Festivities Placemat

"The Festivities Placemat is a beautiful crochet Christmas tablemat made in Tunisian crochet for that special time of the year spent with your loved ones and friends. Let them be impressed by your fine dining served on a beautifully decorated table! The crochet Christmas placemat is worked diagonally from bottom left corner alternating white with stripes of red and green up to top right corner. To create this beautiful crochet Christmas placemat you will need to master (or already know) these stitches and techniques: Chain, Tunisian crochet technique (alternating forward and return passes), Tunisian full stitch (tfs), increase under back horizontal bar (M1, increase st), blocking."

Crochet HookE/4 or 3.5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(1) Super Fine (27-32 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge18 sts x 17 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4)” over tfs stitch pattern measured diagonally (direction of work)

Finished Size44.5 cm x 34.5 cm (approx. 17.5” x 13.5”)

Materials List

• Hobbii Rainbow 8/4 (100% Cotton | fingering weight | 50 g (1.76 oz) = 170 m (186 yds)), (#02) Natural White 1 skein (A), (#64) Dark Powder Rose 1 skein (B), (#85) Dark Mint 1 skein (C)
• Tunisian crochet hook size 3.5 mm (US size E/4) with cable (at least 25.5 cm (10”)) or size to obtain the gauge
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Laundry starch (optional)