Ready, Set Placemats by Purl Soho

Ready, Set Placemats

Knitting
July 2021
DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in Linen Stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
240 yards (219 m)
18 inches wide x 13 inches high
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS
To make one placemat, you’ll need…

  • Color A: 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Blackbird Linen, 100% linen. Each skein is 175 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 87 (166, 83, 127) yards required for Layout 1 (2, 3, 4) (see Notes, below, for explanation of Layouts).
  • Color B: 1 skein of Blackbird Linen. Approximately 148 (71, 158, 106) yards required for Layout 1 (2, 3, 4).
  • US 7 (4.5mm), straight or 24-inch circular needles

NOTE: To make four placemats in all four layouts using just two colors, you’ll need 6 total skeins: 3 skeins of each color. Or to make the same set we did, pick up one of each of the following colors…

  • Layout 1 (see Choose A Layout, below, for images): Color A, Ink Blue; Color B, Trowel Gray
  • Layout 2: Color A, Natural Flax; Color B, Galapagos Teal
  • Layout 3: Color A, Silver Thistle; Color B, Electric Blue
  • Layout 4: Color A, Blue Heron; Color B, Queen Anne’s Lace

GAUGE
24 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches in linen stitch

SIZE
Finished Dimensions: Approximately 18 inches wide x 13 inches high

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Jake Canton. Click here to see even more of Jake’s designs!