Square Crochet Table Mats - Free Pattern

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Square Crochet Table Mat Pattern | Made by Nensi

It's such a pleasure to welcome the talented Nensi who is sharing her design with us this month. Like many of us, Nensi has been crocheting for a number of years and stepped into crochet designing just a short year ago.

Her designs have a focus on is to inspire beginners to keep on making, showcasing that simplicity can be beautiful. 

I'll hand over this post to Nensi to properly introduce herself and share her pattern with us. 

I am Nevena, the designer behind Made by Nensi. I have been crocheting for over 20y but designing officially (publishing, blogging and sharing) only about a year now.

It isn't always a natural progression but it was for me, since I never followed a pattern 'to a t'... I also love 'free handing' crochet, just taking a hook and a yarn I like and crocheting without an actual plan to what it will become.

This is difficult when you want to write up a pattern, so my process of designing takes a bit longer than usual. I am a mommy to a 2yo girl and an owner of a white ball of fluff that has a bark bigger than his size, called Simba.

I met and married the love of my life, bought a house and had a baby within 4 years of meeting him. If anything, I don't waste time doing things...

I love seeing what people made using my patterns and I'm always up for a chat on IG, either for help with a pattern or just listening to a fellow yarnie...

The Easter and Christmas time are big in my family, and when I say big, I mean really big.

The whole family comes together and table is always elaborate and full of not only good food but beautiful décor as well. My mom and my aunt always put extra effort into looking for the best table settings or center pieces and I try to continue with the tradition.

Since I started crocheting 20+ years ago I added a small item that I either liked using someone’s pattern or I designed my own.

This year I designed a coaster and a placemat set which would be perfect for family dinners I imagine to have in my own home… I made it in the colors that remind me of spring and Easter but I plan to add a Christmas version to it (red, white and green, with the right amount of sparkle) as soon as I find time.

Spring is always special with everything waking up from flowers to animals, adding a much-needed color and warmth in our lives after the winter. 

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Alpine Holiday Table Set by Made by Nensi

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials:

• Aran/Worsted weight Cotton Blend yarn
• I used byClaire Soft mix (50g/66m, 58% cotton, 42% acrylic) in various shades
• 6mm Crochet Hook
• Scissors

Abbreviations: US terms (UK in brackets)

St(s)                              Stitches

Ch                                  Chain

MC                                 Magic Circle (adjustable ring)

Sc (Dc)                         Single crochet (Double Crochet)

HDc (HTr)                    Half Double Crochet (Half Treble Crochet)

Sl St                               Slip stitch

Sp                                  Space or bridge made out of multiple ch’s between stitches

Sk                                  Skip

FPDc (FPTr)               Front post Double Crochet

BLO                               Work stitch into back loop only

Sc2Inc                          work 2 single crochet into the same stitch 

Gauge:

•  12 st x 8 rows (4x4 inches)

Finished Size:

After Blocking

• Coaster - 11 x 11cm
• Placemat - 38 x 38cm

Pattern Notes:

• Whatever your skill level with crochet, I always recommend reading through this pattern before beginning. Get in touch if you need any help completing the pattern.
• The pattern is made in the round, each row is joined by slip stitch.
• You can be adjusted the finished size to be bigger by working additional final rows
• Sl st will not be counted as a stitch. 
• Placemat - At beginning of every row there will be an Sc, ch2 which counts as first hdc.
• *…*, main repetition. Make sure that you check where the repeat starts and where it ends. (…) x times, this will be used when there is a repetition within *..* repetition. 

Alpine Holiday Table Mats | Free Crochet Pattern

With 6mm hook make MC,

Round 1: *hdc5, ch2* into the center of MC, repeat between * and * 3 more times, sl st to join. (20st and 8ch)

Round 2: Sc in the last ch2 sp from the previous row (sc backwards to the right instead towards the left), ch2 (sc, ch2 count as hdc ), *hdc across the next 5 sts, [hdc, ch2, hdc] into sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, hdc across next 5 st, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (28st and 8ch)

Optional - Change Colour

Round 3: Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, *hdc across next 7 st, [hdc, ch2, hdc] into sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, hdc across next 7 st, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (36st and 8ch)

Round 4: Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, *hdc across next 9 st, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, hdc across next 9 st, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (44st and 8ch) 

Optional - Change Colour

Round 5: Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, * hdc across next 11 st, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, hdc across next 11 st, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (52st and 8ch)

Round 6: Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, * hdc across next 13 st, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, hdc across next 13 st, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st. (60st and 8ch)

Optional - Change Colour.

