Framed Floral Place Mat
Design by Jennifer Olivarez
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
18 inches from point to point across widest part
MATERIALS
• Cascade Yarns Hampton light (DK) weight cotton/linen yarn (31/2 oz/
273 yds/100g per hank):
1 hank #11 denim
• Size D/3/3.25mm crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Rnds 1–5 = 41/2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet, chain-1 unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet, chain-1 unless otherwise stated.
PLACE MAT
Rnd 1: Ch 8, sl st in first ch to form a ring, ch 1, 15 sc into ring, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc. (15 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 8, sk 4 sc**, sc in next sc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (3 sc, 3 ch-8 sps)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, 8 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch-8 sp around, join in beg sc. (6 sc, 6 hdc, 24 dc)
Rnd 4: Sl st in next hdc, sl st in next dc, ch 1, sc in next dc, *ch 9, sk 4 sts, sc in next st, ch 9, sk next 6 sts**, sc in next st, rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (6 sc, 6 ch-9 sps)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, 9 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch-9 sp around, join in beg sc. (12 sc, 12 hdc, 54 dc)
Rnd 6: Sl st in next hdc, sl st in next dc, ch 5 (see Pattern
Notes), sk next dc, tr in next dc, ch 1, sk next dc, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next dc, [ch 1, sk next dc, tr in next dc] twice, *ch 3, sk next 4 sts, [tr in next dc, ch 1, sk next dc] twice, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next dc, [ch 1, sk next dc, tr in next dc]
twice, rep from * 4 times, ch 3, sk next 4 sts, join in 4th ch of beg ch-5. (36 tr, 24 ch-1 sps, 12 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in same ch as join, *[sc in next ch sp, sc in next tr] twice, 3 sc in next ch-3 sp,
[sc in next tr, sc in next ch sp] twice, sc in next tr, 3 sc in next ch-3 sp**, sc in next tr, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (96 sc)
Rnd 8: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in next 5 sc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc, [dc in next 15 sc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next sc] 5 times, dc in each rem sc, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (102 dc, 6 corner ch-3 sps)
Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc in same ch as join, [sc in each dc to next corner ch-3 sp, 3 sc in next ch-3 sp] 6 times, sc in each rem dc, join in beg sc. (102 sc, 6 3-sc corners) Rnd 10: Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), sk next sc, dc in next sc, *ch 1, sk next sc, [dc in next sc, ch 1, sk next sc] across to next 3-sc corner, (dc, ch 3, dc) in
middle sc of next 3-sc corner, rep from * 5 times, ch 1, sk next sc, [dc in next sc, ch 1, sk next sc] around to end, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-4. (66 dc, 60 ch-1 sps, 6 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc in same ch as join, [sc in each ch sp and dc to next ch-3 sp, 3 sc in next ch-3 sp] 6 times, sc in each rem dc and ch sp, join in beg sc. (126 sc, 6 3-sc corners) Rnds 12–21: Rep [rnds 10 and 11] 5 times. (246 sc, 6 3-sc corners)
Rnd 22: Ch 3, [dc in each sc across to middle sc of next 3-sc corner, (dc, ch 3, dc) in middle sc] 6 times, dc in each rem sc, join in beg ch-3. (270 dc, 6 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 23: Rep rnd 9. Fasten off. (288 sc)
FINISHING
Weave in ends and block.