Mandala Placemat Crochet Pattern

If you are looking for the perfect wedding gift, housewarming gift or just a nice way to personalize your table, the Mandala placemat crochet pattern is for you.

Materials:

• 3 mm hook.
• Cotton yarn: 2 50g skeins of Schachenmayr Catania Originals per crochet placemat. Lovecrafts offers this yarn in 82 colors, you’ll definitely find some you love for your crochet placemats.
• Tapestry needle to weave in the ends.
• T-pins for blocking.

Abbreviations

This placemat crochet pattern follows UK crochet notations.

• sl = slip stitch
• ch = chain
• dc = double crochet
• tr = treble crochet
• dtr = double treble crochet
• puff = puff stitch

Notes

• Repeat the stitches mentioned between * * until the end of the round.
• Each row starts with a ch1 or ch3 which counts as a dc and tr respectively unless otherwise specified.

The Actual Mandala Placemat Crochet Pattern

Round 1: Make 11 puff stitches in a magic ring. Don’t forget to lock each one with a ch1. Finish the round with a ss in the 1st puff. Don’t pull to close the ring yet!

Round 2: Yarn in between 2 puff stitches. Ch3, 2tr in the same stitch. Repeat * 3tr between each puff * around. Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 3: Join yarn in the gap between 2 tr groups, ch3, 2tr in the same place, * ch2, 3tr in the next gap between 2 tr groups *. Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3. Now you can tighten the magic ring to close it. Pull the tail until the hole disappears. Don’t forget to weave in this tail to secure it before you cut it.

Round 4: Yarn in ch2 space, ch3, 4tr in the same ch2 space, ch1, * 5tr, ch1 *.

Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 5: Start round in ch1 space, ch1, 1dc in the same space, ch6, * 1dc in the next ch1 space, ch6 *. Finish the round with a ss in the ch1.

Round 6: Yarn in a 6 ch space, ch3, 7tr in the same 6 ch space, * 8tr in every 6 ch space around *. Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 7: Join yarn in any tr, ch4, miss 1, * 1tr, ch1, miss 1 *. Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch4.

Round 8: Yarn in ch1 space, ch3, 1tr in the same space, ch1, * 2tr in the next ch1 space, ch1 *. Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 9: Start in any ch1 space, ch3, 1tr in the same space, ch2, * 2tr in the next ch1 space, ch2 *. Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 10: Join in ch2 space, ch1, * 2dc in the same space, 1dc between the next 2tr *. When doing the dc between the tr I only go over the 1st level of yarn separating the tr not both. I like the look of the 2tr group. If you want a more lacy look, you can insert your hook below the 2nd level yarn too. Finish the round with a ss in the ch1.

Round 11: Yarn in any dc, ch3, * 1tr in each dc *. Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 12: Join in any tr, ch1, 1dc in the same space, * 1 dc in each tr *. Finish the round with a ss in the ch1.

Round 13: Yarn in any dc, ch3, 1tr in the same stitch, ch1, miss 1, 1tr , ch1, miss 1, 1tr, miss1, * 2tr in the same st, ch1, miss1, 1tr, ch1, miss 1, 1tr *. Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 14: Yarn in between 2tr, ch3, 2tr in the same place, 1tr in the next 1ch space, 2tr in the next 1ch space, * 2tr between the 2tr,

2tr in the next 1ch space, 1tr in the next 1ch space, 2tr in the next 1ch space *. Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 15: Join yarn in between a 2tr group and a 1tr, ch1, 1dc in the gap between 1tr and 2tr group, ch7, * 1dc in the next gap between 2tr group and 1tr, 1dc in the gap between 1tr and 2tr group, ch7 *. Finish the round with a ss in the ch1.

Round 16: Yarn in a 7ch space, ch3, 8tr, * ch1, 9tr in the next 7ch space *. Finish round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 17: Join yarn in any tr, ch3, ch1, miss 1, * 1tr, ch1, miss 1 *. Finish with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 18: Join yarn in any 1ch space (doesn’t count as a dc), 1dc in the same space, * 1dc in the 1tr, 1dc in the next 1ch space *. Finish with a ss in the ch1.

Round 19: Join in any dc, ch3, * 1tr in each dc *. Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 20: Yarn in a tr, ch1, * 1dc in each tr *. Finish the round with a ss in the ch1.

Round 21: Join in a dc, ch1, 8dc, ch2, miss 1, * 9dc, ch2, miss 1 *. Finish with a ss in the ch1.

Round 22: Yarn in the 2ch space, ch3, 1tr in the same space, ch2, miss 2, 1tr, ch1, miss 1, 2tr, ch1, miss 1, 1tr, ch2, miss 2, * 2tr in the ch2 space, ch2, miss 2, 1tr, ch1, miss 1, 2tr, ch1, miss 1, 1tr, ch2, miss 2 *. Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 23: Yarn in anywhere. Ch3 which counts as a tr and

in each ch2, 3tr

in each ch1, 2tr

between each tr of a 2tr group, 1tr

Finish the round with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 24: Yarn in anywhere, ch1, * 1 dc in each stitch around *. Finish the round with a ss in the ch1.

Round 25: Join in a dc, ch3, ch1, miss 1, * 1tr, ch1, miss 1 *. Finish with a ss in the 3rd ch of the ch3.

Round 26: Join in a ch1 space, ch4, * 1dtr in each tr and each 1ch space around *. Finish with a ss in the 4th ch of the ch4.