Check Mats---

 

Materials:

1 meter of checked 65 cm of plain blue and white , 2 balls each of blue and white mercerised crochet thread, 6 rings of plastic bangles each approximately 4 centimetre in diameter, crochet hook no. 5.

Measurement:

 Each mat 43 cm x 40 cm ( excluding crochet edging) each serviette 30 cm 30 cm

Cut  6 mats fold a thin edge to wrong side of material and on right side

Work a row of dc on all four sides of the mat working Sts close to each other working 3dc in each corner, ss to first dc fasten off.

Next round with white thread and right side of work facing, work 1 dc in each dc of the previous row * 1 ch miss 3 dc, 1 tr. in next dc, ( 1ch, 1tr, 1 ch) 1dbl ( double treble) in same dc as the previous, tr, 4 ch ( 1 dbl tr, 1 ch , 1tr 1ch, 1 tr,) in next dc, 1 ch miss next 3 dc. 1dc in next dc rep from* ending with a ss in first dc fasten off white thread.

Next round:

Join blue thread to 1 ch sp after a dc in previous row and work 1 dc in same ch sp, * ( 2ch, 1 dc in next 1ch sp ) twice. 2 ch, ( 2 tr 2 ch, 2 tr ) twice, 2 ch, ( 2 tr , 2ch, 2 tr ) in next 4 ch sp) ( 2 ch 1 dc in next 1 ch space) 3 times 1 dc in next 1ch sp rep from * on all sides to first dc fasten off.  

The ring :

With white work a row of dc to cover top of the ring.  Working sts closely ( do not break thread ).

 Next row:

Miss first 3 tr, * ( 1 tr, 1 ch 1 tr 1 ch in next tr, 4 ch ( 1 dbl tr, 1 ch, 1 tr, 1 ch, 1 tr ) in next tr, 1 ch miss next 4 tr, 1 dc in next tr miss next 3 tr, rep from * 4 times more, fasten off white.

Next row with blue: join blue thread to first 1ch sp at beg of

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