Border Place Mats Pattern

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Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" FAST HEAVY CROCHET MERCERIZED COTTON, Article 140
12 balls White.
3 balls Chocolate or colors of your choice are required for 4 Mats.
Steel crochet hook No. 1 and No. 0.

Each Mat measures inches 11½ x 17½ inches.

With No. 0 hook and with Chocolate ch 64, s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in each remaining st of ch, turn (right side of work).
2nd Row. Ch 1, 1 s c in each s c, cut Chocolate. Attach White (when changing color always complete last half of last st worked with next color), turn.
3rd Row. Ch 1, 1 s c in each s c, turn.
4th, 5th and 6th Rows. Ch 1, 1 s c in each s c, turn. Cut White at end of last row.
7th Row. Attach Chocolate, ch 1, 1 s c in each of the next 3 s c, * tr c around corresponding s c of last Chocolate row worked by inserting hook horizontally under the s c (post st made), skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 7 s c, repeat from * 6 times, post st around corresponding s c of last Chocolate row worked, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 3 s c, turn.
8th Row. Ch 1, 1 s c in each st, turn, cut Chocolate.
Next 4 Rows. With White, ch 1, 1 s c in each s c, cut White.
13th Row. With Chocolate, ch 1, * 1 s c in each of the next 7 s c, tr c around corresponding s c of last Chocolate row worked, skip 1 s c, repeat from * 6 times, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 7 s c, turn.
14th Row. Same as 2nd row.
Next Row. With White, ch 1, 1 s c in each s c, turn. Repeat last row until work measures 15 inches from beginning ending on wrong side, cut White.
Next 2 Rows. With Chocolate, 1 s c in each s c, turn, cut Chocolate.
Next 4 Rows. With White, 1 s c in each s c, turn, cut White.
Next 2 Rows. Same as 13th and 14th rows.
Next 4 Rows. With White, 1 s c in each s c, turn, cut White.
Next 2 Rows. Same as 7th and 8th rows.

EDGE: With right side of work toward you, attach Chocolate at beginning of last row and with No. 1 hook, work a sl st in each row across long side, ch 1, turn.
2nd Row. 1 s c in each sl st, ch 1, turn.
3rd Row. 1 s c in each s c, cut thread.

Finish opposite side in same manner, do not cut thread.
Working across last row of short side, work 1 sl st in each s c, cut thread.


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