Wicker Weave Table Runner
Design by Rena V. Stevens
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 111/2 inches wide x 361/2 inches long MATERIALS
• Berroco Modern
Cotton medium (worsted) weight cotton/ rayon yarn (31/2 oz/209 yds/
100g per hank):
2 hanks #1600 bluffs
• Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers GAUGE 15 alt dc = 4 inches.
PATTERN NOTES
For a longer or shorter Runner, add or subtract repeats of rows 7 and 8.
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Chain-5 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated.
Chain-7 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-4 unless otherwise stated.
When instructed to work in V-stitch, work in space between alternate double crochet of V-stitch.
Reference to diamonds in row 4 is found in row 68.
When working Trim, adjust single crochet stitches as needed so they are evenly placed within each chain space.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Right PATTERN side STITCHES beginning Ch 7, dc edge in next (RS 2 sc, beg ch 4. edge): Right end edge): side Ch ending 4, dc edge in next (RS 2 sc, turn. ch 5, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-5, Wrong side beginning edge (WS beg edge): Ch 5, sc in first ch sp, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 2. Wrong side ending edge (WS end edge): Ch 2, sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 3, sc in last ch-4 sp, ch 2, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-7, turn. SPECIAL STITCHES Alternate double crochet (alt dc): Yo, insert hook, yo, pull up lp, yo, draw through 1 lp on hook, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice. V-stitch (V-st): 2 alt dc in indicated st. Single crochet join (sc join):
Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook. Trim chain space (trim ch sp): Sk next row, (sc, ch 5) in next row.
Corner: (Sc, ch 5, sc) in indicated corner sp. TABLE RUNNER
Ch 68, place marker in 5th ch from hook for hook placement.
Row 1 (RS): With back bar of ch (see illustration) facing away and working in front lp and back bar (see illustration), dc
in 11th ch from hook (beg sk chs count as 2 sk chs, tr and ch-4), *sk next 3 chs, dc in next ch**, [ch 4, sk next 2 chs, dc in next ch] twice, rep from * across, ending last rep at ** in 4th ch from end, ch 5, dc in last ch. Place marker in this row to indicate RS, turn. (11 ch-4 sps, 1 ch-5 sp, 1 tr, 18 dc) Front Loop Back Loop Back Bar Anatomy of a Chain
Row sc in first 2: Ch ch 5 sp, (see *ch Pattern 3, sc in Notes), next ch 2, sc sp, in ch next 2**, ch dc sp, in rep next from dc, ch * across, in marked ending ch, remove last rep marker, at **, dc turn. (12 ch-2 sps, 6 ch-3 sps, 12 sc, 7 dc) Row 3: Ch 7 (see Pattern Notes), [dc in next 2 sc*, ch 4, dc in next dc, ch 4] across, ending last rep at *, ch 5, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn. (11 ch-4 sps, 1 ch-5 sp, 19 dc)
Row 4: Ch 5, ◊sc in first ch sp, [ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 2*, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch sp] across, ending last rep at * in last ch sp, ch 2◊, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-7, turn. (12 ch-2 sps, 6 ch-3 sps, 12 sc, 7 dc) Row 5: RS beg edge (see Pattern Stitches), alt dc (see Special Stitches) in next dc, alt dc in next ch sp, [3 alt dc in next ch-3 sp*, 2 alt dc in next 2 ch-2 sps] 4 times, ending last rep at *, 2 alt dc in next ch-2 sp, alt dc in next dc, RS end edge (see Pattern Stitches), turn. (29 alt dc, 6 dc, 3 ch-4 sps, 1 ch-5 sp)
Row 6: WS beg edge (see Pattern Stitches), alt dc in next alt dc, [sk next alt dc, V-st (see
Special Stitches) in next alt dc] across, ending last rep in 3rd alt dc from next ch sp, sk next alt dc, alt dc in last alt dc, WS end edge turn.
(13 V-sts, (see 2 Pattern alt dc, 2 Stitches), dc, 4 sc, 4 ch-2 sps, 2 ch-3 sps)