The festive metallic Panettone yarn from Hobbii is perfect if you decorate for the holidays. These place settings will work up quickly for your dinner guests, or for Santa’s late-night snack.
Thanks to Hobbii for sponsoring the yarn for this free Tunisian crochet pattern perfect for the holidays!
Holiday placemat and coaster set
Materials
Panettone by Hobbii, 50 g (131 yds/120 m)
87% Cotton, 7% Polyamide, 6% Metallic fiber
2 balls Dark Red/Dark Pink (12) per setting
Hook
Size 8 mm Tunisian crochet hook (straight or interchangeable with smallest cable)
Notions
Yarn needle; scissors ; repair hook and transparent (Scotch) tape – both optional, but helpful.
Gauge
8 sts x 6 rows = 2 in (5 cm), blocked
Gauge is not critical.
Finished size
Coaster: 4 in x 3 ½ in (10 cm x 9 cm)
Placemat: 9 in x 13 in (23 cm x 33 cm), excluding fringe
Stitch guide
ch… chain
FP… forward pass
fr… foundation row
RP… return pass
sl st… slip stitch
st… stitch
TSS… Tunisian simple stitch
yo… yarn over
INSTRUCTIONS
Coaster (Placemat)
Fr-FP. Ch 17 (41), skip 1st ch, pull up a loop in each ch across. RP (throughout). Yo, pull through 1 loop, *yo, pull through 2 loops, repeat from * across until 1 loop remains. 17 (41) sts
Row 1 – FP. *Yo, tss in next 3 sts, pull yo over 3 sts with repair hook, repeat from * to end, work last st. RP.
Row 2 – FP. Tss in each st across. RP.
Rows 3-10 (3-40). Repeat Rows 1-2.
After last row, bind off with sl st in each st across.
Fasten off, weave ends in and block to finished size.
PLACEMAT FRINGE
Cut 108 8 in (20 cm) lengths of yarn. Separate them into 36 groups of 3 (18 groups for both short sides of the placemat).
Fold a trio of yarn in two and pull its loop through work, opposite a group of 3 sts.
Pull ends through loop and tighten to form a knot. Repeat for each group of 3 sts and at beginning and end of both short sides.
Using tape, secure fringe to work surface and cut evenly across to desired fringe length.
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Julie xo
