Abbreviations:
ch – chain; dc – double crochet; tr – treble crochet; htr – half treble crochet; st – stitch; sl – slip; Shell – work [1 dc, 1htr, 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc] all into same place; ( ) or { } – repeat instructions between brackets as detailed in text
American reader please note that pattern uses UK terms, so please read terms as follows
dc = single crochet, tr = double crochet; htr = half double crochet
Materials required: 1 ball (5 g) No. 80 crochet cotton or tatting thread No 70 (this will be sufficient to work several tablemats; 0.60 mm crochet hook.
Approximate finished size: 1¼-inches/3 cm long by ¾-inch/2 cm high
Rectangular tablemat
Foundation chain: 23 ch, turn,
Row 1: 1 dc into 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc into each dc across, turn, (22 dc)
Rows 2-16: 1 ch (this is the turning ch), I dc into same place as turning chain, 1 dc into each dc across.
Do NOT fasten off.
Join yarn to one bottom corner.
Work edging as follows:
Work 1 dc into side of 1st dc, then work 1 shell into side of next dc [refer to abbreviations for working the shell], (1 dc into side of next dc, 1 shell into side of next dc) to corner, turn corner and work 1 shell into base of 1st dc, (1 dc into base of next dc, 1 shell into base of next dc) to next corner, turn corner, (1 dc into side of next dc, 1 shell into side of next dc) to last dc, 1 dc into side of this dc, turn corner and work 1 shell into 1st dc, (1 dc into next dc, 1 shell into next dc) to next corner. Join with a sl st to top of 1st dc.
Fasten off and sew in loose ends.
© Copyright F H Powell 2011
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For scale information: the UK Penny coin used on the photos is just slightly larger than a US Cent coin. The actual diameter is ¾-inch or 2 cm. The UK penny coin sits just inside a European (Euro) 5c coin.