Knitted Placemats with Crocheted Border

I chose to make placemats because I had one color of cotton yarn that I wanted to use up. I also wanted to try a new pattern called Basket Weave. When I finished my first placemat, I felt it needed some sort of border. I decided to crochet a border even though I had never crocheted before. It turned out really nice and it was simple to do. So, if you would really like to make these placemats, don’t let the crocheted part stop you. Here is a link to a tutorial on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEhvHkBxYhU

My placemats have 54 stiches, which is 27 pairs. Depending on the amount of pairs you have on your needle, this will determine which pattern you will follow. I used small needles to make a tighter placemat, but if you want a looser weave, choose a larger needle.

K= Knit

P= Pearl

Basket Weave – Uneven Pair

Cased on an uneven amount of pairs of stitches

Row 1: K2 P2 to end of row

Row 2: P2 K2 to end of row

Row 3: K to end

Row 4: P to end

Row 5: P2 K2 to end of row

Row 6: K2 P2 to end of row

Row 7: K to end

Row 8: P to end

Basket Weave – Even Pair

Cased on an even amount of pairs of stitches

Row 1: K2 P2 to end of row

Row 2: K2 P2 to end of row

Row 3: K to end

Row 4: P to end

Row 5: P2 K2 to end of row

Row 6: P2 K2 to end of row

Row 7: K to end

Row 8: P to end