Hot Plate Mat Pattern
Small and large circular hot plate mats in Aunt Lydia's Heavy Rug Yarn with scalloped color changes and yellow lazy-daisy embroidery. Originally published in Knit and Crochet with Aunt Lydia's Heavy Rug Yarn.
Materials
- Plastic Crochet Hook · Size J OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW
Pattern instructions
Notes
1-70 yd. skein each White, Yellow, Pink and Moss will make 1 large and 3 small mats
Small Mat
With White ch 4, join to form a ring, work 8 sc in ring. Do not join rounds. Place a marker at beg of each round.
2 sc in each sc.
Work in sc working 2 sc in every other sc.
Inc in every 3rd st.
Pick up and work over Yellow, * work 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, insert hook in next st, pull through, drop White, pick up Yellow and complete sc with Yellow, work 4 dc in next sc, YO, insert hook in same space, pick up and work off 2 loops, drop Yellow, pick up White and complete dc, repeat from * all around, join in 1st sc, cut both colors.
Attach Pink in any 1st dc, sc in same space, * dc in next dc, 3 dc in center dc, dc in next dc, sc in next dc, skip 3 sc, sc in next dc, repeat from * ending last half of last sc with Moss, cut Pink, join in 1st sc.
Ch 1, sc in same st, work 1 sc in each st working 3 sc in each center dc of each scallop, do not join.
Working in back loop of sts only work 1 sc in each sc working 3 sc in center st of each scallop, join in 1st sc, cut yarn.
With Yellow embroider center in lazy daisy st working sts from center to base of center st of 5 sc group of 5th round.
Large Mat
Work 1st 4 rounds same as small mat.
Inc in every 4th st.
Inc in every 5th st.
Inc in every 6th st.
Inc in every 7th st.
With Yellow work in same manner as 5th round of small mat but work 1 sc in each of 7 sts between scallops.
Attach Pink in 1st dc, ch 3, * work 2 dc in each dc working 3 dc in center dc, skip 3 sc, sc in next sc, skip next 3 sc, repeat from * all around, join in 1st dc.
Same as 7th and 8th rounds of small mat, join, cut yarn.
Embroider in same manner as small mat, but work lazy daisy sts into base of sc of 6th round.