Football Placemat
Here is a free crochet pattern for a football placemat. I used Red Heart Comfort Yarn, but you can use any other yarn that matches the gauge. I would have made it with a cotton yarn because I don't like synthetics in my kitchen. But I couldn't find a solid brown at my local yarn shop and so I settled for a synthetic yarn instead. Yarn shops usually have the best selection of yarn available. Yarn and other craft items are rarely found at pawn shops NYC or similar shops, but you would be able to purchase a real football or other types of sports equipment at a pawn shop if you wanted to.
I think the white lines are curved in the opposite direction as on a real football, but other than that it matches the appearance rather nicely. Even the stitches on top turned out pretty good after I played around with it a bit.
Material: Red Heart Comfort, colors Brown and white or beige.
Gauge: Measures about 1" over 4 rows and 7/8-1" over 3 sts.
Hook Size: H/8-5.00MM
Finished Measurement: Measures approximately 12 x 18 inches
CA = Brown
CB = Beige or White
Row 1: With CA, ch 4, work 1 sc in second ch from hook and in next 2 chs. Turn.
Rows 2-6: Ch 1, work 2 sc in first st, sc in each st up to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn.
Row 7: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each st across. Turn
Row 8: Same as row 7.
Row 9: Ch 1, work 2 sc in first st, sc in each st up to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn.
Join CB
Rows 10-13: Repeat rows 7 to 9 once, then repeat row 7 once more.
Join Color A.
Row 14-17: Repeat rows 8-9 then repeat rows 7-8 once more.
Row 18: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 11 sts, leave the remaining sts unworked. (You will come back to these later when you do the other half). Turn.
Row 19: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn
Rows 20-21: Same as row 19.
Row 22: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each st up to end. Turn.
Rows 23-34: Repeat rows 19-22.
Rows 35-40: Repeat row 19.
Decrease Rows:
Row 41: Ch 1, sc in each st up to last 2 sts, sc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn.
Row 42: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn.
Rows 43-44: Same as row 42.
Rows 45-56: Repeat rows 41-44. Do not fasten off at last row. (13 sts)
The Other Half
Row 18: Count over 4 sts on row 17 from where you left off previously. Attach yarn to the fourth st, pull up a loop, ch 1, sc in each st up to the last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (13 sts)
Row 19: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn
Rows 20-21: Same as row 19.
Row 22: Ch 1, sc in each st up to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn.
Rows 23-34: Repeat rows 19-22.
Rows 35-40: Repeat row 19.
Decrease Rows:
Row 41: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in each st to end. Turn.
Row 42: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn.
Rows 43-44: Same as row 42.
Rows 45-56: Repeat rows 41-44. Fasten Off. (13 sts)
Row 57: (This row will join both sides again.) Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in next 11 sts, ch 3, sc in next 11 sts of second half, sc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn.
Row 58: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in each st and ch across. Turn
Row 59: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in each st across. Turn
Row 60: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in each st up to last 2 sts, sc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn.
Rows 61: Repeat row 59.
Join CB
Row 62-65: Repeat rows 59-60 once, then repeat row 59 twice.
Join CA
Row 66: Repeat row 60.
Rows 67-68: Repeat row 59
Row 69-73: repeat row 60.
Row 74: Ch 1, sc across. Do not not turn, do not fasten off, continue with edging.
Edging:
Ch 1, sc around base of last sc made, sc evenly around changing up the colors as you come to a color change so that the edge matches the colors of the football. Join with sl st. Fasten off.
Center
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With right side of work facing, join CB to the center stitch of the skipped stitches of row 17. Draw up a loop, sc into the same st, as pictured above.
Sk the next st and turning your work sk the first row, work 2 fpdc around the second st from the end of the next row, as pictured above.
*(Sk next row, sc at the end of the next two rows, sk next row, work 2 fpdc around the second st from the end of the next row) 7 times.* Turn your work, sk next st, sc in next st, sk next st, and turning your work, work 2 fpdc around the second st f rom the end of the corresponding row, then repeat from * to *. (see pic above) Join with sl st to first sc.
Fold both sides over with the wrong sides facing, working into the corresponding back loops sc into each lp to the end (this creates a nice ridge on top). Fasten off.
To Block:
Dampen the placemat and arrange it on a damp towel. Dampen another towel and place on top. Allow to dry.
