Helping our users. ​Oval Crochet Placemat and Coaster.

You’ll need:

2 balls of RED HEART® “Eco-Cotton™ Blend” in Vanilla CA;

1 ball of the same yarn, but in 1340 Almond CB;

Crochet hook 5,5 mm.

Size: placemat: 14” high x 19” wide.

Coaster measures 5½” across.

Stitches control: Placemat 1^st rnd = 6” long x 1¼” wide.

Instructions

Placemat

With CA ch 19.

Rnd 1: 4 Dc in 4th ch from hook (ch-3 counts as dc), dc in next 14 ch, 5 dc in last ch, working on opposite side of beginning ch, dc in next 14 sts; join with a slip st to top of ch-3 – 38 sts.

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same ch as joining, [2 dc in next dc] 4 times, dc in next 14 dc, [2 dc in next dc] 5 times, dc in next 14 dc; join – 48 sts.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same ch as joining, [2 dc in next dc] 9 times, dc in next 14 dc, [2 dc in next dc] 10 times, dc in next 14 dc; join – 68 dc.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) all in same ch as joining, skip next dc, * (sc, ch 4, sc) all in next dc, skip next dc; repeat from * around; join with a sl st to first sc.

Rnd 5: Slip st into space, ch 1, * (sc, ch 4, sc) all in space; repeat from * around; join.

Rnds 6 and 7: Rep Rnd 5.

Rnd 8: Sl st into sp, ch 1, 3 sc in space, * [ch 2, 3 sc in next space] 9 times, ch 2, [2 sc in next space] 7 times, ch 2 **, 3 sc in next space; repeat from * to **; join.

Rnd 9: Ch 3, skip first sc, dc in next 2 sc, * [3 dc in next sp, dc in next 3 sc] 9 times, 3 dc in next space, dc in next 14 sc, 3 dc in next space **, dc in next 3 sc; repeat from * to **; join.

Rnds 10 and 11: Ch 3, dc in each dc around; join. Fasten off.

Rnd 12: Attach CB in same ch as joining. Ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) all in same ch, skip next dc, * (sc, ch 4, sc) all in next dc, skip next dc; repeat from * around; join to first sc.

Rnds 13-15: Rep Rnd 5. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Coaster

Rnd 1: With CA ch 4, 11 dc in 4th ch from hook; join with a slip st to top of ch-3 – 12 sts.

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same ch as joining, [2 dc in next dc] 11 times; join – 24 sts.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, [2 dc in next dc] twice, * dc in next dc, [2 dc in next dc] twice; repeat from * around; join – 40 sts. Fasten off.

Rnd 4: Attach CB in same ch as joining. Ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) all in same ch, skip next dc, * (sc, ch 4, sc) all in next dc, skip next dc; rep from * around; join to first sc.

Rnd 5: Slip st into space, ch 1, * (sc, ch 4, sc) all in space; repeat from * around; join.

Fasten off. Weave in ends.