Lisa McDonald - Pet Mug Mats

If you are an Annies customer and have a question about the instructions on a pattern you have purchased, please visit: http://www.anniescatalog.com/pages/customer_care/pattern_services.html Table of Contents Skill Level Finished Measurements 8 inches wide 5 inches long Materials Scheepjes Softfun light (DK) weight cotton/acrylic yarn (1 oz/153 yds/50g per ball): 1 ball #2634 bumblebee 20 yds #2408 black 10 yds #2496 banana 8 yds #2412 snow 3 yds #2431 clay 2 yds #2601 graphite 1 yd #2491 pecan Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge Tapestry needle Bernese Mountain Dog Chart Gauge 11 sc = 2 inches; 12 rows = 2 inches Take time to check gauge. Pattern Notes Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Each square on the chart depicts 1 single crochet. Read the chart as follows: Odd-numbered rows: Read and change colors from right to left. Even-numbered rows: Read and change colors from left to right. Change color in the single crochet before the color change is shown.

Carry color not in use on wrong side to bring it across and/or up to the next stitch/row where it will be used. For large areas of the same color, it is best to attach small balls of yarn on each side of the large area instead of working over the color; for example, use 1 small ball of bumblebee on each side of the heart. Mug Mat Row 1 (RS): With bumblebee, ch 43, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch across, turn. (42 sc)Row 2 (WS): Ch 1, sc in first 34 sc, in last sc change color to banana(see Pattern Notes, illustration and Chart), sc in next sc, in last sc change color to bumblebee, sc in rem 7 sc, turn. (34 bumblebee sc, 1 banana sc, 7 bumblebee sc) Single Crochet Color Change Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sc, change color to banana, sc in next 3 sc, change color to bumblebee, sc in next 10 sc, change color to snow, sc in next 7 sc, change color to black, sc in next 14 sc, change color to bumblebee, sc in rem 2 sc, turn. (6 bumblebee sc, 3 banana sc, 10 bumblebee sc, 7 snow sc, 14 black sc, 2 bumblebee sc)Rows 428: Referring to Chart for color changes, ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.

Do not fasten off bumblebee. Border Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, ch 2 (corner), rotate mat to work across left edge, evenly place 28 sc down left edge, ch 2, rotate to work across underside of foundation ch, sc in each ch across, ch 2, rotate to work across right edge, evenly place 28 sc up right edge, ch 2, join(see Pattern Notes) to beg sc. Fasten off. (140 sc, 4 ch-2 sps)Rnd 2: With RS facing, join banana in sc after any ch-2 sp, ch 1, *sc in each sc to next ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp; rep from * around, join to beg sc. Fasten off. (148 sc, 4 ch-2 sps)Rnd 3: With RS facing, join bumblebee in sc after any ch-2 sp, ch 1, *sc in each sc to next ch-2 sp, 3 sc in ch-2 sp; rep from * around, join to beg sc.

Fasten off. (160 sc) Finishing Do any touch-up embroidery and weave in ends. Skill Level Finished Measurements 8 inches wide 6 inches long Materials Scheepjes Softfun light (DK) weight cotton/acrylic yarn (1 oz/153 yds/50g per ball): 1 ball #2410 candy apple 10 yds #2637 mahogany 20 yds #2408 black 5 yds #2412 snow 4 yds #2513 light rose 1 yd #2496 banana Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge Tapestry needle Tuxedo Cat Chart Gauge 11 sc = 2 inches; 12 rows = 2 inches Take time to check gauge. Pattern Notes Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Each square on the chart depicts 1 single crochet stitch. Read the chart as follows: Odd-numbered rows: Read and change colors from right to left.

Even-numbered rows: Read and change colors from left to right. Change color in the single crochet before the color change is shown. Carry color not in use on wrong side to bring it across and/or up to the next stitch/row where it will be used. For large areas of the same color, it is best to attach small balls of yarn on each side of the large area instead of working over the color; for example, use 1 small ball of candy apple on each side of the heart. Mug Mat Row 1 (RS): With candy apple, ch 43, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch across, turn. (3 candy apple sc, 7 black sc, 9 snow sc, 7 black sc, 8 candy apple sc, 1 mahogany sc, 7 candy apple sc) Single Crochet Color Change Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sc, change to mahogany, sc in next 3 sc, change to candy apple, sc in next 7 sc, change to black, sc in next 7 sc, change to snow, sc in next 9 sc, change to black, sc in next 7 sc, change to candy apple, sc in rem 3 sc, turn. (6 candy apple sc, 3 mahogany sc, 7 candy apple sc, 7 black sc, 9 snow sc, 7 black sc, 3 candy apple sc)Rows 430: Referring to Chart for color changes, ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn. (6 candy apple sc, 3 mahogany sc, 7 candy apple sc, 7 black sc, 9 snow sc, 7 black sc, 3 candy apple sc)Rows 430: Referring to Chart for color changes, ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.

Do not fasten off candy apple. Border Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, ch 2 (corner), rotate mat to work across left edge, evenly place 30 sc down left edge, ch 2, rotate to work across underside of foundation ch, sc in each ch across, ch 2, rotate to work across right edge, evenly place 30 sc up right edge, ch 2, join(see Pattern Notes) to beg sc. Fasten off. (144 sc, 4 ch-2 sps)Rnd 2: With RS facing, join mahogany in sc after any ch-2 sp, ch 1, *sc in each sc to next ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp; rep from * around, join to beg sc. Fasten off. (152 sc, 4 ch-2 sps)Rnd 3: With RS facing, join candy apple in sc after any ch-2 sp, ch 1, *sc in each sc to next ch-2 sp, 3 sc in ch-2 sp; rep from * around, join to beg sc.

Fasten off. (164 sc) Finishing With snow, embroider 3 whiskers on each side of the cats nose, using photograph as a guide. Do any additional touch-up embroidery and weave in ends.