Moss stitch table mat is another beginner friendly project. Even though the moss stitch (also called linen or granite stitch) looks pretty simple, you can get a very interesting design if you will combine a couple of colors. It is dense, which means that it fits perfectly for table mats, coasters, dishcloths or potholders.
I like how the moss stitch table mat turned out, so I am thinking to make matching coaster as well. I hope that you like it too and you will use the free pattern below to make your own mats.
Good luck!
Pinterest: Also, you can save it to Pinterest for later here.
Materials
- Yarn: any fine or dk yarn will work. I used two cakes (one gray, one white) of 50 g (120 m) Somerset Linen silk yarn from a local store.
- Hook: as suggested on your yarn label. I used hook size 2.5.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- ch: chain
- prev: previous
- st: stitch
- sc: single crochet
- rep * *: repeat from * to *
Notes
You will be working in rows. The size of my table mat is 25×33 cm, but if you want you can make it a bit bigger. You can adjust the length by choosing the length of your chain. I chained 90, so to that you could add, e.g. 20. To increase the height you have at least two options: 1) to increase the number of rows for the first and for the last gray stripe; 2) instead of finishing with row 70, continue by repeating rows 1-16 once again. If you are not familiar with the moss stitch, you can check the tutorial here. How to change the yarn color for the next row is shown in my easy three color pillow post: photo instructions, changing yarn color, steps 1a – 3a.
Pattern
Take your gray yarn and start with any even number of chains. I chained 90.
Row 1: sc in the fourth ch from your hook, *ch 1, skip one ch and sc in the following ch*; rep * * until the end of the row.
Row 2: ch 2, sc in the ch space of the prev row, *ch 1, skip one st, sc in the ch space of the prev row*, rep * * until the end of the row. Your last sc should be in the turning ch of the prev row.
For the rest of the project you will be repeating row 2. The color scheme is described below.
Row 3-6: gray.
Row 7-8: white.
Row 9-10: gray.
Row 11-12: white.
Row 13-14: gray.
Row 15-16: white.
Row 17-70: rep row 1-16 three times.
Color scheme
Enjoy your table mat!
PDF: If you prefer a printable PDF pattern without ads, you can buy it here.
You can save this pattern to Pinterest here.
