Basketweave Placemat Pattern

Moving to this new apartment and actually being able to eat at our dining room table, meant that we needed new placemats. I wanted something that had a little texture but was still fairly simple to make. There wasn't anything that really jumped out at me, so I made up my own simple pattern. Its not been tested, so if anyone finds any errors, please feel free to let me know.



Basketweave Placemat

Yarn: Sugar and Cream Confectionery Yarn (14 oz. for two placemats)
Hook: G (or size to obtain gauge)Finished size: 16" x 12"
Gauge: 4 fpdc and 4 bpdc x 6 rows = 2" x 2"
Skill: Intermediate (I only say intermediate because of the fpdc and bpdc. If you're comfortable with these stitches, this is really simple).

Special stitches:
FPDC = front post double crochet
BPDC = back post double crochet

Note: Ch. 2 at beginning of each row counts as a DC.

Placemat:

Chain 65
Row 1: DC in 3rd ch. from hook and in each ch. across. Turn.

Row 2: Ch. 2. FPDC in next st, *BPDC in next 4 sts, FPDC in next 4sts.* Repeat from * to * until last 2 sts. FPDC in next st. DC inlast st. Turn.

Row 3: Ch. 2. BPDC in next st, *FPDC in next 4 sts, BPDC in next 4sts.* Repeat from * to * until last 2 sts. BPDC in next st, DC inlast st.. Turn.

Row 4: Ch. 2. FPDC in next st, *FPDC in next 4 sts, BPDC in next 4sts.* Repeat from * to * until last 2 sts. FPDC in next st. DC inlast st. Turn.

Row 5: Ch. 2. BPDC in next st. *BPDC in next 4 sts, FPDC in next 4sts.* Repeat from * to * until last 2 sts. BPDC in next st. DC inlast st. Turn.

Repeat Rows 2-5 eight more times. Do not fasten off.

Border:

Row 1: Ch.1, *sc in each st. across, 3 sc in corner* four times. Join to first sc with a sl. st.

Row 2: Repeat row 1.

Fasten off and weave in ends. Enjoy!