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Bright, bold, and cheerful, the Citrus Grove Placemats are ready to transform your table into a sun-drenched oasis. Using the corner-to-corner technique, each placemat begins at the lower right and ends at the upper left. Choose from four different designs or make one of each for a coordinated set.

Difficulty Easy

Yarn Weight 0

Finished Size 13” tall and 17” wide, blocked.

Yarn Aunt Lydia’s Crochet Thread Classic 10 (100% mercerized cotton; 350 yd 320 m/2 ¾ oz 80 g): #210 Antique White (MC), #332 Hot Pink (A), #401 Orchid Pink (B), #421 Goldenrod (C), #423 Maize (D), #484 Myrtle Green (E), #397 Wasabi (F), #431 Pumpkin (G), #424 Light Peach (H), 1 ball each. Yarn distributed by Yarnspirations.

Hook Size B/1 (2.25 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Notions Removable stitch marker (m); yarn needle. Optional: small bobbins; ruler. Optional for backing: medium-weight fusible fabric, 13” × 17” per mat; cotton quilting fabric, 14” × 18” per mat (samples use Saltwater by Cosmo Cricket for Moda, color 3702414); sewing thread; sewing needle or sewing machine; steam iron.

Gauge 10 × 10 tiles = 4” square.

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NOTES

• These placemats are worked in joined tiles from the bottom right corner to the top left corner in the corner-to-corner technique, working with several colors at the same time; more separate lengths of each color will produce fewer floats on the wrong side of the mats.

• To change color, work to the last yarnover in the old color, pick up the new color, and complete the stitch with the new color.

• Tip: To keep the thread from tangling, arrange all the balls of thread in working order on a tray and rotate the entire tray with the work in progress at the end of each row.

• Optional: For a stiffer placemat and to hide any floats, fusible fabric and cotton fabric can be sewn to the back after blocking.