Sweetheart Placemat

"The Sweeatheart Placemat is a beautiful Tunisian crochet placemat for that special evening with your loved one. Let him or her be impressed by your colourwork technique that looks far more complicated than it is!   Similar sport weight yarns may be substituted to make the crochet placemat; please check gauge. Number of loops on hook equals number of sts for row counting after Return Pass. When changing yarn in the colourwork heart sections, the new yarn needs to cross over the old yarn otherwise there will be gaps (holes) in these parts of the project. To avoid tangling of yarn due to crossing over yarn strands when changing colours, split skeins into 2 equal balls."

Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook

Yarn Weight(2) Fine (23-26 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge17 sts x 14.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4)” over stitch pattern

Finished Size38 cm circumference x 30.5 cm high (approx. 15” x 12”)

Materials List

• Scheepjes Stone Washed (78% Cotton, 22% Acrylic | sport weight | 50 g (1.76 oz) = 130 m (142 yds)), (#820) Rose Quartz 2 skeins (A), (#836) Tourmaline 2 skeins (B)
• Tunisian crochet hook size 4.0 mm (US size G/6) with cable (at least 26 cm (10”)) or size to obtain the gauge
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Laundry starch (optional)