Crochet a Lemon Farmhouse Placemat to decorate your Farmhouse home this summer. This placemat is the perfect accompaniment to your kitchen. Lemons are so cheerful and create a sense of happiness.
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The Mini Bean Stitch is featured on this placemat.
It is an easy stitch that has so much texture. It reminds me of piles of lemons. It is the highlight stitch of the Lemon Farmhouse Placemat.
The fringe adds the finishing touch to the Lemon Farmhouse Placemat.
You will also find fringe on the Lemon Farmhouse Mug Rugs. I think fringe adds a special touch. The Nautical Placemats and Mug Rugs also have fringe and are free crochet patterns on this blog.
Lemon Farmhouse Placemat Crochet Pattern
Yarn Used:
Red Heart Super Saver; MC= White; CC1 Yellow; CC2 = Navy
MC = White 100 yds; CC1 = Yellow – 60 yds; CC2 = Navy – 2yds; I highly recommend cotton yarn, please pay careful attention to the Notes on the yarn used below.
Notes on Yarn Used:
If using a lightweight cotton such as Hobby Lobby’s “I Love This Cotton” it will make a smaller product. I recommend adding 4-6 chains to the base chain on the mug rug and placemat. I also recommend adding 2 to 4 rows at Rows 13-26 of the placemat.
There are 8 crochet patterns in the Lemon Farmhouse series. I enjoyed designing this series and I am offering them in an ebook that can be purchased at RAVELRY or ETSY.
Gauge:
4″x4″ = 14 st’s across x 13.5 rows high
Swatch
chain 26,
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1 & turn (25 st)
Row 2: sc in 1st st, *dc in nxt st, sc in nxt st* repeat across; ch 1 & turn (25 st)
Row 3- 18: Repeat row 1 & 2
Hook
H-8/5.00 mm
Stitch Guide:
MC = Main Color = White
CC1 = Contrasting Color = Yellow
CC2 = Contrasting Color = Navy
ch = Chain
sc = Single Crochet
join w/ = join with
slp st = Slip Stitch
skp = Skip
sp. = Space
nxt = Next
prev. = previous
st./st’s = stitch or stitches
beg. = beginning
* * = Complete sequence between the stars, the number of times stated;
x = Times; example Repeat 2 x or 2 times; 3 x or 3 times and so on;
in = example “in nxt st” means you will be inserting the hook under the top two loops of the next stitch to complete stitch or sequence of stitches stated
yo = Yarn Over
Special Stitch Guide:
mb = Mini Bean Stitch = insert hook into the stitch indicated, draw up a loop, yo, insert hook into the same st, draw up a loop, yo, draw thru all 4 loops on hook, ch 1 to close the stitch.
The mb stitch is a unique cluster stitch. When the pattern is worked in rows each row of stitches has a right and left tilt. It is easy to use the ch 1 space to execute the cluster, but it will not give you the right, left tilt. The Pic below is showing where to insert your hook, for the next row of clusters.
Lemon Farmhouse Placemat Free Crochet Pattern
Using H hook & holding one strand of MC, ch 44
Row 1:
sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; ch 1 & Turn (43 st’s)
Row 2 & 3:
sc in 1st st, and in each st across; ch 1 & Turn; At the end of Row 3, drop MC & pull up CC1 at the ch 1. Cut MC leaving approx. a 6″ tail to weave in later, or to use as fringe.(43 st’s)
Row 4:
mb in 1st st; *skp st, mb in nxt st;* repeat across; ch 1 & Turn (22 mb st’s)
Row 5-8:
mb in 1st mb st, and in each mb st across, ch 1 & Turn. At the end of Row 8, drop CC1 & pull up MC at the turning ch. Cut CC1 leaving approx. a 6″ tail to weave in later, or to use as fringe. (22 mb st’s)
Row 9 & 10:
sc in 1st st, and in each st across, ch 1 & Turn. At the end of Row 10, drop MC & pull up CC2 at the ch 1. Cut MC leaving approx. a 6″ tail to weave in later, or to use as fringe.(43 st’s)
Row 11: Surface Slip Stitch Row
Here is a video on how to crochet the surface slip stitch.
www.surface-slip-stitch/youtube
slp st in each st across, in a loose fashion, ch 1 & Turn. At the end of this row, drop CC2 & pull up MC at the ch 1. This sequence of stitches should not be tight as it will pull the placemat out of shape and make it curl. You are now looking at the right side of the placemat. Cut CC2 leaving approx. a 6″ tail to weave in later, or to use as fringe (43 st’s)
Row 12:
By pass Row 11 & execute this next row into Row 10. You can see the top two loops of Row 10 behind the slp st’s of Row 11. Insert your hook under the top two loops. sc in 1st st, and in each st across; ch 1 & turn (43 st’s)
Row 13-26:
sc in 1st st, and in each ch across; ch 2 & Turn; At the end of Row 26, drop MC & pull up CC2 at the ch 1. Cut MC leaving leaving approx. a 6″ tail to weave in later, or to use as fringe.(43 st’s)
Row 27 & 28:
Repeat Row’s 11 & 12 consecutively.
Row 29:
sc in 1st st and in each st across; ch 1 & Turn Drop MC & pull up CC1 Drop MC (43 st’s)
Row 30-34:
Repeat Row’s 4-8 consecutively
Row 35-37:
sc in 1st st, and in each st across. End off.(43 st’s)
If you are not adding fringe, weave in all ends and block. I like to use the steam iron method.
If you are adding fringe no need to weave in ends as you can use them to help with the fringe. I suggest tying them into a knot first. Adding a light fringe is easy, pair 2 or 3 – 8″ strands of varying colors. Tie them into place at the desired area, trim to suit the length you would like. Block when you are finished adding fringe.
Finished Measurements : 14″ w x 10.5″ h
I hope you enjoyed using the Lemon Farmhouse Placemat Free Crochet Pattern.
It is my joy to bring you fun and helpful designs that will bring happiness to your home. There are so many lemon designs and some of them are free on this blog. There is an adorable two sided Lemon Dishcloth that can be purchased. The coordinating Lemon Scrubby is free. A really cute Lemon Towel Topper is a free crochet pattern on this blog.. There are a few lemon amigurumis to toss on your table. Just so many fun lemon crochet pattern designs that are free on this blog.
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