Bring a little warmth and sunshine to your table with Golden Rays, a bold and cheerful crochet table mat pattern featuring a radiant sun motif in warm tangerine tones. Designed to add a bright handmade touch to your home, Golden Rays is both practical and decorative, perfect for styling your table, protecting surfaces from warm dishes, or adding a little everyday sunshine to your space.

Perfect for adventurous beginners and intermediate crocheters with some colourwork experience, this pattern is worked flat in rows and finished with a simple border for a clean, modern finish.

The pattern includes:

Fully written instructions and a clear, easy to follow chart

Step by step explanations of all stitches used

Both US and UK crochet terminology throughout

Golden Rays is worked in modified single crochet, alternating front and back loops to create a soft, textured fabric with crisp colour definition. The sun motif is created using simple tapestry crochet techniques, so some familiarity with colour changes is recommended.

A link to a video tutorial showing the techniques used is also available.

The sample was made using Drops Paris 100% Cotton in the following shades:

17 (Off White) for the background

71 (Tangerine) for the sun motif

The pattern works well with any aran or worsted weight cotton yarn, making it a lovely project for using up leftovers in warm, sun soaked shades.