100% Cotton worsted-weight yarn
Crochet hook "H"
Yarn needle
Ch 4,join to form loop.
Rnd 1:6 sc in loop,join with sl st to 1st sc(6 sc).
Rnd 2:Work beg cluster[ch 2,*YO,insert hook in same st,YO and pull up a loop,YO and draw through 2 loops on hook;rep from *once more,YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook]Ch 3,(work cluster[*YO,insert hook in sc indicated,YO and pull up a loop,YO and draw through 2 loops on hook;rep from * 2 times more,YO and draw through all 4 loops on hook]in next sc,ch 3)around;join with sl st to top of beg cluster(6 clusters).
Rnd 3:Sl st into ch-3 sp,ch 3(dc,ch 1,2 dc)in same sp,dc in next cluster,*(2 dc,ch 1,2 dc) in next ch-3 sp,dc in next cluster;rep from * around;join with sl st to 1st dc(30 dc).
Rnd 4:Sl st into next ch-1 sp;ch 1,sc in same sp;ch 3,sc in same sp,ch 3,skip next 2 dc,sc in next dc,ch 3,*(sc,ch 3) twice in next ch-1 sp,sc in center dc of next 5-dc section,ch 3;rep from *around;join with sl st to 1st sc(18 ch-3 sps).
Rnd 5:Sl st into next corner ch-3 sp;(ch 3,dc,ch 1,2 dc) in same sp,3 dc in each ch-3 sps,*(2 dc,ch 1,2 dc)in next ch-3 sp,3 dc in each ch-3 sps;rep from * around;join with sl st to 1st dc(60 dc).
Rnd 6-9:Rep rnds 4 & 5 with appropiate numbers of ch-3,scs
and dc.
Rnd 10:Sc in each dc,with 2 sc in corner ch-1 sps.Finish off.
Note:Repeat rounds 4 & 5 to make bigger
Placemat:rep rnds 4 & 5 5 times,15 rnds then do rnd 10.
