Honeycomb Placemats by Erin Awalt

Honeycomb Placemats

Crochet
January 2022
Sport (12 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in honeycomb stitch
4.0 mm (G)
280 - 290 yards (256 - 265 m)
suggest 17.5 x 11-12 in placemat (depends on yarn & border option)
both US and UK
English
This pattern is available for free.

This is a customizable pattern for a textured, oval placemat made with Tunisian crochet (double-ended hook required!). Gauge in honeycomb stitch is given for Rainbow Cotton (Hobbii) with a 4mm Tunisian hook. For other cotton weights, all the way to worsted, the pattern will work - just use a hook 0-1mm larger than recommended for your yarn, and keep going until it is the placemat is the size you want, remembering the border will add 1-2 cm depending on which border you choose. The first 4 rounds might be challenging for beginners so I have included a link to a Youtube video demonstrating these 4 rounds. The first 6 rounds of this pattern form the basis of my Ripples placemats so once you have mastered them I recommend tackling that pattern. I also link videos to help you with Tunisian purl stitch and honeycomb stitch if you are a beginner to those.