From Let's Get Crafting! Issue 32, by Lucinda Ganderton
( I used Free yarns and crochet hook I've got with this Issue)
Notes
- Crochet hook: 4
- Yarn: 100% acrylic
- Chose your favorite colours
- fasten off each colour at the end the row
- stitch used: treble (UK treble is US Double crochet)
Mat
Foundation ring: 8 ch and join with sl st
Round 1: 3 ch, 1 tr in ring, 1 ch (2 tr in ring, 1 ch) seven times, sl st to top of 3ch
Round 2: join on another colour to chain 1 sp, 3 ch (1tr, 1 ch, 2 tr) in the same sp (2 tr, 1ch, 2 tr) in the next sp to end, sl st to 3rd ch
Round 3: Join on another colour to 1 ch sp between 2 groups of 2 tr. 3 ch, (1 tr, 1 ch, 2 tr) in the same sp, * 2 tr in next sp, ( 2 tr, 1 ch, 2 tr) in 1 ch sp. Rep from * 7X, 2 tr in next sp, sl st to 3rd ch
Rounds 4 - 6: repeat as round 3, but in different colours.
Round 7: join on one of the previous colour you alread used to 1 ch sp between 2 groups of 2 tr. 3 ch, (1tr, 1 ch, 2 tr) in same sp, *(2 tr in next sp) twice, 1 tr in next sp, (2 tr in next sp) twice, (2 tr, 1 ch, 2 tr) in 1 ch sp. Rep from * six times, (2 tr in next sp) twice, 1 tr in next sp, (2 tr in next sp) twice.
Round 8: join one of the previous colour to 1 ch sp between 2 groups of 2tr. 3 ch, (1 tr, 1 ch, 2 tr) in same sp, *(2tr in next sp) twice, (1 tr in next sp) twice, (2 tr in next sp) twice, (2 tr, 1ch, 2tr) in 1 ch sp. Rep from * six times, (2 tr in next sp) twice, (1 tr in next sp) twice, (2 tr in next sp) twice.
Round 9: as round 8, but increase one time more (1 tr, 1 ch, 2 tr) and repeat it 3 times. Where the intruction on round 8 is to rep from *, the last (2 tr in next sp) twice you should increase one time more, then repeat it 3 times.
Round 10: the same modifications for round 9, then repeat (1 tr, 1 ch, 2 tr) 4 times and the last group of rep from* (2 tr in next sp) 4 times.
Round 11: as round 8, but with the previous modifications repeated for 5 times.
Round 12-14: modifications repeated for 6 times/7 times/8 times. Finish off.
Coaster
Foundation ring: 6 ch and join with sl st.
Round 1: 3 ch, (work into ring troughout round) yrh, yarn through sp (3 loops on hook) yarn through two loops, yrh, yarn through sp (4 loops on hook) yarn through 2 loops, yarn through 3 loops, 2 ch, (1tr cluster, 2 ch) seven times, sl st to 3rd ch. Fasten off.
Round 2: Join on another colour to 1 ch sp, ch, yrh, yarn through sp (3 loops on hook) yarn trough two loops, yoh, yarn through sp (4 loops on hook) yarn through 2 loops, yarn through 3 loops, 2 ch, 1 tr cluster in same sp. (1tr cluster, 2 ch, 1 tr cluster in next sp) seven times, sl st to 3rd ch. Fasten off.
Round 3: Join on another colour to 1 ch sp, 3 ch yrh, yarn through sp (3 loops on hook) yarn trough two loops, yrh, yarn through sp (4 loops on hook) yarn through 2 loops, yarn through 3 loops, 2 ch, 1 tr cluster in same sp, 1 tr cluster in the next sp, (1tr cluster, 2 ch, 1 tr cluster in next sp, 1 tr cluster in the next sp) seven times, (1tr cluster, 2 ch, 1 tr cluster) in the next sp, sl st to 3rd ch. Fasten off.
Round 4: Join another colour yarn to a 1 ch sp. Work as for round 3, working two tr clusters along each side edge. Fasten off.
P.S.: Pattern adapted by me. I apologise if I've done any mistake and recommend you to look at the above Magazine for the original instructions.
