Cozy Kitchen Placemat

The Cozy Kitchen Placemat is a basic Tunisian crochet in the round placemat using double ended hook. It is worked in Tunisian knit stitch to create simple, stylish and sturdy crochet home décor item that compliments perfectly the Cozy Kitchen Coaster pattern. Skills required Magic ring, slip knot, Tunisian crochet in the round using double ended hook, Tunisian crochet technique (alternating forward and return passes), Tunisian knit stitch (tks), Tunisian full stitch (tfs), Tunisian knit stitch bind-off, blocking. Skill level: Easy Finished measurements Final measurements (blocked): 32.5 cm in diameter (approx. 12.5 in) Materials and tools Paintbox Yarns Simply Chunky (100% Acrylic | Chunky | 100 g (3.5 oz) = 136 m (149 yds)), Stormy Gray (#304) 1 ball Approx. 75 g Double ended Tunisian crochet hook size 5.5 mm (US size I/9) or size to obtain the gauge Stitch marker Tapestry needle Scissors Notes • The Placemat is worked in the round, with FP worked facing RS and RP facing WS. Each round is worked in smaller increments with adding as many lps on the hook as possible (FP), turning the work around and working the lps off to last 3 lps (RP) from the opposite side of the hook. • Return pass can be worked from the other end of the same yarn ball or from a separate yarn ball. • It is crucial to use a stitch marker to mark 1st st of each rnd and move it up with each consecutive rnd. • The st count refers to the number of lps per round.