Easy Crochet Placemat Pattern with Cotton Yarn

This easy crochet placemat pattern is made with 100% cotton yarn and works up super quickly. It’s the perfect modern touch to your tablescape!

I’m a little addicted to creating patterns for your kitchen and dining room lately. I love them because they’re quick to make and fun to give as gifts.

Here are a few patterns I’ve created lately:

• Easy Dish Towel Pattern
• Tunisian Crochet Rectangle Placemat Pattern
• Farmhouse Dishcloths in 3 Sizes
• All-Purpose Waffle Stitch Dishcloth Pattern
• Boho Round Crochet Placemat Pattern with Fringe

I hope you enjoy making these as much as I do!

After making the boho round placemats, I knew I wanted to eventually experiment with more placemats.

And if you’ve browsed sites like Anthropologie or Pottery Barn lately, you’ll see spiral placemats are some of their best sellers. So I thought I’d give these a shot.

After many (many) experiment sessions, a spiral crochet placemat was created.

The Yarn

Cotton yarn has easily become a favorite of mine, especially Lion Brand’s 24/7 cotton. It’s incredibly easy to work with and the end result is something you can use over and over again.

You can purchase this cotton yarn at LionBrand.com here or Amazon.com here.

Another popular 100% cotton yarn is Dishie from KnitPicks.

Are you ready for the pattern? Let’s do this!

The Easy Crochet Placemat Pattern

NOTES

• This pattern is worked in a spiral, you do not turn your work
• You’ll hold two strands of yarn together to make the placemats and the border
• Instructions between * * are to be repeated the indicated number of times
• Total stitches of each round are indicated between ( )
• Chain 1 does not count as stitch
• 2 hdc means one hdc in next two stitches
• 2hdc means two hdc in next stitch
• Pattern is written in U.S. crochet terms

SIZE

16 inches in diameter

Materials:

HOOK(S)

5 mm • US size H-8

YARN

Weight 4 • 2 skeins for placemat and 1 skein for border (holding two strands together for both)

Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton

Colors: Ecru and Charcoal

NOTIONS

Stitch markers

Scissors

Tapestry needle

ABBREVIATIONS

Ch chain

rep repeat

sl st slip stitch

sc single crochet

hdc half double crochet

st(s) stitch(es)

magic circle

SPECIAL STITCHES

hdc: yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all 3 loops on hook

PATTERN

Begin Make a magic circle

ROW 1:

Ch1, 8 hdc in a magic circle (8 sts)

ROW 2:

2hdc in next st, (place a stitch marker in the first hdc to mark the first st of the row), 2hdc in next 7 sts (16 sts)

ROW 3:

2hdc in next st (move the marker to the first hdc to mark the first st of row), 1 hdc in next st, *2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next st* 7 times (24 sts)

ROW 4:

2hdc in next st, (move the marker to the first hdc to mark the first st of row), 1hdc in next 2 sts, *2hdc in next st, place another marker in the first of these two hdc, 1hdc in next 2 st* 7 times (32 sts)

ROWS 5 – 19:

2hdc in next st, (move the marker to the first hdc to mark the first st of row)

For the rest of the rows, increase by one hdc in front of each stitch marker like this:
*1 hdc in each st until st before next marker, 2hdc in the st before marker, move the marker to the last made hdc* repeat until you have 19 rows total

*For row 19, end the row with 3 slip stitches instead of hdc, this will help end the row evenly

*Rows 5 – 19 will increase by 8 hdc per row

Fasten off ecru yarn, attach charcoal for border

For the border:

Remove all markers

With the charcoal yarn, hold 2 strands together, sc around in each st, ending with slip stitch to first sc

And that’s it! Make a set of these for yourself or to give as a gift. They are very sturdy and will last for years to come.

Stay tuned for more kitchen and dining patterns coming soon!