Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Pearl Cotton, size 5, 4 balls of Blue, 5 balls of Red, and 5 balls of Yellow.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 7 or 8.
1 yd. cotton crash, 50 inches wide.
This amount of materials is sufficient for 4 place mats, each 12 x 18 inches, and a center mat 14 x 34 inches.
Gauge: 10 sts make 1 inch; 4 rows make 1 inch.
Place Mat Borders (Make 2) … With Red ch 122 (10 ch sts to 1 inch). 1st row: D c in 4th ch from hook, d c in each ch across (120 d c). Ch 3 (to count as d c), turn. 2nd row: D c in each d c across. Ch 3, turn. 3rd row: D c in next d c, thread over, insert hook in next d c and draw loop through, thread over and draw through 2 loops; drop Red, attach Blue and draw through remaining 2 loops. * Holding Red along top of previous row and working over it to conceal it, make d c in next d c, thread over, insert hook in next d c, draw loop through; thread over and draw through 2 loops; drop Blue, pick up Red and draw through remaining 2 loops. Holding Blue along top of row and working over it, make d c in next 2 d c, thread over, insert hook in next d c, draw loop through; thread over and draw through 2 loops; drop Red, pick up Blue and draw through remaining 2 loops. Repeat from * across, ending with 2 Blue d c. Fasten off Red, attach Yellow and ch 3, turn. 4th row: Working over Blue, make d c in next d c, completing d c with Blue. * Working over Yellow, make 3 Blue d c, completing 3rd d c with Yellow; working over Blue make 2 d c, completing 2nd d c with Blue. Repeat from * across, ending with 3 Blue d c. Fasten off Blue. Ch 3, turn. 5th and 6th rows: With Yellow work d c in d c across. Ch 3, turn. At end of 6th row, fasten off Yellow, attach Blue. Ch 3, turn. 7th row: D c in d c across. Fasten off Blue, attach Red. Ch 3, turn. These 7 rows constitute stripe pattern. Repeat pattern once more. Fasten off.
Cut a piece of cotton crash 12 x 13 inches. Make a ¼-inch hem along all edges (piece will now measure 11 x 12 inches). Sew borders to 12-inch edges.
Center Mat Borders (Make 2) … With Red ch 142 (10 ch sts to 1 inch) and work as for place mats until 2 complete stripe patterns are made. Fasten off. Cut a piece of cotton crash 15 x 27 inches, and finish as for place mats.
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