Tunisian Crochet placemat pattern Elements Kitchen Set

A minimalist Tunisian crochet placemat pattern and coasters that can be completed by a beginner with some basic cross stitch!

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A minimalist Tunisian crochet placemat pattern and coasters that can be completed by a beginner with some basic cross stitch!

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Tunisian Crochet Placemat Pattern Inspiration:

Back in May I was invited to participate in a fun challenge by Hobbii Yarn and I had to hop on! The challenge was based on the four elements – Earth, Sky, Fire, and Water – and we were invited to explore and interpret these elements through our pattern designing skills. 

I chose Earth and decided to create a minimalist kitchen set using Hobbii Friends cotton 8/8 to represent the Earth element.

A minimalist Tunisian crochet placemat pattern and coasters that can be completed by a beginner with some basic cross stitch!

I made some coasters and a matching placemat. Before I settled on this design, I played around with stitch combinations and different ways to add colorwork. The first option was Tunisian simple stitch with basic colorwork (1st pic), second option was Tunisian simple stitch and then added colorwork using cross stitch (2nd pic), and the third option was Tunisian simple stitch for the colorwork part and Honeycomb for the plain part (3rd pic). After some input and contemplation, I decided on the cross stitch version! I liked that it adds colorwork without actually doing any colorwork or carrying floats and I love that it’s a subtle minimalist touch. I absolutely love how it turned out!

A minimalist Tunisian crochet placemat pattern and coasters that can be completed by a beginner with some basic cross stitch!
A minimalist Tunisian crochet placemat pattern and coasters that can be completed by a beginner with some basic cross stitch!

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About the Tunisian Crochet Placemat Pattern

Skill Level: Beginner 


Yarn:

Note: These are the amounts needed for one placemat and one coaster

Col A – Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/8 #117 Light Gray 5 skeins approximately 410 yards  (1.75 oz/50 g; 82 yds/75 m; 100% cotton; light worsted DK)

Col B – Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/8 #119 Gray 1 skein approximately 82 yards (1.75 oz/50 g; 82 yds/75 m; 100% cotton; light worsted DK)

Col C – Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/8 #10 Cappuccino 1 skein approximately 82 yards (1.75 oz/50 g; 82 yds/75 m; 100% cotton; light worsted DK)

Col D – Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/8 #20 Americano 3 skeins approximately 246 yards (1.75 oz/50 g; 82 yds/75 m; 100% cotton; light worsted DK)

A minimalist Tunisian crochet placemat pattern and coasters that can be completed by a beginner with some basic cross stitch!

Hooks:

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Notions: 

Gauge:

  • Gauge is 15 sts over 13 rows in Tunisian Simple Stitch for a 4×4 in. square with a size I 5.5 mm Tunisian crochet hook

Finished Size:

  • The finished placemat is 17.5 in. wide by 14.5 in. in length 
  • The finished coasters are 4.5 in. wide by 4.5 in. in length

Pattern Notes:

Foundation Row, Tunisian Simple Stitch

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How to Bind Off in Tunisian Crochet

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Cross Stitch on Tunisian Crochet

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Slip Stitch Back Loop Only Border

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  • Pattern rows are Forward pass instructions.
  • The following instructions are implied:
    • The loop already on the hook at the beginning of the row counts as the first st. 
    • Always TSS in the last st of the row, being sure to work under both loops of the st.
  • Return Pass: Follow the foundation row and each row with the Return Pass in the same color.
    • Return Pass Instructions: Ch 1, *yarn over, pull through two loops; repeat from * until 1 loop remains on the hook.

Abbreviations:

Ch: Chain

Tss: Tunisian simple stitch

RetP: Return Pass -Explained above.

Sl St BLO: Slip stitch into the back loop only

Sl St: Slip stitch

A minimalist Tunisian crochet placemat pattern and coasters that can be completed by a beginner with some basic cross stitch!
A minimalist Tunisian crochet placemat pattern and coasters that can be completed by a beginner with some basic cross stitch!

