Add a handmade touch to your dining room with a beautiful crochet table mat or table runner. Crocheting your own table decor is a fun and creative way to customize your home, showcasing your personal style and artistry. Crochet table mats protect your surfaces and add a splash of color, while runners dress up the table with elegance.
Crochet Table Mat Table Runner
They're perfect for dinner parties, cozy family meals, or just to make every day feel special. Whether you go for classic neutrals or bright, cheerful hues, your crochet creation will be a conversation starter and a warm, inviting addition to your gatherings.
Materials Needed:
- Yarn of your choice
- Crochet hook suitable for your yarn
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Beginning the Project:
Make a Magic Circle: Begin with a magic circle to start your crochet round.
- Round 1: Chain 6 (counts as your first double crochet + chain 3 space). This is followed by creating 24 double crochet stitches within the circle, ending with a chain 3 and a slip stitch to the top chain of the starting chain 6.
Continuing the Project:
Round 2:
- Chain 3 (counts as the first double crochet).
- Work 2 double crochet in each chain space around, ending with a slip stitch to the top of the chain 3 started.
For Round 3:
- Chain 4 (counting as the first double crochet + chain 1).
- Skip the next stitch, then double crochet and chain 1 in the next stitch; repeat from * to * around.
- Slip stitch to the 3rd chain of the starting chain 4.
Round 4:
- Chain 3, make 3 double crochets together (cluster stitch) into the next chain 1 space.
- Chain 3, skip a space, 3-double-crochet cluster in the next space; repeat around.
- End with a chain 3 and slip stitch to the top of the beginning chain 3.
Expanding the Project:
Rounds 5 to 7: Continue in this pattern, increasing the number of chain stitches between clusters as desired for design and size. The general guideline is to expand gradually to keep the work flat.
Final Rounds:
- Continue to increase the distance between the clusters or stitches by adding more chains and double crochets into the spaces as your piece grows in size.
- Finish off the piece with a round of single crochets or slip stitches into each stitch and space around, depending on the edge finish you prefer.
Finishing the Project:
- Secure the Yarn: Cut the yarn, leaving a tail. Pull the tail through the loop on your hook and tighten to secure.
- Weave in Ends: Use a yarn needle to weave in all loose ends into the backside of your work to hide them.
Notes:
- The pattern instructed to make adjustments as necessary to keep the flatness of the project, suggesting to add or decrease the number of stitches in rounds according to how the crochet piece lays.
- Decorative rounds may include creating spaces or "V" shapes for aesthetic purposes, with the final rounds focused on creating a polished edge.
