Level of difficulty
Sizes: Placemat: 15 in (38 cm) (diameter) / Napkin ring: 10 in (25 cm) (diameter)
Materials:
Natural Cotton Maxcolor 4/6 yarn (14 oz - 400g) - 2 skeins in color 8990 (Black);
Natural Cotton Maxcolor 4/6 yarn (7 oz - 200g) - 1 skein in color 4131 (Orange);
Polyester fiberfill;
4 plastic rings (1.5 in – 38 mm).
Yield: 2 skeins of Natural Cotton Maxcolor 4/6 yarn (14 oz - 400g) make 4 charger plates, and 1 skein of Natural Cotton Maxcolor 4/6 yarn (7 oz - 200g) makes 4 napkin rings.
Stitches and Abbreviations: foll: follow, rnd: round, cont: continue, diag: diagram(s), st: stitch, sts: stitches, rep: repeat(s), fo: fasten off, wk: work / working, x: time(s), fin: finishing, ch: chain, sl st: slip stitch, sc: single crochet, dc: double crochet, ptt st: pattern stitch, dc in: double crochet increase, hdc tbl: half double crochet through back loop, sc tbl: single crochet through back loop, picot: 3 ch, close with 1 sc in first ch.
Instructions
Placemat: With Natural Cotton Maxcolor 4/6 yarn in Black, start with a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Magic ring, ch 3, 23 dc, join with sl st (24)
Rnd 2: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 23 dc inc, join with sl st (36)
Rnd 3: Ch 3, 1 dc, 1 dc inc, 2 dc, 1 dc inc repeat 10x (48)
Rnd 4: Ch 3, 2 dc, 1 dc inc, 3 dc, 1 dc inc repeat 10x (60)
Rnd 5: Ch 3, 3 dc, 1 dc inc, 4 dc, 1 dc inc repeat 10x (72)
Rnd 6: Start with 3 ch, 4 dc, 1 dc inc, 5 dc, 1 dc inc, repeat 10x (84)
Rnd 7: Start with 3 ch, 5 dc, 1 dc inc, 6 dc, 1 dc inc, repeat 10x (96)
Rnd 8: Start with 3 ch, 6 dc, 1 dc inc, 7 dc, 1 dc inc, repeat 10x (108)
Rnd 9: Start with 3 ch, 7 dc, 1 dc inc, 8 dc, 1 dc inc, repeat 10x (120)
Rnd 10: Start with 3 ch, 8 dc, 1 dc inc, 9 dc, 1 dc inc, repeat 10x (132)
Rnd 11: Start with 3 ch, 9 dc, 1 dc inc, 10 dc, 1 dc inc, repeat 10x (144)
Rnd 12: Start with 1 sc, skip 2 sts of base, work 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc in same base st, ch 2, skip 2 sts of base, repeat 23x, join with sl st
Rnd 13: Start with 1 sc, ch 2, skip 2 sts of base, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc over the 2 ch of base, ch 2, 1 dc over base dc, ch 2, skip 2 sts of base, repeat 23x, join with sl st, FO.
Make 4 identical charger plates.
Napkin Ring: With Natural Cotton Maxcolor 4/6 yarn in Orange, start with 15 ch + 1 turning ch. Rnd 1: Work back starting from the 2nd ch from the hook with 3 sc, 9 hdc, 3 sc
Rnd 2 to 32: Start with 1 ch, 3 sc tbl, 9 hdc tbl, 3 sc tbl, FO leaving a tail for sewing.
Sew the two ends of the piece together, joining the 1st and last rows of Diagram 2 with a hand stitch. Close the bottom with a reversed magic ring, inserting the hook through every 2 rows, pull the yarn until completely closed, FO. Stuff the pumpkin with polyester fiberfill and close the top with a reversed magic ring, inserting the hook through every 2 rounds, pull the yarn until completely closed, FO.
Make 4 identical pumpkins, sew a plastic ring to the bottom of each pumpkin, FO.
Design by: Simone Eleotério
Disclaimer: measurements are approximate due to differences between centimeters and inches, needle sizes and tension. All care has been taken to allow accurate completion of the pattern.