Crochet Apple Placemat
Create a warm and inviting atmosphere at your table with the Crochet Apple Placemat! This beautiful placemat features a charming apple pattern, intricately crafted with crochet stitches to create a textured, dimensional design. The soft, warm yarn is perfect for everyday use, and the placemat's size and shape make it ideal for protecting your table from water marks and spills. The apple design adds a touch of rustic charm to your table setting, making it perfect for fall gatherings or as a seasonal decoration.
| Materials needed: about 2 1/2 ounces of red and a small amount of green worsted weight yarn, G hook, sewing needle |
| Directions:ch 39Row 1 - hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch, ch 2 turn (38hdc total)Row 2 - 2 hdc in first st, hdc in rest of sts in the last st work 2 hdc , ch 2 turn (40 hdc) Row 3 - repeat row 2 ( 42 hdc) Row 4 - hdc in each st across, ch 2 turn (42 hdc) Row 5 - repeat row 2 (44 hdc) Row 6 - repeat row 4 (46 hdc) Row 7 - repeat row 2 (46 hdc) row 8 - repeat row 4 (46 hdc) Row 9 - repeat row 2 (48 hdc) Row 10 - repeat row 2 (50 hdc) Row 11 - repeat row 4 (50 hdc) Row 12 - repeat row 4 (50 hdc) Row 13 - repeat row 4 (50 hdc) Row 14 - repeat row 4 (50 hdc) Row 15 - repeat row 4 (50 hdc) Row 16 - dec hdc in first 2 sts, hdc across until the last 2 sts work dec hdc in the last 2 sts, ch 2 turn (48 hdc) Row 17- repeat row 16 (46 hdc) row 18 - repeat row 4 (46 hdc) Row 19- repeat row 16 (44 hdc) Row 20- repeat row 16 (42 hdc) Row 21- repeat row 4 (42 hdc) Row 22- repeat row 16 (40 hdc) Row 23- repeat row 4 (40 hdc) Row 24- repeat row 16 (38 hdc) Row 25- repeat row 4 (38 hdc) Row 26- repeat row 16 (36 hdc) Row 27- repeat row 16 (34 hdc) Row 28- repeat row 4 (34 hdc) Row 29- repeat row 16 (32 hdc) Row 30- repeat row 16 (30 hdc) Row 31- repeat row 4 (30 hdc) Row 32- repeat row 16 (28 hdc) Row 33- repeat row 16 (26 hdc) Row 34 - hdc in next 11 sts ch 2 turn hdc back across sts just worked, fasten off skip 4 sts in the middle (this is the bottom of the apple) attach yarn in 5th st from sts just worked, hdc in the next 11 sts, ch 2 turn hdc back across 11 sts just made sc evenly around the apple when you get to the bottom lobes work 3 sc down the side of the lobe and a sc in each of the 4 sts that were skipped, back up the side working 3 sc in the side of the lobe. Leaf: ch 10 Row 1 - hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining (9 hdc) Row 2 - dec hdc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 5 sts, dec hdc in last 2 sts, ch 3 turn Row 3 - dec hdc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dec hdc in last 2 sts, ch 3 turn Row 4-5 hdc across, ch 2 turn Row 6 - dec hdc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, dec hdc in last 2 sts, ch 3 turn Row 7 - dec hdc in next 2 sts, hdc in last st, ch 2 turn Row 8 - dec hdc in next 2 sts, ch to close the st, sc evenly around the leaf, fasten off. Attach green in the last 3 sc sts made on the bottom of the leaf work 1 sc in each of these sts, ch 10 work 1 hdc in in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch. fasten off leaving a tail. Thread the tail into the needle and stitch the stem to the leaf with 3 sl sts. Thread the needle with a small amount of red and sl st the leaf to the back of the apple, I stitched mine at a slight angle to the left. |