If you're interested in crocheting tablecloths, table runners, or doilies, here are some simple patterns for each:
Crochet Tablecloth
Materials:- Size 10 crochet thread in desired color
- Steel crochet hook size 7 or 1.65mm
- Ch: Chain
- Dc: Double crochet
- Tr: Treble crochet
- Sl st: Slip stitch
- Start with a chain that is a multiple of 6 (e.g., 240 for a 40-inch tablecloth).
- Join the last chain to the first with a slip stitch to form a ring.
- Round 1: Ch 4 (counts as 1 tr), tr in the next 5 ch, ch 1, skip 1 ch. Repeat * to * around. Join with a sl st to the 4th chain of the starting ch-4.
- Round 2: Ch 4 (counts as 1 tr), tr in the next 5 tr, tr in the ch-1 space. Repeat * to * around. Join with a sl st to the 4th chain of the starting ch-4.
- Repeat Round 2 until the tablecloth reaches your desired size.
Crochet Table Runner
Materials:- Worsted weight cotton yarn
- Crochet hook size H/8 or 5mm
- Ch: Chain
- Sc: Single crochet
- Dc: Double crochet
- Start with a chain that is the desired length of your table runner (e.g., 60 inches).
- Row 1: Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across.
- Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), turn. Dc in each sc across.
- Repeat Row 2 until the table runner reaches your desired width.
Crochet Doily
Materials:- Size 10 crochet thread in white or ecru
- Steel crochet hook size 7 or 1.65mm
- Ch: Chain
- Sc: Single crochet
- Dc: Double crochet
- Sl st: Slip stitch
- Start with a chain that is a multiple of 6 plus 1 (e.g., 37 for a 6-inch doily).
- Join the last chain to the first with a slip stitch to form a ring.
- Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around. Join with a sl st to the first sc.
- Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), dc in the same st, skip 2 sc, 5 dc in the next sc, skip 2 sc, dc in the next sc. Repeat * to * around. Join with a sl st to the top of the starting ch-3.
- Round 3: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with a sl st to the first sc.
- Repeat Round 2 and Round 3 until the doily reaches your desired size.
