Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: Placemat – 16.5" (42 cm) in diameter / Coaster – 4.5" (11.5 cm) in diameter

Yield: 2 skeins of Natural Cotton Maxcolor Sparkle (200 g / 7.05 oz each) make 4 pieces (2 placemats and 2 coasters).

Gauge: Each motif from Diagram 1 (coaster), made with Natural Cotton Maxcolor Sparkle and a E-4 (3.5 mm) hook, measures 4.5" (11.5 cm) in diameter.

Stitch Glossary & Abbreviations

R = row/round
diag = diagram(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)
rep. = repeat(s)
YO = yarn over
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
pattern st= pattern stitch
MR = magic ring
crab st = crab stitch (reverse sc)
popcorn st = popcorn stitch made with 4 dc
dctog = dc stitches closed together
trtog = tr stitches closed together
FPdc = front post double crochet
FPtr. = front post treble crochet

Instructions

Coaster: With Natural Cotton Maxcolor Sparkle in Christmas color, start with a MR.

R1: Ch 3, work 11 dc into the ring, close with sl st.
R2: Ch 4, 1 tr in the same st, ch 2, * tr2tog in the same st, ch 2 *; repeat from * to * 10x, close with sl st, fasten off.
R3: Join Encanto yarn in any ch-2 space, work the first popcorn st (ch 3 + 3 dc = 4 dc total), ch 3, skip 1 st of the previous round, * in the next ch-2 space, make 1 popcorn st, ch 3, skip 1 base st *; repeat from * to * 10x, close with sl st.
Keep following Diag 1, working in rounds and changing colors as indicated.
Make 2 identical pieces.

Placemat: With Natural Cotton Maxcolor Sparkle in Christmas color, start with a MR.

R1: Ch 3, work 11 dc into the ring, join with sl st.
R2: Ch 4, 1 tr in the same st, ch 2, * tr2tog in the same st, ch 2 *; repeat from * to * 10x, close with sl st, fasten off.
R3: Join Encanto yarn in any ch-2 space, work the first popcorn st (ch 3 + 3 dc = 4 dc total), ch 3, skip 1 st of the previous round, * in the next ch-2 space, make 1 popcorn st, ch 3, skip 1 base st *; repeat from * to * 10x, close with sl st.
Keep following Diag 1, working in rounds and changing colors as indicated, until completing R10. Fasten off.

R11: Join Encanto yarn in Carmine color: * Work 1 sc, ch 9, starting from the 5th ch from hook make 5 dc, skip 2 sts of the previous round *; repeat from * to * 39x, close with sl st, fasten off.
Keep following Diag 2, working in rounds and changing colors as indicated. Fasten off.
Make 2 identical pieces.

Designed by: Anita Eskelsen