Diagonal Stitch Placematplacemat

 

Material:
Hook Size: H/8, 5mm
Worsted Weight Cotton

 

Row 1: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next 2 ch.

Row 2: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next 2 ch. Turn (flip the work already done up so that the ch3 loop of row 1 comes beside the last block made) and sl st in ch 3 lp of row 1, ch 3, 3 dc in same lp.

Row 3: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next 2 ch. Turn and sl st in ch 3 lp of row 2. Ch 3, dc in same lp, sl st in next ch 3 lp, 3 dc in same lp.

Row 4-12: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next 2 ch, turn. *Sl st in ch 3 lp of row 3. Ch 3, 3 dc in same lp.** Repeat from * to ** around.

Row 13-15-17: (Decreases are starting at this end) Ch 1,turn.Sl st in top of the 3 dc's, sl st in ch 3 sp, 3 dc in lp. * Sl st in next ch 3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same lp. Repeat from * across to last ch sp, sl st in ch 3 sp.

Row 14-16-18: Like row 4.

Row 19-29: Like row 13

 

Edgings:

Row1 : Ch1, *sc between blocks, ch3 **, rep from * to ** around, sc in each of the 4 corners. Finish of MC

Row 2: Join CC in any ch3 space, ch3, 3 dc in same space, 4 dc in each ch3 space around, join on top of ch3, finish off CC.

Row 3: Join MC between any group of 4 dc, ch1, *sc between group of 4 dc, ch 3** repeat from * to ** around. Join in first sc.

Finish off and weave in ends

 

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