~ Valentine table mat ~

 

A pretty valentine table mat made with a plastic heart shaped bracelet.  :)

Materials:
- 2 oz. 4-ply worsted weight acrylic (I used Red Heart Soft)
- I hook
- plastic heart shaped bracelet (bought from the $ store)

Size:  11" x 18"

Notes:
- I crochet tight so you may need to adjust the size of your crochet hook
- v-st = dc, ch 1, dc
- open shell st = 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc

Directions:
Rnd 1:  Join with a sc around top right lobe of heart bracelet.  Continue to sc around bracelet until covered.  Join with a sl st to 1st sc.  Ch 4, turn.

Row 2:  *Skip next 2 sc, 2 dc in next sc, ch 2, 2 dc in next sc, ch 1.  Repeat from * 4 more times.  Skip next 2 sc, dc in next sc.  Ch 4, turn.

Row 3:  *Open shell st in ch 2 space, ch 1.  Repeat from * across.  Dc in 3rd ch of ch 4.  Ch 4, turn.

Row 4:  Open shell st in next open shell st.  *ch 1, dc in ch 1 space, ch 1, open shell st in next open shell st.  Repeat from * across.  Ch 1, dc in 3rd ch of ch 4.  Ch 4, turn.

Row 5:  Open shell st in next open shell st.  *ch 1, v-st in next dc, ch 1, open shell st in next open shell st.  Repeat from * across.  Ch 1, dc in 3rd ch of ch 4.  Ch 4, turn.

Row 6:  Open shell st in next open shell st.  *ch 1, v-st in next v-st, ch 1, open shell st in next open shell st.  Repeat from * across.  Ch 1, dc in 3rd ch of ch 4.  Ch 4, turn.

Row 7:  *open shell st in next open shell st, ch 1.  Repeat from * across.  Dc in 3rd ch of ch 4.  Ch 4, turn. 

Rows 8 - 11:  Repeat Rows 4 - 7.

Rows 12 - 14:  Repeat Row 7.  At end of Row 14 do not ch 4, ch only 1, turn.

Row 15:  Sc in each dc and ch 1 space across with (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 spaces of open shell sts.  End off.

***Debi Y's pattern***