Round 7: Optional - Change Colour. Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, *sk first hdc, sc across next 4 st, sk st, FPdc in the 4th hdc from the row 5, (sc, FPdc, sk st) 3 times, sc across next 3 st, sc in the 1st ch of the ch2 sp, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, sk first hdc, sc across next 4 st, sk st, FPdc in the 4th hdc from the row 5, (sc, FPdc, sk st) 3 times, sc across next 3 st, sc in the 1st ch of the ch2 sp, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (68st and 8ch)

Round 8: Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, *hdc across next 17 st, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, hdc across next 17 st, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (76st and 8ch)

Optional - Change Colour.

Round 9: Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, *sk first hdc, sc across next 5 st, sk st, FPdc in the 4 th sc from the corner in row 7, (sc, FPdc, sk st) 4 times, sc across next 4 st, sc in the first ch in the ch sp from previous row, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, sk first hdc, sc across next 5 st, sk st, FPdc in the 4th sc, (sc, FPdc, sk st) 4 times, sc across next 4 st, sc in the first ch in the ch sp from previous row, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (84st and 8ch)

Round 10: Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, *hdc across next 21 st, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, hdc across next 21 st, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (92st and 8ch) 

Optional - Change Colour.

Round 11: Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, *sk first hdc, sc across next 6 st, sk st, FPdc in the 5 th sc from corner in the row 9, (sc, FPdc, sk st) 5 times, sc across next 5 st, sc in the first ch in the ch2 sp, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, sk first hdc, sc across next 6 st, sk st, FPdc in the 4th hdc from the row 9, (sc, FPdc, sk st) 5 times, scacross next 5 st, sc in the first ch in the ch sp from previous row, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (100st and 8ch) 

Round 12: Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, *hdc across next 25 st, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between *Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, * sc across next 29 st, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, sc across next 29 st, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (124st and 8ch) and * 2 more times, hdc across next 25 st, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (108st and 8ch) 

Optional - Change Colour.

Round 13: Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, * hdc across next 27 st, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, hdc across next 27 st, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (116st and 8ch)

Optional - Change Colour.

Round 14: Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, * sc across next 29 st, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, sc across next 29 st, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (124st and 8ch)

Optional - Change Colour.

Round 15: Sc back into the last ch2 sp of the previous round, ch2, *BLOhdc across next 31 st, [hdc, ch2, hdc] in the sp*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, BLOhdc across next 31 st, [hdc, ch2] in the last sp, sl st to join. (132st and 8ch)

Fasten off and block to shape.

Free Crochet Coaster Pattern | Alpine Holiday Table Set

With 6mm hook make MC,

Round 1: *hdc3, dc3* in MC, repeat between * and * 3 more times, sl st (24st)

Try to visualize/locate which stitches are hdc and which dc as this will help in the next two rows. Mark beginning of the row 1 with a stitch marker)

Round 2: The start will be in the second hdc from row 1. Sc across next 3 st, *Sc2Inc (2sc in the second dc from row1), sc across next 5 st*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, Sc2Inc, sc across 2 st, sl st to join. (28st)

Round 3: Change Colour. FPdc around the 3rd hdc from the start of the Round 1, sk st (whenever you do FPdc you skip a st from previous row), sc across next 4 st (by now you skipped the 3 dc’s from the row1), *FPdc around the 1 st hdc after three dc’s from row 1 (6th st from start of row1), sk st, sc in the next st, FPdc around the 3rd hdc from row1 (8th st from row1), sk st, sc across next 4 st* repeat between * and * 2 more times, FPdc around hdc from row1, sk st, sc in the last st, sl st to join. (28st)

Round 4: Sc in the first st (which is the first sc out of the 4 sc’s from row3), *Sc2Inc in the next 2 sc from previous row, sc in the next 5 st from previous row* repeat between * and * 2 more times, Sc2Inc across next 2 sc from previous row, sc across next 4st, sl st to join. (36st)

Round 5: Change Colour. FPdc around the first sc after the FPdc from row 3, sk st, sc in next sc, *[sc, hdc] in next sc, [hdc, sc] in next sc, (sc in sc, FPdc around the sc from row 3) 3 times, sc in next sc*, repeat between * and * 2 more times, [sc, hdc] in next sc, [hdc, sc] in next sc, (sc in sc, FPdc around the sc from row 3) 2 times, sc in last st, sl st to join. (44st)

Fasten off and block to size.

If you would like to make your coasters larger, repeat Round 5 adding two extra FPdc’s on each of the 4 sides If you want the coaster to be bigger or you’re using a thinner yarn. 

A huge thank you to Made by Nensi for sharing her patterns with us to create our own Easter Inspired table setting - I can't wait to see the Christmas edition!

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