Crocheting Placemats - Needlework Series Author:Rita Weiss (Editor) best-known placemat patterns taken from now rare instruction booklets published some thirty years ago include Modern Squares, Americana, Fisherman’s Lace, 26 others. All stitches used to make placemats explained in diagrams. Instructions. 47 illustrations. — From Back Cover: — Crocheting is rapidly becoming one of America's most popular ... more »crafts. This book offers a wide selection of some of the best known placemat patterns ever created taken from various instruction booklets published some thirty years ago (this was published in 1978, so 30 years before that).
Twenty-nine different placemats include round, square, rectangular, and hexagon mats. Among the patterns included are:
Modern Squares Tulip Luncheon Set
Southern Beau Americana
Blue Ribbon Spicer Web
Flower Spoke Passion Flower
Wild Rose Chatelaine
Star Filet Sun Ray
Round Luncheon Set Fisherman's Lace
Snow Drift Clover Leaf
Laurel Aristocrat
Each pattern has complete instructions, indications of the amount of thread, proper crochet hook and gauge and a photograph of the finished placemat. All of the stitches used to make the placemats are explained in simple diagrams. Fourteen charts, plus close-up shots of detail work and stitches and a new introduction are included.
Whether you want your table to have an informal country look, an elegant dressy look, a smart modern look, you can find any
setting you need with these 29 placemats. If you enjoy doilies, many of these placemats used individually will make lovely ones.« less