This pattern is written in US terms.
PLACEMATS IN MOSSTITCH
SIZE: ca 32 x 40 cm
YARN: Scheepjes Bloom 3 skeins of nr 421, 1 skein of nr 409
HOOK: 4,5 mm
YOU WILL NEED: Scissor and tapestry needle to weave yarn tails in
STITCH GUIDE
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
GOOD TO KNOW:
This patter is made in Moss stitch / Linen stitch, its one of the most easy pattern to learn and the reason to that is that it only contains 2 stitches, ch and sc. And the result gives you a elegant woven look.
And with some colour changes you can vary the pattern in a million ways
The moss/linen stitch is basically a repetition of *ch, sc*, working into the ch-1 space formed by the ch-1’s in the previous row. You are effectively single crocheting between single crochets.
Stitches are worked into the ch-1 spaces, NOT the loops of the actual stitches.
Repeat *-* untill the end of the row
PATTERN:
Start with the grey yarn (or the yarn that is your main colour)
Make 92 ch (allways an even number in moss/linen stitch
1. Sc in the fourth ch from the hook. *Ch 1, skip the next ch, sc in the next ch * Ch 2 and turn.
2. Sc in the first ch-1 space. *Ch, sc in the next ch-1 space*. Remember that the turning ch-2 counts as a stitch and should be worked int0. Ch 2 and turn.
- 5 rows of grey
- 1 row of pink
- 3 rows of grey
- 1 row of pink
- 53 rows of grey
- 1 row of pink
- 3 rows of grey
- 1 row of pink
- 5 rows of grey
4. Dont cut the yarn when you come to the end of the last row. Continue around the corner, doing 2 sc extra in that corner and then continue the moss/linen stitches all around your work (make 3 sc in the corners). Finish your work with a slip stich.
Cut the yarn and weave in the ends
And tadaa you have a complete Mosstitch placemat