These lacy, round placemats add beauty to any dinner table. This flowery crochet pattern has 3 sizes, small, medium and large so you can make your placemat or table mat any size you need. Find the free crochet pattern instructions below, or purchase a print-optimized, ad-free PDF by clicking here.
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Continuing with my lacy, tea-time theme I’ve got 3 beautiful flower-inspired placemat crochet patterns for you today! They are round and have scalloped edges that look like petals and add to the feminine charm.
Most round placemats I’ve seen in stores are about 15″ around, but due to the way the pattern repeats work this one is just a smidgen over 16″ when completed on the largest size.
I used cotton yarn to crochet the placemats with because cotton washes easily and blocks well. this means you can have the whole family enjoy them under their plates, and then pop them in the wash in a delicates bag for easy clean-up.
Not only are these nice for spring-themed tables, they would also be stunning on red, silver, green, or gold for the holidays. I can’t wait to see what you decide to do with them!
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Difficulty:
Easy/Intermediate
Materials Needed:
130-250 yards Knit Picks Shine Sport in White
4.5mm hook, or hook needed to obtain gauge
Yarn needle
Scissors
Stitches Used:
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
Additional Terms:
3dc cluster = dc3tog in same stitch.
Cross stitch = sk st, dc in next st, cross over st just made and dc in skipped st.
Cross Stitch Increase = dc in next unworked st, cross over st just made, dc in previous st.
st/sts = stitch/stitches
sp/sps = space/spaces
Gauge:
With 4.5mm hook, just under 6 1/2” across after round 8.
Measurements:
Small: 7 1/2″ across
Medium: 12″ across
Large: 16 1/4″ across
Additional Notes:
-Ch 1 at beginning of round does not count as stitch
-The directions for the placemats all start out the same, but you will stop at certain rounds if you want a small, medium or large placemat. See the notes in the pattern on where to stop. Continue to the next round if you want the next size up.
-If you are struggling to understand the cross-stitch increase I have a short tutorial at the bottom of this post.
Secret Garden Round Placemat Pattern (US Terms):
Ch 4, join with sl st to first ch forming a circle,
Round 1: 12 sc in circle, join with sl st to first sc. (12)
Round 2: ch 1, *(3dc cluster, ch 2); repeat from * around, join with sl st to first 3dc cluster. (12 3dc clusters, 12 ch-2 sps)
Round 3: ch 1, *4 sc in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first sc. (48)
Round 4: *sk st, 4 dc in next st, sk st, sl st in next st; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (12 shells)
Your piece will be a bit puckered after this round. It should start to flatten out shortly.
Round 5: sl st up the next 2 dc sts, sl st between 2nd and 3rd dc of shell, *ch 4, sl st between 2nd and 3rd dc of next shell; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (12 ch-4 sps)
Round 6: ch 1, 5 sc in each ch-4 sp around, join with sl st to first sc. (60)
Round 7: ch 1, cross st across next 2 sts, cross stitch increase, *cross st across next 6 sts, cross stitch increase, cross stitch across next 4 sts, cross stitch increase; repeat from * around, cross stitch across final 2 sts of round, join with sl st to first dc. (70)
Round 8: ch 1, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first sc. (84)
Round 9: ch 1, *3dc cluster in next st, ch 1, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first 3dc cluster. (42 3dc clusters, 42 ch-1 sps)
Round 10: ch 1, *3 sc in next ch-1 sp, 2 sc in each of the next 3 ch-1 sps, 3 sc in next ch-1 sp, 2 sc in each of the next 2 ch-1 sps; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first sc. (96)
Round 11: *sk st, 4 dc in next st, sk st, sl st in next st; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (24 shells)
For a 7 1/2″ doily/placemat: Stop here and fasten off.
Round 12: sl st up the next 2 dc sts, sl st between 2nd and 3rd dc of shell, *ch 4, sl st between 2nd and 3rd dc of next shell; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (24 ch-4 sps)
Round 13: ch 1, *5 sc in next ch-4 sp; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first sc. (120)
Round 14: ch 1, cross st across next 2 sts, cross stitch increase, *cross st across next 10 sts, cross stitch increase, cross stitch across next 8 sts, cross stitch increase; repeat from * around, cross stitch across final 2 sts of round, join with sl st to first dc. (132)
Round 15: ch 1, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 10 sts; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first sc. (144)
Round 16: ch 1, *3dc cluster in next st, ch 1, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first 3dc cluster. (72 3dc clusters, 72 ch-1 sps)
Round 17: ch 1, *3 sc in next ch-1 sp, 2 sc in each of the next 5 ch-1 sps; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first sc. (156)
Round 18: *sk st, 4 dc in next st, sk st, sl st in next st; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (39 shells)
For a 12″ placemat: Stop here and fasten off.
Round 19: sl st up the next 2 dc sts, sl st between 2nd and 3rd dc of shell, *ch 4, sl st between 2nd and 3rd dc of next shell; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (39 ch-4 sps)
Round 20: ch 1, 4 sc in each of the next 2 ch-4 sps, *5 sc in each of the next 2 ch-4 sps, 4 sc in next ch-4 sp; repeat from * around, until you have 1 ch-4 sp left, then work 4 sc in next ch-4 sp, join with sl st to first sc. (180)
Round 21: ch 1, cross st across next 2 sts, *cross stitch increase, cross st across next 14 sts; repeat from * around, cross stitch across final 2 sts of round, join with sl st to first dc. (192)
Round 22: ch 1, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 15 sts; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first sc. (204)
Round 23: ch 1, *3dc cluster in next st, ch 1, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first 3dc cluster. (102 3dc clusters, 102 ch-1 sps)
Round 24: ch 1, *3 sc in next ch-1 sp, 2 sc in each of the next 7 ch-1 sps, 3 sc in next ch-1 sp, 2 sc in each of the next 8 ch-1 sps; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first sc. (216)
Round 25: *sk st, 4 dc in next st, sk st, sl st in next st; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (54 shells)
Fasten off, and weave in ends.
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