Beautiful Crochet Motif Easy Crochet for Crochet Tablecloth

Beautiful Crochet Motif Easy Crochet for Crochet Tablecloth

Here’s a simple yet beautiful crochet motif pattern that can be used to create a crochet tablecloth. This pattern features a classic floral motif, which can be joined together to form a larger tablecloth.

Materials:

• Yarn: Light or medium weight cotton yarn (color of your choice)
• Crochet hook: Size appropriate for your yarn (typically a 3.5mm or 4mm hook for light/medium weight)
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

Abbreviations (US terms):

• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• dc: double crochet
• tr: treble crochet
• sp: space
• st: stitch
• rep: repeat

Crochet Motif Pattern:

Round 1:

1. Start with a magic ring (or ch 4 and sl st to form a ring).
2. Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 11 dc into the ring. (12 dc in total)
3. Sl st to the top of the starting ch-3 to close the round.

Round 2:

1. Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc + ch 2), dc in next st, ch 2. Rep from * to * around.
2. Sl st to the 3rd ch of the starting ch-5 to close the round. (12 dc and 12 ch-2 sps)

Round 3:

1. Sl st into the first ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc into the same ch-2 sp.
2. 3 dc into the next ch-2 sp. Rep from * to * around.
3. Sl st to the top of the starting ch-3 to close the round. (12 groups of 3 dc)

Round 4:

1. Ch 5 (counts as 1 tr), tr into the same st, ch 3, 2 tr into the same st (this forms the first corner).
2. Skip the next 3 dc, sc in the next dc group, skip the next 3 dc, 2 tr into the next dc, ch 3, 2 tr into the same st (corner made). Rep from * to * around.
3. Sl st to the top of the starting ch-5 to close the round.

Round 5:

1. Sl st into the corner ch-3 sp, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 4 dc into the same ch-3 sp (5 dc in total for the corner).
2. Sc into the next sc, 5 dc into the next corner ch-3 sp. Rep from * to * around.
3. Sl st to the top of the starting ch-3 to close the round.

 

Joining Motifs:

1. To join motifs, on the final round of a motif, replace ch 3 in the corners with ch 1, sl st to the corner of the adjacent motif, and then ch 1 before continuing.
2. For side joining, replace one of the dc stitches in the group with a sl st to the adjacent motif.