I’m pleased to share a free pattern with you for the holidays, the Christmas Gems Table Runner. While my crochet focus is babywear, I saw Furl Crochet’s wonderful Wander Yarn collection colors and immediately thought a holiday inspired table runner would look fabulous with the colors that I selected. A special thanks to Furls Fiberarts for supplying the yarn for this pattern which is featured this week in the 2021 Furls Blog Hop.
Furls Blog Hop
Most people know Furls for their gorgeous crochet hook collection but in 2020, they launched a blog hop. The blog hop is a year-long event highlighting several amazing designers and offers a weekly free pattern featuring yarns from Furl’s collection. The Wander Yarn collection contains a wonderful selection of 24 acrylic colors. The Thatch, Amethyst, Midnight, and Velvet colors are rich, saturated and look just like jewels under the lights so I thought a nice textured stitch would be perfect. The shell stitch achieved this and then I used alternating rows of double crochet and half double crochet on the border to complement the main pattern.
I love patterns that appear complicated but in truth are easy to make and this table runner is one of them. This specific runner measures 17 x 78 but you can adjust and gauge accordingly to to suit your needs.
If you’re hosting during the holidays or looking for a Christmas gift (or a great housewarming gift), consider making the Christmas Gems Table Runner.
Christmas Gems Table Runner Pattern
Materials
Yarn: Furls Wander 100% Acrylic Yarn, 120 yds/109 m. Five skeins of Thatch, Two skeins each of Amethyst, Midnight, and Velvet
Hook: 5.0 mm (US H)
Notions: Yarn needle, scissors, tape measure
Size: Approximately 16 in x 78 in
Abbreviations
BEG – Beginning
BET – Between
CH – Chain
DC – Double Crochet
DC2TOG – Double Crochet Two Together
PREV – Previous
REM – Remaining
REP – Repeat
RND – Round
SC – Single Crochet
SC2TOG – Single Crochet Two Together
SK – Skip
SL ST – Slip Stitch
SP – Space
YO – Yarn Over
Gauge: 5 fans x approx 10 rows = 4” x 4” (10 cm x 10 cm)
Pattern Notes: CH 3 counts as DC
Using color Thatch, CH 268
ROW 1: Two DC in fourth CH from hook, *SK next 2 CH, DC in next CH, SK next 2 CH, 5 DC in next CH, repeat from * across, ending with skip the next 2 CH, DC in the next CH, 3 DC in last CH, turn.
ROW 2: CH 3, SK first 3 DC, *5DC in the next DC, SK the next 2 DC, DC in the next DC, SK next 2 DC; repeat from * across, ending with 5 DC in the next DC, SK the next DC, DC in the top of the turning CH 3, turn.
ROW 3: CH 3, two DC in first DC, *SK next 2 DC, DC in next Dc, SK next 2 Dc, 5 DC in next DC, repeat from * across, ending with SK next 2 DC, DC in next DC, SK next 2 DC, 3 DC, in the top of turning CH 3 , turn.
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 nine times.
Row 20: CH3, *DC7TOG, CH 1, DC, CH 1,, repeat from* across, SC in top of turning CH, turn.
BORDER:
ROUND 1: CH 1, *SC across, 3 SC in each corner*, repeat from * three times, color change to Amethyst in last SC, turn
ROUND 2: CH 1, *SC across, 3 SC in each corner*, ROUND 1: CH 1, *SC across, 3 SC in each corner*, repeat from * three times, color change to Amethyst in last SC, turn turn
ROUND 3: CH 3, DC across, 3 DC in each corner*, ROUND 1: CH 1, *SC across, 3 SC in each corner*, repeat from * three times, color change to Amethyst in last SC, turn turn
ROUND 4: CH 3, DC across, 3 DC in each corner*, ROUND 1: CH 1, *SC across, 3 SC in each corner*, repeat from * three times, color change to Amethyst in last SC, turn color change to Thatch in last DC, turn
ROUND 5: CH 1, *HDC across, 3 HDC in each corner*, ROUND 1: CH 1, *SC across, 3 SC in each corner*, repeat from * three times, color change to Amethyst in last SC, turn color change to Midnight in last HDC, turn
ROUND 6: CH 3, DC across, 3 DC in each corner*, ROUND 1: CH 1, *SC across, 3 SC in each corner*, repeat from * three times, color change to Amethyst in last SC, turn turn
ROUND 7: CH 3, DC across, 3 DC in each corner*, ROUND 1: CH 1, *SC across, 3 SC in each corner*, repeat from * three times, color change to Amethyst in last SC, turn color change to Thatch in last DC, turn
ROUND 8: CH 1, *HDC across, 3 HDC in each corner*, repeat from * three times. color change to Velvet in last HDC, turn
ROUND 9: CH 3, DC across, 3 DC in each corner*, repeat from * three times, turn
ROUND 10: CH 3, DC across, 3 DC in each corner, repeat from * three times. color change to Thatch in last DC, turn
ROUND 11: CH 1, *SC across, 3 SC in each corner*, repeat from * three times. color change to Velvet in last SC, turn
ROUND 12: CH 3, *SL, CH 1, repeat from * to end of round, fasten off.
Happy crocheting!.
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