Thank you to Lion Brand Yarn for supplying the yarn for this sample!
Before we talk about this fabulous yarn, can we talk about this fabulous table!? My dad made it for me! Isn’t it gorgeous? I’ve wanted a farmhouse-style dining table for years and I can’t believe it’s mine! And the fact that my dad made it makes it infinitely more special than anything I could’ve found in a store. (He’s in the process of making some benches for it, but until then, try to look past the totally-not-matching-chairs from my previous table.)
I decided to make some placemats for it; you know, for when guests come over and we pretend that we’re classier than we really are. I’ve been wanting to try Lion Brand Yarn’s 24/7 Cotton, and I had a hunch that placemats might be just the right project. Have you seen the color choices for this yarn? Beautiful!
About the Yarn
24/7 Cotton is a #4 medium weight yarn, although I’d definitely put it on the lighter side of the #4 family. It’s 100% mercerized cotton, which means it’s been treated with a process that brings out its brightness and sheen and helps it withstand multiple washings without losing that sheen. It comes in 186-yard skeins in a range of 24 gorgeous colors, from striking brights to natural-looking neutrals. It produces a stiffish (that’s probably not a real word) fabric, has a great balance of sheen and stitch definition, and doesn’t split at all during use. I’ve been seriously impressed with Lion Brand’s recently released yarns, and 24/7 Cotton is really no exception.
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COLOR BLOCK PLACEMAT
Level: Easy
Size: 13″x18″ (standard placemat size)
Hook: G (4.25mm)
Yarn: About 75-80 yards per color block of #4 medium weight 100% mercerized cotton yarn. I used 24/7 Cotton (by Lion Brand) in color blocks of Lilac, White, Café Au Lait, and Ecru. (Helpful tip: 1 skein of each color will produce 2 placemats, but 2 skeins of each color will produce 5 placemats.)
You’ll also need: Yarn needle
Gauge: 10 rows of 10 SC = a 2.25″ square
Abbreviations Used:
ST (stitch)
SL ST (slip stitch)
SK (skip)
CH (chain)
SC (single crochet)
HDC (half double crochet)
SC+HDC (this just means to put a single crochet and a half double crochet in the same stitch)
Notes:
(1) This pattern is written in American Standard Terms.
(2) Starting CHs do not count as stitches.
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To begin:
With first color, CH 55.
Row 1: SC in 2nd CH from hook and in each remaining CH. (54)
Rows 2-17: CH1, turn. HDC in 1st ST. (SK next ST, SC+HDC in next ST) across until 1 ST remains. SC in remaining ST. (54)
Row 18: CH1, turn. SC in first ST and in each ST across. (54)
Helpful tip: The SCs in Rows 18 & 19 help us to create a nice straight line where color blocks come together. If we didn’t add it, the color changes would have a more jagged edge.
Switch to a new color; fasten off previous color.
Row 19: CH1, turn. SC in first ST and in each ST across. (54)
Rows 20-35: CH1, turn. HDC in 1st ST. (SK next ST, SC+HDC in next ST) across until 1 ST remains. SC in remaining ST. (54)
Row 36: CH1, turn. SC in first ST and in each ST across. (54)
For the two remaining color blocks: Switch to a new color and fasten off the previous color, then repeat Rows 19-36. (You will end with 4 color blocks totaling 72 rows.)
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
In the pattern you say you will also need a yarn needle, but I do not see anywhere in the pattern where I would use a yarn needle. Is that to weave in any ends?
I am super new to crochet. How do I switch colors? I have never done that before.
I’m knew at this I was reading the pattern for the block placemat and I’m a little confused. When you skip the stitch in row 2 and do a sc and hdc in one stitch do you continue to a sc and hdc in each stitch for the rest of the row and continue thru row 17.
In Row 2-17, you will always chain 1 at the end of the row, before you turn. When you have turned your work, you will crochet a HDC in the first stitch (same as the Chain 1), then skip a stitch, do a SC & a HDC in the next stitch, sk a stitch, do a SC & a HDC in the next, skip a stitch, etc., all the way across until one stitch remains and then you do a SC. Usually when there’s a repeat they will be between () or **. Be sure to count your stitches and that will help. I’ve made several of these and I just love them. I made them to match a runner that uses only 3 colors, so I adjusted this pattern to use only 3 colors, as well.
Does this stitch have a name? It’s similar to others but the sc/hdc makes it unique and I haven’t been able to find a name, so I just have the pattern written down in my notebook as ‘color block pattern’ although I use all the time with variagated yarn as well. Love that it’s so easy to do. Thank you!
I’m loving this pattern it’s so easy and makes up fast
Thanks so much
You call for a 4.25/G but I only have a 4.00/G or a 4.50. Do you think I should just go with the 4.00, maybe add a few more chains to get the actual size of the finished mat in the pattern?
Thank you.
I love this pattern! I look forward to picking some colors that match our new dishes and making a set. I’m worried about them coming out of the wash wrinkled or stretched out though. Any suggestions or comments about this? Thanks!
Any way of making this in a circle?
I too would love a circle.
Why am I losing a stitch I know it’s when I am on the end 1 sc turn this is where it comes in could you show how you start when you turn. This is the place mat
I have started this in holiday colors and so far I can feel how sturdy this will be in the end. I am only making one as a decorative for an end table, such an easy pattern, thanks!
What is the difference on the yarn you used for this project, Lion Brand 24/7 with ALGODON and the one I have here which is Lion Brand 24/7 with NO ALGODON on product.
Algodon” is the Spanish word for cotton. …It is the only cotton that produces a range of natural colors, which will not fade with washing or from exposure to sunlight. As the home of G. barbadense, Peru’s main cotton exports are what is known as Pima cotton and Tanguis cotton.
Love this pattern and stitches. I have recommended this pattern/website to a lot of others. If you wanted to make this bigger what are the multiplier to make this pattern work. Thanks for any help.
As long as your row stitch counts are an even number, it will work. (In other words, chain any odd number to start.)
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How do these hold up after washing them?? I have little kids and things get messy and we wash our placemats about once a week. I was thinking of using just a solid color so the colors wouldn’t be a problem but do the corners come up and does the yarn get frayed? Thank you!!
I have only washed mine once but I’ve washed a purse from the same yarn a number of times and it has held up wonderfully.
I love this pattern but I an new to crocheting..i live in Eire so must get used to UK and USA crochet