Note: This pattern uses old UK needle sizes
Materials
Coats Mercer-Crochet No. 20 (20 gm): 2 balls.
1 set Double Pointed Knitting Needles No. 13 (2.5mm)
Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 3.
Tension
8 rows = 1 in.
Measurements
Centrepiece-13 1/2″ in diameter;
Place Mat-9 1/2″ in diameter;
Glass Mat-4 1/2″ in diameter.
Pattern
Centrepiece
Cast on 14 sts on to one needle.
Divide the sts on 3 needles and join, being careful not to twist sts.
1st, 2nd and 3rd Rows: K.
4th Row: Increase in each st (28 sts). (To increase-k into front and then into back of the same st).
5th to 8th Rows: K.
9th Row: * (Yo) twice, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row (42 sts).
10th Row: K1, (p1, k2) 13 times, P1, k1.
11th Row: * (Yo) twice, sl 1, k2tog, psso; repeat from * to end of row.
12th to 25th Row: Repeat 10th and 11th rows alternately.
26th Row: As 10th row.
27th Row: Increase one st in each st (84 sts).
28th Row: (K5, increase one st in next st) 14 times (98 sts).
29th to 34th Row: K.
35th Row: * (Yo) twice, k2; repeat from * to end of row (196 sts).
36th Row: K1, (p1, k3) 48 times, P1, k2
37th Row: K.
38th Row: * K2tog, (yo) twice, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row.
39th Row: K2, (p1, k3) 48 times, p1, k1.
40th Row: K.
41st Row: * (Yo) twice, (k2tog) twice; repeat from * 48 times more.
42nd to 59th Row: Repeat 36th to 41st row 3 times more.
60th and 61st Rows: Repeat 36th and 37th rows.
62nd Row: (K13, increase one st in next st) 14 times (210 sts).
63rd, 64th and 65th Rows: K.
66th Row: * (Yo) twice, k2tog, k1; repeat from * once more, * (yo) twice, (k2tog) twice; repeat from last * to end of row (212 sts).
67th Row: K1, (p1, k3) 52 times, p1, k2 (212 sts).
68th to 71st Row: K.
72nd Row: * K2tog, (yo) twice, k2tog; repeat from * 52 times more.
73rd Row: K2, (p1, k3) 52 times, p1, k1.
74th and 75th Rows: K.
76th Rows: * (K2, increase one st in next st) 10 times, (k3, increase one st in next st) 19 times; repeat from * once more (270 sts).
77th Row: K.
78th Row: * (Yo) twice, sl 1, k1, psso, k11, k2tog; repeat from * 17 times more.
79th Row: K1, (p1, k14) 17 times, p1, k13.
80th Row: * Yo, k2tog, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k9, k2tog; repeat from * 17 times more.
8lst and alternate rows: K (252 sts).
82nd Row: * Yo, k3, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k 7, k2tog; repeat from * 17 times more.
84th Row: * Yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k 5, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row.
86th Row: * Yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row.
88th Row: * (Yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k1, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row.
90th Row: * (Yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso; repeat from * 17 times more.
92nd Row: * (Yo, k2tog) 3 times, yo, k1; repeat from * to end of row (288 sts).
94th Row: * (Yo, k2tog) 3 times, yo, k3, (yo, k2tog) 3 times, yo, k1; repeat from * to end of row.
95th Row: K (324 sts).
With crochet hook work as follows: Slip 3 sts from end of last needle on to the beginning of the first needle, insert hook through 5 sts as if to knit 5 together, thread over and draw through the 5 sts, then allow all 5 sts to slip off needle, * (6 ch, insert hook into next 2 sts, thread over and draw through 2 sts and loop on hook, allow 2 sts to slip off needle) twice, 6 ch, insert hook into next 5 sts, thread over and draw through 5 sts and loop on hook, allow 5 sts to slip off needle; repeat from * omitting 5 sts at end of last repeat and joining last 6 ch with ss to beginning of row. Fasten off.
Placemat
Cast on 11 sts on one needle.
Divide the sts on 3 needles and join, being careful not to twist sts.
1st and 2nd Rows: K.
3rd Row: Increase one st in each st to end of row (22 sts).
4th and 5th Rows: K.
6th Row: * (yo) twice, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row.
7th Row: k1, * p1, k2; repeat from * ending with p1, k1. Now slip the first st from each needle on to the end of the previous needle (33 sts).
8th Row: * (yo) twice, sl 1, k2tog, psso; repeat from * to end of row.
9th to 14th Row: Repeat 7th and 8th rows alternately.
15th Row: As 7th row, but do not slip sts from one needle to the other.
16th Row: K, dividing sts evenly on 3 needles.
17th Row: As 3rd row (22 sts on each needle).
18th to 23rd Row: K.
24th Row: * (yo) twice, k2; repeat from * to end of row.
25th Row: k1, * p1, k3; repeat from * ending with p1, k2, slip one st from beginning of each needle on to end of previous needle (44 sts on each needle).
26th Row: k2tog, * (yo) twice, (k2tog) twice; repeat from * ending with (yo) twice, k2tog.
27th Row: k2, * p1, k3; repeat from * ending with p1, k1.
28th Row: * (yo) twice, (k2tog) twice; repeat from * to end of row.
29th to 32nd Row: Repeat 25th to 28th row.
33rd Row: As 25th row.
34th Row: K.
35th to 49th Row: Repeat (26th, 27th, 34th, 28th, 25th and 34th rows) twice, then repeat 26th, 27th and 34th rows once more.
50th Row: * (K2, increase one st in next st) 3 times, k1, increase one st in next st; repeat from * to end of row (60 sts on each needle).
51st to 53rd Row: K.
54th Row: * (yo) twice, sl 1, k1, psso, k11, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row.
55th Row: k1, * p1, k14; repeat from * ending with p1, k13.
56th Row: * yo, k2tog, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k9, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row (56 sts on each needle).
57th and alternate: K.
58th Row: * yo, k3, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k7, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row.
60th Row: * yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k5, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row.
62nd Row: * yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row.
64th Row: * (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k1, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row.
66th Row: * (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso; repeat from * to end of row.
68th Row: * (yo, k2tog) 3 times, yo, k1; repeat from * to end of row (64 sts on each needle).
70th Row: * (yo, k2tog) 3 times, yo, k3, (yo, k2tog) 3 times, yo, k1; repeat from * to end of row (72 sts on each needle).
71st Row: K.
With crochet hook work row of loops as for centrepiece.
Glass mat
Work as for Place Mat until 14th row has been completed (33 sts).
15th Row: As 7th row.
16th Row: * (k1, increase one st in next st) twice, k2, increase one st in next st, (k1, increase one st in next st) twice; repeat from * to end of row (48 sts).
17th to 19th Row: K.
20th Row: * (yo) twice, k2tog, k1; repeat from * 15 times more (64 sts).
21st Row: k1, (p1, k3) 15 times, p1, k2 (64 sts).
22nd to 24th Row: K.
25th Row: (k2tog, yo twice, k2 tog) 16 times (64 sts).
26th Row: k2, (p1, k3) 15 times, p1, k1 (64 sts).
27th to 29th Row: K.
30th Row: (yo twice, k2tog twice) 16 times.
31st Row: k1, (p1, k3) 15 times, p1, k2.
32nd Row: k1, (increase one st in next st. k3) 15 times. increase one st in next st, k2.
33rd to 36th Row: K.
With crochet hook work loops as for centrepiece working through 2 loops at a time. Damp and pin out to measurements.
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