Modern crochet placemat pattern
The crochet placemat pattern has been a work in the pipeline for a while as I wanted to design a totally different from the round and rectangular crochet placemats I have on the blog.
The leaf placemat will pair well with the matching coaster!
How to crochet a modern crochet placemat
Yarn – Stylecraft Bellissima DK, #3 (100% Acrylic, 293 yards / 286 meters per 3.5 oz/100g skein).
Estimated Yardage for one placemat
100 yards in color A
30 yards in color B
HOOK AND OTHER MATERIALS
- 4. 5 mm Crochet Hook
- Darning Needle
Gauge
16 sts over 10 Rows = 4” across, made using hdc, before blocking.
Simple crochet placemat pattern notes
- Please kindly read through the pattern before starting.
- Any #3 weight yarn can be substituted
- Chains at the beginning of Rounds do not count as a stitch.
Skill Level – Easy
TERMS – US Terminology
Stitch Abbreviations
Chain(s) – ch(s)
Slip Stich – sl st
Half Double Crochet – hdc
Rep – repeat
Crossed Half Double Crochet – Xhdc
Special Stitch
Extreme Drop Stitch
Leaf stalk = ch 6, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 3 dc in each of the chains across. 14 sts
Finished Measurement: 14” by 14”
Crochet Square Placemat Free Pattern
With White
Round 1: In a magic ring, ch 3 (counts as the first dc, here and throughout), in the magic ring, 4 dc, *ch 2, 5 dc, rep from * two more times, ch 2, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning. 20 dc, 4 corners
Round 2: Ch 3, dc in same corner (ch sp), *dc in each st across until next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner, rep from * 2 more times, dc in each st across until last corner, (2 dc, ch 2) in last corner, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning. 36 dc, 4 corners.
Round 3: Rep Round 2 = 52 dc, 4 corners.
Round 4: Rep Round 2 = 68 dc, 4 corners.
Round 5: Rep Round 2 = 84 dc, 4 corners.
Round 6: Ch 3, dc in same corner, *dc in next 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner, rep from* 2 more times, dc in next 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, (2 dc, ch 2) in next corner, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning. 96 dc, 4 corners, 4 ch 1 sp
Round 7: Ch 3, dc in same corner, *dc in next 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner, rep from* 2 more times, dc in next 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, (2 dc, ch 2) in last corner, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning. 104 dc, 4 corners, 12 ch 1 sp
Round 8: Ch 3, dc in same corner, *dc in next 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, {ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next st}, rep {} two more times, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner, rep from* 2 more times, dc in next 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, {ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next st}, rep {} two more times, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, (2 dc, ch 2) in next corner, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning. 112 dc, 4 corners, 20 ch 1 sp
Drop White and join Mustard with a slst to any of the ch 2 sps at the corner.
With Color B
Round 9: Ch 3, dc in same corner, [dc in next 11 sts, 2 dc in next st, {extreme drop st over next 5 ch-1 sp from previous rows, ch 1, slst in same ch sp, leaf stalk, sc in next st (thats the ch 1 made after the leaf),
2 dcc next st, dc in next 11 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner], rep from [ ] 2 more times, [dc in next 11 sts, 2 dc in next st, {extreme drop st over next 5 ch-1 sp from previous rows, ch 1, slst in same ch sp, leaf stalk, sc in next st,
2 dcc next st, dc in next 11 sts, (2 dc, ch 2) in last corner, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning.120 dc, 4 corners, 4 extreme drop leaves
Drop Mustard and join White with a slst to any of the ch 2 sps at the corner.
Round 10: Ch 3, dc in same corner, *dc in next 14 sts, working into both next st and the 3rd st on the stalk, dc in last 2 sts on the stalk, dc in next 15 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner, rep from* 2 more times, dc in next 14 sts, working into both next st and the 3rd st on the stalk, dc in last 2 sts on the stalk, dc in next 15 sts, (2 dc, ch 2) in last corner, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning. 144 dc, 4 corners
Round 11: Ch 3, dc in same corner, *dc in each st across until the next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner, rep from* 2 more times, dc in each st across until the next corner, (2 dc, ch 2) in last corner, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning. 160 dc, 4 corners
Round 12: Rep round 11 = 176 dc, 4 corners
Round 13: Ch 3, dc in same corner, *dc in next 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 22 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner, rep from* 2 more times, dc in next 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, (2 dc, ch 2) in next corner, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning. 184 dc, 4 corners, 8 ch 1 sp
Round 14: Ch 3, dc in same corner, *dc in next 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 18 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner, rep from* 2 more times, dc in next 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 20 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, (2 dc, ch 2) in last corner, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning. 184 dc, 4 corners, 24 ch 1 sp
Round 15: Ch 3, dc in the same corner, *dc in next 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, {ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next st}, rep {} two more times, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 14 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, {ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next st}, rep {} two more times, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner, rep from * 2 more times, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, {ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next st}, rep {} two more times, dc in next 14 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, {ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next st}, rep {} two more times, dc in next 9 sts, (2 dc, ch 2) in last corner, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning. 152 dc, 4 corners, 40 ch 1 spDrop White and join Mustard with a slst to any of the ch 2 sps at the corner.
With Color B
Round 16: Ch 3, dc in the same corner, [dc in next 11 sts, *2 dc in next st, {extreme drop st over next 5 ch-1 sp from previous rows, ch 1, sl st in same ch sp, leaf stalk, sc in next st (that’s the ch 1 made after the leaf),
2 dc next st**, dc in next 12 sts, rep from * to **, once, dc in next 11 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner}, rep from [ ] 2 more times, dc in next 11 sts, 2 dc in next st, {extreme drop st over next 5 ch-1 sp from previous rows, ch 1, slst in same ch sp, leaf stalk, sc in next st,
2 dc next st, dc in next 11 sts, (2 dc, ch 2) in last corner, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning.184 dc, 4 corners, 8 extreme drop leaves
Round 17: Ch 1, sc in the same corner, *sc in next 12 sts, {working into both next st and the 3rd st on the stalk, sc in last 2 sts on the stalk, sc in next 16 sts}, rep {} one more time, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in next corner, rep from* 2 more times, sc in next 16 sts, {working into both next st and the 3rd st on the stalk, sc in last 2 sts on the stalk, sc in next 16 sts}, (2 sc, ch 2) in last corner, join with a slst to the 3rd ch from the beginning. 156 sc, 4 corners.
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