Red, White, and Blue Plarn Crochet Placemats

Placemats like these would make a fabulous addition to your outdoor picnic table, especially when celebrating holidays like Memorial Day and the 4th of July. They are made with plarn, an interesting material to upcycle for use in crocheting placemats. This free pattern also comes with instructions for complementary plarn coasters.

Note that it's not recommended to use these placemats for hot dishes, but they're ideal when serving sandwiches, salad, pickles, or other similar picnic fares. Best of all, plarn is easy to make (for free) using readily available materials. And of course, you could opt to use different plastic bag colors to make similar crochet placemats without the red, white, and blue theme.

Simple Shells Washcloth: Quick and Easy Textured Stitch Pattern

The Simple Shells Washcloth is made with alternating rows of solid stitches and groups of shells, creating a pretty surface for scrubbing anything you need in the bath and kitchen! This washcloth is worked in rows using chains and double crochet stitches. You can easily customize the stitch repeat in multiples of 5+2 (+2 for the turning chain), then work any odd multiple of rows. While you don't see the term shell in the specialty stitch and technique section of this pattern, the group of five double crochet stitches worked into one place is a shell. Either way of writing the instruction is correct, and we hope beginners enjoy the simplicity in this version (the stitch chart should help, too). THIS IS A GREAT PATTERN BECAUSE: Washcloths are fun projects to learn new crochet stitches (especially when you follow our crochet chart with the written instructions)! You can use these in the bath or kitchen (plus, they make great gifts)! This project works great with cotton yarns (just one skein or less)! You'll get to practice a lot of crochet skills: rows, stitch tension, stitch counting and recognition, shells (5 double crochet stitches into 1 space) , borders, gauge and size, finishing techniques and more!

Two-Tone Placemats

Show off your crochet skills at the dining room table with these Two-Tone Placemats. This crochet pattern is made using the filet stitch and any two yarn colors of your choice. Use these homemade placemats year-round or for special occasions, such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and birthdays. These would also make an excellent hostess gift, as well. They measure approximately 12 by 16 inches when finished.

Easy Boho Fringe Placemats

Looking for an easy summer crochet project? These simple fringe placemats add a touch of whimsy touch to your boho table decor! The free placemat pattern comes in three sizes - mini for coasters, midi for fruit bowl or vase place mat and maxi for table placemat! This crochet coaster pattern is so easy to customise and great for beginners! The pattern includes instructions to extend the spiral to make it as large or as small as you want. You could crochet boho place mats, hot pads, table mats, use it as a flower vase base mat - the options are endless! This pattern is also accompanied by a video tutorial.

Ombre Holiday Table Runner And Placemats

This pretty crochet table runner and placemats are made with the traditional red and green holiday colors but are subtle enough that you can leave them out all fall and winter. No need to put them away after New Years'. My best friend quilts. Growing up, I was always helping my grandmother pick out the fabric and laying out squares for her quilts. I am just in love with quilt designs. It is probably not a surprise that this crochet table runner is inspired by a quilted table runner. You can probably imagine how the stripes for the tree could have been strips of material. Instead of quilting our table runner together, we are just going to change colors when we need to. To give this quilt a multi-color ombre look without buying tons of yarn, we will be using the Red Heart Super Saver Ombre.