Hot Plate Mats
Star Book No. 70
American Thread Company
Original Copyright 1950
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Fourteen crochet hot plate mat patterns. Western Ranch Mat, Easy Motif Mats, Rose Napkin Holder Cover, Leaf Hot Plate Mat, Good Morning Mat, Toby Jug Mat, Colonial Woven Mat, Rose Popcorn Hot Plate Mat, Fluffy Ruffles Mat, Strawberry Pie Mat, Cherry Jubilee Mat, Pebbly Popcorn Mat, Shell Stitch Mat, Black Eyed Susan Mat. 16 pages, 1950.
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch Chain
S c Single Crochet
D c Double Crochet
Sdc Short Double Crochet
Tr Treble Crochet
D trc Double Treble Crochet
Sl st Slip Stitch
St (s) Stitch(es)
* (asterisk)When this symbol appears, continue working until directions refer you back to this symbol.
Mats are worked with a double strand of thread throughout.
LARGE MATWith White ch 73, s c in 2nd st from hook, * d c in next st of ch, s c in next st of ch, repeat from * to end of row, ending row with d c in last st of ch, ch 1, turn. (More)
MEDIUM MAT-TOP SECTIONWith Red and No. 7 hook, ch 7, join to form a ring, ch 3, 2 d c in ring leaving last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time, ** ch 3, cluster st in ring (cluster st: * thread over hook, insert in ring, pull through and work off 2 loops, repeat from * twice, thread over and work off all loops at one time), repeat from ** 6 times, ch 3, join.
2nd RowCh 1 and over each loop work 5 s c, join, break thread. (More)
TOP SECTIONWith Shaded Yellows ch 7, join to form a ring, ch 5, d c in ring, * ch 3, d c in ring, repeat from * 5 times, ch 3, join.
2nd RowCh 1, over each loop work 1 s c, 5 d c, 1 s c, join.
3rd Row* Ch 5, s c between next 2 petals in back of work, repeat from * 7 times. (More)
Ch 24, s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 sc in each of the next 21 sts of ch, 3 s c in next st of ch, working on other side of ch work 1 s c in each of the next 20 sts, ch 3, turn.
2nd RowWorking in front loop of st only, 1 s c in each of the next 20 s c, 2 s c in next st, 3 s c in next s c, 2 s c in next st, 1 s c in each of the next 20 s c, ch 3, turn. (More)
With Yellow ch 9, 2 s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in each of the next 6 sts of ch, 3 s c in end st, working on other side of ch, 1 s c in each of the next 6 sts, 1 s c in same space with 1 st s c, join in 1st s c.
2nd RoundCh 1, 3 s c in same space, 1 s c in each of the next 8 s c, 3 s c in next s c, 1 s c in each of the next 8 s c, join in 1 st s c. (More)
2nd RowWorking in s c, decrease 1 s c at the begin¬ning and end of row (to decrease: insert hook in st, pull loop through, insert hook in next st, pull through, yarn over and work off all loops at one time).
3rd RowWork even, drop Brown, attach Blue (when changing Color always complete the last half of st with next Color). (More)
Will make 3 mats.
LARGE MATWith White ch 15, 2 d c in 4th st from hook, 3 d c in next st of ch, 1 d c in each of the next 8 sts of ch, 3 d c in each of the next 2 sts of ch, working on opposite side of ch, 3 d c in next st, 1 d c in each of the next 8 sts, 3 d c in next st, join in 3rd st of ch. (More)
CENTER MOTIF: With Yellow ch 7, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 16 s c in ring, join, break thread.
2nd RowAttach Shaded Pinks ch 4 (counts as part of 1st popcorn st) 4 tr c in same space, slip loop off hook, insert in 4th st of ch, pull loop through, ch 1 to tighten st, * ch 3, skip 1 s c, popcorn st in next st (popcorn st: 5 tr c in same space, drop loop from hook, insert in 1st tr c, pull loop through, ch 1 to tighten st), repeat from * 6 times, ch 3, join in 1st popcorn st, break thread. (More)
SMALL MATTop Section: With Green ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 3, 11 d c in ring, join (12 d c).
2nd RowCh 3, 4 d c in same space, drop loop off hook, insert in top of ch 3 and pull loop through, ch 1 to tighten st, ch 2, 5 d c in next d c, drop loop off hook, insert in 1st d c and pull loop through, ch 1 to tighten st (popcorn st), * ch 2, popcorn st in next d c, repeat from * all around, ch 2, join in top of 1st popcorn st. (More)
With Red ch 12, 2 s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in each of the next 9 sts of ch, 2 s c in next st, ch 1 to turn each row.
2nd, 3rd and 4th Rows1 s c in each s c.
5th, 6th and 7th Rows2 s c in 1 st s c, 1 s c in each remaining s c. (More)
LARGE MAT: With White ch 93, s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in each remaining st of ch, ch 1, turn.
2nd Row1 s c in each s c, ch 1, turn. Repeat last row until work measures 7 ¼ inches. Without breaking thread work a row of s c all around working 3 s c in each corner st, break thread. (More)
SMALL MATMOTIF: With White ch 7, join to form a ring, ch 3 (counts as 1 d c) and work 17 d c in ring, join (18 d c).
2nd RowCh 3, 3 d c in same space, slip loop off hook, insert in 3rd st of ch and pull loop through, ch 1 to tighten st, ch 3, 4 d c in next d c, slip loop off hook, insert in 1st d c and pull loop through, ch 1 to tighten st (popcorn st). (More)
2nd Row* Ch 4, sl in next s c, repeat from * 7 times (8 loops).
3rd RowSl st into loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time, ch 2, cluster st in same space (cluster st: thread over hook, insert in space, pull through and work off 2 loops, * thread over hook, insert in same space, pull through and work off 2 loops. (More)
With Black ch 10, 3 s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in each of the next 7 sts of ch, 3 s c in end st, working on other side of ch, 1 s c in each of the next 7 sts, join in 1st s c.
2nd RowCh 1, 1 s d c in each s c (s d c: thread over hook, insert in st, pull through, thread over and pull through all loops at one time). (More)