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Amish Stripes
Place Mat and Hot Pad

EAC0237

TM

Designed by Andy Ashley

FINISHED SIZES
After weaving, Place Mat is about
11 12" x 14", plus Fringe; Hot Pad
is about 7" square, plus Fringe.

MATERIALS
Worsted Yarn: Place Mat: 2 oz. black,
1 oz. each yellow, red, blue, green,
purple and orange; Hot Pad: 1.5 oz.
black, few yds. each yellow, red,
blue, green, purple and orange;
Large-eyed Crochet n Weave;
needle (weaving needle); G crochet
hook or hook needed to obtain gauge

GAUGE
Place Mat: one strand yarn, 5 dc and 4
chs = 2"; 9 dc rows = 4".
Hot Pad: two strands yarn, 2 dc and 2
chs = 1"; 2 dc rows = 1".

BASIC INSTRUCTIONS
Weaving Chain
Place slip knot on hook, (yo, pull
through loop on hook) until Chain is
desired length.
Chain Stitch

Attach First End

Run first end of Weaving Chain from
front through grid opening indicated, pull tail and 14" of
Chain to back side; thread tail into
weaving needle and take a tiny
stitch on back side of Grid; run tail
back through Chain to hide; remove
needle. Thread weaving needle with
other end of Chain.

Fasten Off
Cut yarn about 6" past last loop on
hook; yo with 6" tail, pull tail through
loop, pull loop snug but not tight; this
will allow you to unravel some stitches if Chain is too long.
Fasten Off

Double Crochet
With loop on hook, *yo, insert hook in st
or ch, yo, pull through st or ch (3
loops now on hook), yo, pull through
first 2 loops on hook (2 loops now on
hook), yo, pull through last 2 loops
on hook (1 loop remains on hook).

Lengthen Chain
If Weaving Chain is too short to complete the section, weave to about 6"
from end of Chain; lengthen Chain
as follows:
A: Insert crochet hook through last
stitch of Chain, yo with new strand
of same yarn, pull through chain
stitch leaving 6" tail at back.
B: Make about 8" more of chain stitches and remove hook; do
not cut yarn.
C: Thread weaving needle with new tail
Double Crochet Stitch

at back of work, take a tiny stitch at

back of old Chain. Run both tails back
through opposite Chains to hide.
D: Return hook to last chain stitch and
make chain stitches to length needed or until about 30" more have been
added. Fasten off leaving a 6" tail.

Shorten Chain
Loosen fasten-off loop and pull tail
back through loop, unravel chain
stitches to desired length leaving
14" of Chain at back of Grid. Fasten
off leaving a 6" tail.

Secure Last End

When finished weaving the section, to
secure last end of Weaving Chain,
run remaining end to back of work (if
needed, shorten Chain). Fasten off
leaving a 6" tail. Thread tail into needle and take a tiny stitch on back
side of Grid, then run tail back
through Chain to hide.

PLACE MAT
Background Grid
Row 1: With one strand black yarn,
ch 72, dc in sixth ch from hook, (ch
1, skip next ch, dc in next ch)

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across, turn. (Ch sp at beginning of

row counts as first dc and ch-1 sp,
35 dc and 34 ch-1 sps made.)
Rows 224: Ch 4, skip first ch sp, dc in
next dc, (ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in
next dc) across to last ch sp, ch 1,
skip next ch, dc in next ch, turn. At
end of last row, fasten off.

Weaving Chains (make 18)

For each Chain, using one strand yarn
of color stated below, leaving a 6"
tail, ch until piece measures length
stated. Leaving a 6" tail, fasten off.
With purple, make seven 5" long
(short Chains); make one 24" long
(long Chains).
With red, orange, yellow, green and
blue, make two of each color each
24" long (long Chains).

Grid Weaving
1: To weave 24" Chain, beginning on
one short edge of Grid, attach first
end (see Basic Instructions) of first
24" Weaving Chain at back of Background Grid (see Place Mat illustration for color and placement); using
Running Weave Stitch (see illustration), weave through Grid to opposite edge as shown in Place Mat illustration; secure last end (see
Basic Instructions).

Fringe

Weaving Chain (make seven)

For each Fringe, cut four strands designated yarn each 5" long. Holding all
four strands together as one, fold in
half; insert crochet hook from back to
front through ch space, pull fold
through ch space to back, pull ends
through fold, pull snug. Trim to 1 12".
Using same color yarn as Weaving
Chain, make Fringe in opening at
end of each Weaving Chain across
both short edges of Place Mat.

For each Chain, using one strand yarn

of color stated below, leaving a 6"
tail, ch until piece measures 10"
long. Leaving a 6" tail, fasten off.
With purple, make two.
With red, orange, yellow, green and
blue, make one each.

HOT PAD
Background Grid
Row 1: With two strands black yarn
held together as one, ch 30, dc in
sixth ch from hook, (ch 1, skip next
ch, dc in next ch) across, turn. (Ch
sp at beginning of row counts as
first dc and ch-1 sp, 14 dc and 13
ch-1 sps made.)
Rows 213: Ch 4, skip first ch sp, dc in
next dc, (ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in
next dc) across to last ch sp, ch 1,
skip next ch, dc in next ch, turn. At
end of last row, fasten off.

Grid Weaving
1: Beginning on one short edge of
Grid, attach first end (see Basic
Instructions) of first purple Weaving
Chain at back of Background Grid
(see Hot Pad illustration for color
and placement); using Running
Weave Stitch, weave through Grid
to opposite edge as shown in Hot
Pad illustration; secure last end
(see Basic Instructions).
2: Repeat step 1 with each remaining
Weaving Chain.

Fringe
Using six strands of same color yarn
as Weaving Chain, make Fringe
same as for Place Mat at each end
of each Weaving Chain on Hot Pad.

Hot Pad

Running Weave Stitch

Purple Chain

Working in direction of arrows, weave over

grid where stitches are shown and under
grid where stitches are not shown.

Row 12
Blue Chain

Row 10

Ends Of Rows

Green Chain

Row 8
Yellow Chain

Row 6
Orange Chain

Row 4
Red Chain

2: Repeat step 1 with each remaining

24" Weaving Chain.
3: In same manner as 24" Chains,
weave 5" Weaving Chains through
openings of rows 1 and 2 of Grid
according to Place Mat illustration.
Repeat over rows 23 and 24.

Row 2
Purple Chain

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Place Mat
Purple Short Chain

Purple Short Chain

Row 24

Ends Of Rows

Purple Short
Chain

Purple Long
Chain

Blue Long
Chain

Green Long
Chain

Yellow Long
Chain

Orange Long
Chain

Row 1
Purple Short Chain

Red Long
Chain
Purple
Short Chain

Repeat this section across entire width of Place Mat.

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