The Sweeatheart Placemat is a beautiful Tunisian crochet placemat for that special evening with your loved one. Let him or her be impressed by your colourwork technique that looks far more complicated than it is!
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Skills required:
To create this beautiful Tunisian crochet placemat, you will need to master (or already know) these stitches and techniques:
Chain, Tunisian crochet technique (alternating forward and return passes), Tunisian simple stitch (tss), Tunisian crochet colourwork, Tunisian simple stitch bind-off, blocking.
Skill level:
Finished measurements:
The final crochet placemat measurements (blocked):
38 cm circumference x 30.5 cm high (approx. 15” x 12”)
Materials and tools:
To get the exact look as on the pictures of my Tunisian crochet placemat, you will need:
Scheepjes Stone Washed (78% Cotton, 22% Acrylic | sport weight | 50 g (1.76 oz) = 130 m (142 yds)), (#820) Rose Quartz 2 skeins (A), (#836) Tourmaline 2 skeins (B)
Tunisian crochet hook size 4.0 mm (US size G/6) with cable (at least 26 cm (10”)) or size to obtain the gauge
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Laundry starch (optional)
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Gauge:
Blocked Gauge:
17 sts x 14.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4)” over stitch pattern
Gauge helps you to understand how the project turns out in terms of the final size. If you would like to achieve the exact size of the final project as in the instructions above, you gauge needs to match exactly to the above.
If you get more stitches and/or rows than stated above using the exact hook size as per instructions, your final project will turn out smaller. Conversely, if you get less stitches and/or rows than stated above using the exact hooks size as per instructions, your final project will turn out bigger.
To make adjustments, if you get more stitches and/or rows, you can try using bigger hook size to get closer to the desired size. Conversely, if you get less stitches and/or rows, you can try using smaller hook size to get closer to the desired size.
It may take trial and error to try out a few hook sizes to achieve the exact size.
Alternatively, if you really don’t want to make several samples to achieve the desired size, you can try to alter your tension as you work the project. However, I would advise to try this out once you master the basics of Tunisian crochet as it may be a bit tiresome to try to master the basics of Tunisian crochet and focus on alternating your tension while working the project.
Stitch guide:
Tunisian crochet stitches are worked in 2 steps; forward and return pass from right to left, with the number of sts (lps) increasing on the hook during the forward pass and decreasing during the return pass.
Return pass (Standard RP for this pattern): Insert hook from right to left between front and back vertical bars of 1st 2 sts, *yrh and pull through 2 lps; repeat from * until 1 lp rem on hook. Last lp on hook is the 1st st of next round.
- First row of Tunisian crochet: Insert the hook in the back bump of second ch from hook, yrh and pul around.
- Tunisian simple stitch: Insert the hook from right to left under front vertical bar of the next st, yrh and pul.
Changing colours as you go: When changing the colours within a row in Tunisian crochet, place the new strand of yarn over the old strand. This locks the old colour in place and prevent gaps occurring between the different colour sections.
Tunisian Simple stitch bind-off: Insert hook from right to left under front vertical bar of the next st, yrh, pul and pull through the lp that is on the hook. One lp remains on the hook.
If this is your first Tunisian crochet project and are not sure if this blanket matches your skills, I have a Tunisian crochet masterclass tutorial that will jump-start your Tunisian crochet journey!
Stitch Chart:
Sweetheart Placemat Chart
| Abbreviations: | |
| ch- chain | yrh- yarn round the hook |
| st(s)- stitch(es) | pul- pull up a loop |
| lp(s)- loop(s) | FP- forward pass |
| tss- Tunisian simple stitch | RP- return pass |
| ES- End stitch | approx.- approximately |
| RS- right side | rep- repeat |
| WS- wrong side | |
Notes:
Similar sport weight yarns may be substituted to make the crochet placemat; please check gauge.
Number of loops on hook equals number of sts for row counting after Return Pass.
When changing yarn in the colourwork heart sections, the new yarn needs to cross over the old yarn otherwise there will be gaps (holes) in these parts of the project.
To avoid tangling of yarn due to crossing over yarn strands when changing colours, split skeins into 2 equal balls.
Instructions:
Crochet Placemat
With A, ch 63.
Row 1 FP (RS): Pul in back bump of 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. 63 lps on hook.
Row 1 RP and all other RPs: Standard RP.
Move M up one round to mark 1st st here and throughout.
Row 2: TSS in each st across to last st, ES.
Rows 3-5: Repeat Row 2.
Colourwork
Row 6 FP: Work Row 6 of Sweetheart Placemat chart changing colours as indicated.
Rows 7- 37: Continue working Sweetheart chart as commenced in Row 6.
Rows 38- 42: Rep Row 2.
Row 43: TSS bind-off.
Fasten off.
Weave in all ends.
Finishing:
Weave in all ends and block to final measurements as in schematic.
Enjoy your crochet placemat!
I would love to see and share your work on social media, use #sweetheartplacemat or #exquisitecrochetuk.
Pattern support: exquisite.crochet.uk@gmail.com
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Thank you so much if you got this far in the pattern! I hope you got inspired for your own version using various colours. I can’t wait to see it! Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram and let me know in the comment section below how you got on with it! As always, if you have any pattern query, the quickest way to get it answered is by emailing me on the pattern support email address above.
Happy crocheting!
