Mosaic Tiles Place Mat
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
19 inches wide x 13 inches long
MATERIALS
• Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet size 10 crochet cotton (350 yds per ball):
2 balls #310 copper mist • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
4 blocks = 1 inch; 4 rows = 1 inch
PATTERN NOTES
Place Mat is worked from Chart and written instructions. Odd-numbered rows are worked from right to left and evennumbered rows are worked from left to right. Each row has 45 blocks. An open block consists of 2 chains and 1 double crochet; a closed block consists of 3 double crochet. Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-5 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
PLACE MAT
Ch 140. Row 1 (RS): Dc in 8th ch from hook (beg 7 sk chs count as
ch-2, 2 sk chs, first dc), *ch 2, sk 2 chs, dc in next ch. Rep from * across, turn. (1 dc, 45 open blocks)
Row 2: Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), dc in next dc. [2 dc in ch sp, dc in next dc] 43 times. Ch 2, dc in 5th ch of beg ch-7, turn. (1 dc, 2 open blocks, 43 closed blocks)
Row 3: Ch 5, dc in next 4 dc. [Ch 2, sk 2 dc, dc in next dc] twice. Dc in next 3 dc. *[Ch 2, sk 2 dc, dc in next dc] 5 times. [Dc in next 3 dc, ch 2, sk 2 dc, dc in next dc] twice. Dc in next 3 dc. Rep from * twice. [Ch 2, sk 2 dc, dc in next dc] 5 times. Dc in next 3 dc. [Ch 2, sk 2 dc, dc in next dc] twice. Dc in next 3 dc. Ch 2, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn. (1 dc, 32 open blocks, 13 closed blocks) Rows 4–32: Continue working following Chart (see Pattern Notes). Rows 33–62: Rep rows 3–32 once. Row 63: Rep row 31.
Rows 64–75: Working from higher numbered rows to lower, rep rows 14–1. Fasten off.
Border
With RS facing, join (see
Pattern Notes) in top right corner sp of long side. *[Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp. Ch 3, sl st in st at end of next row. 2 sl sts in next sp. Sl st in end of next row] across to next corner sp*. (Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 sl sts) in next corner sp. Working across short edge,