Our best friends in the Bay Area just bought a home and there's nothing more enticing than crocheting a homemade gift, especially when one of the recipients is an avid crocheter herself. For this particular project, I used 2 1/2, 8.8 oz (250g) skeins of Bernat Maker Home Dec yarn in Clay color. The yarn is an unique combination of 72% cotton and 28% nylon which makes it relatively lightweight, stretchy and machine washable.
Upon close examination, the yarn looks like a machine knitted tube of jersey fabric. It was my first time using it and it was the perfect choice for this project.
I used the griddle stitch for extra texture and durability.
By maintaining a moderate tension, once finished, the place mats can easily be rolled or folded up for storage.
I used a size L hook and started each place mat by chaining 50 stitches + 1. Then (instead of counting rows) you simply griddle stitch until the place mat measures 18" L x 12" W. For the coasters the foundation row is chain 14 + 1 and griddle stitch until the coaster measures 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" square.
A total of 4 place mats and 4 coasters took me about 2 weeks to finish while simultaneously working on a few other projects in between. I love the results and I can't wait to devour some more tasty yarn for breakfast!
