6 times, sk next st, V-st in next 6 sts, rep between [ ] 6 times, sk last st, join in 3rd ch of beg V-st. (24 V-sts)
Rnd 4: Sl st in first V-st (see Pattern Notes), beg V-st in same sp, V-st in next V-st, double V-st
(see Special Stitches) in next 2 V-sts, V-st in next 10 V-sts, double V-st in next 2 V-sts, V-st in last 8 V-sts, join in 3rd ch of beg V-st. (20 V-sts, 4 double V-sts)
Rnd 5: Sl st in first V-st, beg V-st in same sp, V-st in next V-st, V-st in each ch-1 sp of each double V-st, V-st in next 10 V-sts, V-st in each ch-1 sp of each double V-st, V-st in last 8 V-sts, join in 3rd ch of beg V-st. (28 V-sts)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in each dc and ch-1 sp around, join in first st. (84 sts)
Rnd 7: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 4 sts, [2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts] 4 times, sc in next 17 sts, rep between [ ] 5 times, sc in next 17 sts, join in first st. (94 sts)
Rnd 8: Beg V-st in first st, [{sk next st, V-st in next st} 3 times, sk next 2 sts, V-st in next st], rep between [ ] around to last 3 sts, sk next st, V-st in next st, sk last st, join in 3rd ch of beg V-st. (42 V-sts)
Rnd 9: Sl st in first V-st, beg V-st in same sp, 2 V-st in next 5 V-sts, double V-st in next 4 V-sts, V-st in next 17 sts, double V-st in next 4 V-sts, V-st in last 11 V-sts, join in 3rd ch of beg V-st. (34 V-sts, 8 double V-sts)
Rnd 10: Sl st in first V-st, beg V-st in same sp, V-st in next 5 V-sts, V-st in each ch-1 sp of each double V-st, V-st in next 17 V-sts, V-st in each ch-1 sp of each double V-st, V-st in last 11 V-sts, join in 3rd ch of beg V-st. (50 V-sts)
Rnd 11: Sl st in first V-st, beg V-st in same sp, V-st in each V-st around, join in 3rd ch of beg V-st. (50 V-sts)
Rnd 12: Sl st in first V-st, beg V-st in same sp, V-st in next 5 V-sts, [double V-st in next V-st, V-st in next V-st] 4 times, V-st in next 17 V-sts, rep between [ ] 4 times, V-st in last 11 V-sts, join in 3rd ch of beg V-st. (42 V-sts, 8 double V-sts)
Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in each dc and ch-1 sp around, join in first st. (166 sts)
Rnd 14: Ch 1, sc in first st, [sk next st, shell (see Special
Stitches) in next st, sk next st, sc in next st], rep between [ ] around, sk last st, join in first st. Fasten off. (41 shells)
FINISHING
Block if needed.