Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: 18.5 × 13.4 in (47 x 34 cm)

Yield: 1 skein of Barroco Natural 4/6 (14.1 oz - 400g) and 2 skeins of Encanto (3.5 oz - 100g) yield 2 pieces.

Stitches Used and Abbreviations: foll: following or follow, row: row, cont: continue, diag.: diagram(s), inc: increase, st: stitch, sts.: stitches, rep: repeat(s), FO: fasten off, work: work or working, x: time(s), fin: finishing, ch: chain, sl st: slip stitch, sc: single crochet, dc: double crochet, dtrc tog.: double treble crochets closed together

Instruction: Placemat: uses the carried yarn technique. In this technique, work with 2 or more yarns in the same row, changing colors according to Diagram 1. To change color, pull the last 2 loops on the hook with the new color, and hide the other yarn over the previous row, between the stitches of the new color. With Barroco Natural 4/6 in color Natural, start with 72 ch + 1 turning ch. 1st row: turn the work and, starting from the 2nd ch from the hook, work 72 sc. 2nd to 5th rows: start with 1 ch, work 72 sc. 6th row: join Encanto yarn in Liquid Gold and lay it over the base row. With Barroco Natural in color Natural, start with 1 ch, work 6 sc, switch to Encanto in Liquid Gold and work 60 sc, switch back to Barroco Natural 4/6 in Natural and work 6 sc. Continue following Diagram 1, working in rows back and forth, making the color changes as indicated. Fasten off. Make 2 identical pieces. Finishing: join Encanto yarn in Liquid Gold at one of the corners. 1st row: *At the corner, work 1 sc, 2 ch, and 1 sc in the same base st; along the side, work 1 sc in each base st*, repeat from * to * around the entire piece, join with a sl st. 2nd row: sl st to the 2 ch of the corner, then at the corner, work 4 ch, 2 dtrc tog, 2 ch, 3 dtrc tog, 2 ch, and 3 dtrc tog in the same base space, 2 ch, skip 1 base st; *along the side, work 3 dtrc tog, 2 ch, skip 2 base sts; at the next corner, skipping 1 base st, work 3 dtrc tog, 2 ch, 3 dtrc tog, 2 ch, and 3 dtrc tog in the same base space, 2 ch, skip 1 base st*, repeat from * to * around the entire piece, join with a sl st. Continue following Diagram 2, working in rounds, fasten off. Work the same way on both pieces.

Designer by: Anita Eskelsen