Farmhouse Mug Mats

By Lisa McDonald

Practical yet pretty, a mug rug is one of the latest home trends. Mug rugs are extra-large drink coasters, or smaller versions of place mats, that are the perfect size to hold your favorite beverage, with room for a treat. They make the perfect gift when you wrap them with a cute mug and a packet of cocoa! You will find 12 charming little mats all stitched with farmhouse colors and themes. Designs include sheep, rooster, pig, bee, kitty, rustic fall truck, and more. All are made using Scheepjes Softfun DK-weight yarn.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Annies
• Release date: Feb 11, 2021
• ISBN: 9781640254626

Lisa McDonald

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Guide

Dragonfly Mug Mat

Skill Level

Finished Measurements

10¼ inches wide by 5¾ inches long

Materials

•Scheepjes Softfun light (DK) weight cotton/acrylic yarn (1¾ oz/153 yds/50g per ball):

1 ball #2631 cedar

25 yds #2426 white

16 yds #2401 Prussian

•Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

•Tapestry needle

Gauge

10 sc = 2 inches; 11 rows = 2 inches

Take time to check gauge.

Dragonfly Mug Mat

Chart

Pattern Notes

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Begin and end each color with a long tail for any touch-up embroidery.

When changing color, carry and work over color not in use on wrong side to bring it across and/or up to the next stitch where it will be used. Do not cut or finish off colors until work with each color is complete. For large areas of the same color, it is best to attach small balls of yarn on each side of the large area instead of working over the color.

Mug Mat

Row 1 (RS): With cedar, ch 48, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch across, turn. (47 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first 23 sc, in last sc change color to Prussian (see illustration, see Pattern Notes), sc in next sc, in last sc change to cedar, sc in last 23 sc, turn. (23 cedar sc, 1 Prussian sc, 23 cedar sc)

Single Crochet Color Change

Rows 3–28: Referring to chart for color changes, ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.

Do not fasten off.

Border

Rnd 1: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc across, rotate mat to work across left edge, 3 sc in first st for corner, evenly place 26 sc down left edge, rotate to work across underside of foundation ch, 3 sc in first ch, sc in each ch across, rotate, 3 sc in first st, evenly place 26 sc up right edge, 1 sc in same st as beg 2 sc (to finish corner), join (see Pattern Notes) to beg sc. Fasten off. (156 sc)

Rnd 2: Join Prussian in any sc, ch 1, sc in same st as join, *in last st change to white, sc in next 2 sc, in last st change to Prussian, sc in next 2 sc; rep from * around placing 3 sc in each