Lunch in the Sun
#dropslunchinthesun
Crocheted coaster, place mat and table mat in DROPS Paris.
DROPS Extra 0-1496
DROPS Design: Pattern no w-819
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
Coaster: approx. 10½ cm in diameter.
Place mat: approx. 17 cm in diameter.
Table mat: approx. 28 cm in diameter.
WHOLE SET:
MATERIALS:
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
100 g colour 35, vanilla
COASTER:
MATERIALS:
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
50 g colour 35, vanilla
(1 coaster weighs approx. 9 g)
PLACE MAT:
MATERIALS:
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
50 g colour 35, vanilla
(1 place mat weighs approx. 26 g)
TABLE MAT:
MATERIALS:
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
100 g colour 35, vanilla
(1 table mat weighs approx. 65 g)
CROCHET TENSION:
16 treble crochets in width and 12 rows in height with alternating treble crochets and double crochets = 10 x 10 cm.
CROCHET HOOK:
DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 4.5 MM.
Hook size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger hook size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller hook size.
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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:
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PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.9.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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WHOLE SET – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The mats are worked from the middle outwards according to the diagrams.
COASTER:
Using hook size 4.5 mm and Paris, work a chain-stitch ring as shown in the diagram. Work A.1 (shows how the rounds begin and end), then diagrams A.2 and A.3 alternately until they have been worked a total of 9 times around the chain-stitch ring.
REMEMBER THE CROCHET TENSION!
Continue working like this. When the diagrams have been completed in height, finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the first double crochet worked at the beginning of the round. Cut and fasten the strand.
PLACE MAT:
Using hook size 4.5 mm and Paris, work a chain-stitch ring as shown in the diagram. Work A.4 (shows how the rounds begin and end), then diagrams A.5 and A.6 alternately until they have been worked a total of 9 times around the chain-stitch ring.
Continue working like this. When the diagrams have been completed in height, finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the first double crochet worked at the beginning of the round. Cut and fasten the strand.
TABLE MAT:
Using hook size 4.5 mm and Paris, work a chain-stitch ring as shown in the diagram. Work A.7 (shows how the rounds begin and end), then diagrams A.8 and A.9 alternately until they have been worked a total of 9 times around the chain-stitch ring.
Continue working like this. When the diagrams have been completed in height, finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the first double crochet worked at the beginning of the round. Cut and fasten the strand.
Diagram explanations
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= | Start here - work 5 chain stitches and form them into a ring with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch. Continue with the symbol over the point on the circle and work to the left. |
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= | The round starts with 1 chain stitch and finishes with 1 slip stitch in this chain stitch. |
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= | The round starts with 3 chain stitches and finishes with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch. |
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= | double crochet around the chain-stitch ring |
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= | double crochet in the stitch |
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= | 2 treble crochets in same stitch |
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= | 2 double crochets in same stitch |
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= | treble crochet in stitch |
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= | chain stitch |
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