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Materials

Yarn:

Lily Sugar N Cream in any color (Seabreeze, yellow, and coral rose were used here) (20 yards) (2.5 oz/70.9 g; 120 yds/ 109 m; 100% cotton; size 4 worsted weight)
Aunt Lydia’s Metallic crochet thread Size 10 in Silver (5 yards) (100 yds/ 91 m; 88% Mercerized Cotton, 12% Acrylic; size 10 crochet thread)  

About the Pattern:

Skill Level: Beginner 

Hooks: Size G (4 mm) Tunisian crochet hook or straight hook that is at least 8 in. long. Get my favorite Bamboo Clover Takumi Interchangeable Tunisian Crochet Hook set here.

Notions: 
Yarn needle
Scissors

Gauge:
Gauge is 8 st. over 7 rows in Tunisian Simple Stitch for a 2×2 in. square

Finished Size:
The finished square coaster size is 3.5 in. wide by 3.5  in. in length. 

Pattern Notes:

  • Pattern rows are Forward pass instructions.
  • The following instructions are implied: 
    • The loop already on the hook at the beginning of the row counts as the first st. 
    • Always Tunisian simple stitch in the last st of the row, being sure to work under both loops of the st.
  • Return Pass: Follow the foundation row and each row with the Return Pass in the same color unless a color change is needed.
    • Return Pass Instructions: Ch 1, *yarn over, pull through two loops; repeat from * until 1 loop remains on the hook.

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Abbreviations:

Sl st: Slip stitch
Sc: Single crochet
Ch: Chain
Tss: Tunisian simple stitch
Tks: Tunisian knit stitch
Tps:
Tunisian purl stitch
Tfs:
Tunisian full stitch
RetP: Return Pass -Explained above

Pattern Instructions:

Note: The stitch count should be 15 at the end of each row.

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Ch 15 with Lily Sugar N Cream cotton yarn.

Row 1 (Foundation Row): Pick up a loop in the back bump of each chain. Complete normal RetP. (15 sts) 

Rows 2 to 10: Tss across and complete a normal RetP. The stitch count should be 15 at the end of each row. Bind off leaving a 6 in. tail. 

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Honeycomb Coaster

Ch 15 with Lily Sugar N Cream cotton yarn.

Row 1 (Foundation Row): Pick up a loop in the back bump of each chain. Complete normal RetP. (15 sts) 

Row 2: Tss into first stitch (Tps, Tss)* complete * across and complete a normal RetP. 

Row 3: Tps into first stitch (Tss, Tps)* complete * across and complete a normal RetP. 

Rows 4 to 9: Repeat Rows 2 and 3 3 more times

Row 10: Repeat row 2 again.

Bind off leaving a 6 in. tail. 

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Repeat for more coasters with this style.

Full Stitch Coaster

Ch 15 with Lily Sugar N Cream cotton yarn.

Row 1 (Foundation Row): Pick up a loop in the back bump of each chain. Complete normal RetP. (15 sts) 

Row 2: Tks into the space between 2nd and 3rd vertical bar and into each space between vertical bars across. Work last st as normal. Complete normal RetP. 

Row 3: Tks into the space between 1st and 2nd vertical bar and intro each space between vertical bars until there are 2 sts remaining. Skip the space between the last two vertical bars and work last st as normal. Complete normal RetP.

Rows 4 to 13: Repeat Rows 2 and 3 (5 times)

Row 14: Repeat Row 2

Bind off leaving a 6 in. tail

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Repeat for more coasters in this style.

Finishing Touches:

Weave in all ends. With the right side of the square facing you, join the metallic crochet thread and sc evenly around making sure to do (sc, ch1, sc) into corners. Sl st into first st. Weave in all loose ends. Optional: Steam block for a smoother finish. You can find a full steam blocking tutorial here.

You are done! Have any questions? The best way to reach me is via email: noorsknits@gmail.com

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This is an original pattern from Noor’s Knits, ©2020. Please do not reprint, repost, or sell any parts of this pattern, but feel free to link back to my blog. You are welcome to sell finished items made from this pattern but please kindly link back to my website. Send questions to noorsknits@gmail.com.

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