I used 4 colours of Catania, a cotton yarn with a nice shine. Yarn weight Sport; and texture5 ply, 12 wpi. Yarn length 137 yds by 1.75 oz, or 125 m by 50 gr. Using crochet hook no E 4, or 3.5 european style, the diameter will be about 14.5 inches, or 37 cm. You can choose as many or few colours as you want.
Pattern for Placemats Mandalastyle
Colours:
A: Aqua 397
B: Charcoal 393
C: Silver 172
D: Grey 242
Hook size
3.5 or E
Size
14.5 inches (or 37 cm) in diameter
Special stitches:
3 double crochets together (3dctog):
Yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch (or chain space), yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull strough 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook (3 loops on hook), yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook (4 loops on hook), yarn over, pull throuhg all loops on hook. Done!
Rounds:
For round 1-7 follow this pattern, Little Spring Mandala, with colour changes as indicated below.
R 1: Colour A
R 2: Colour B
R 3: Colour C
R 4: Colour B
R 5: Colour A
You can leave the yarntail on front of the crochet, in the end of the pattern I will show you a way to make the join of this round invisible.
R 6:a: Colour D
R 6:b: Colour C
R 7: Colour A
R 8: Colour B: Repeat round 5.
R 9: Colour C: * 3dctog, chain (ch) 2, skip 1 stitch (st). * Repeat * – * rest of round. Join with slip stitch (sl st) in first 3dctog. Fasten of yarn.
R 10: Colour D: Repeat round 7.
R 11: Colour C: Repeat round 5.
R 12:a: Colour A: Repeat round 6:a.
R 12:b: Colour C: Repeat round 6:b.
R 13: Colour B: * 3 dc in first ch space from row 12:a and 12:b. Make sure to crochet over both rounds, 3 dc in next chain space, make sure to have 1 dc from round 12:a and 1 dc from round 12:b inbetween groups of dc in round 13, 2 dc in next ch space. * Repeat * – * rest of round. Join with slst in first dc of round. Fasten off.
R 14: Colour D: Repeat round 5.
R 15: Colour C: * 3dctog, ch 2, skip 2 st *. Repeat * – * rest of round. Join with slst in first 3dctog. Fasten off.
R 16: Colour A: Repeat round 7.
R 17: Colour B: Repeat round 5.
Round 18:a: Colour D: Repeat round 6:a.
Round 18:b: Colour C: Repeat round 6:b.
R 19: Colour B: Repeat round 7.
R 20: Colour A: Repeat round 5.
R 21: Colour C: Repeat round 15.
R 22: Colour D: Repeat round 7.
R 23: Colour C: Repeat round 5.
R 24:a: Colour A: Repeat round 6:a.
R 24:b: Colour B: Repeat round 6:b.
R 25: Colour D: Repeat round 13.
R 26: Colour B: Repeat round 5.
Now all you have to do is weave in all of the yarn ends and you are done!
Here is a method to fasten of end on surface of crochet from row 5 to make the join invisible:
Thread yarn on needle and insert needle under the first sl st of round, from middle and out. Now insert needle in loop of last sl st of round and pull yarn out on the back of your work. You now basically have sewn a slipstitch and it is impossible to tell where round starts and ends!
