red (2 balls)
cyclamen (2 balls)
I started my project by using the lime green cotton.
If you prefer to have a longer table runner and so a thin oval, just crochet a longer chain! My table runner is more circular!
As you can see, your oval is forming. Infact, you'll have the 2 ends of your work that are curved (where you have your 5 DCs in the same stitch). Note that you will go around each curve by increasing by 5 : a total of 10 increases per round, ok?
Between the 2 curves, we have the central section of the table runner, that resembles a rectangular shape. We have a top and a bottom. In this specific case, both top and bottom have 30 stitches each.
When I was working on this project, I used to put a little safety pin in the first stitch and in the last stitch (#30) of the top and of the bottom (total : 4 pins). In that way was easy to know where each curve started and ended.
Before starting a new round, I tend to trim the ends in .
To make my life easier, as I was using the invisible join at the end of each round, when starting a new round, I used to push my hook in the back loop* of the first stitch of the round (that is the one just the one before the first Dc of our top). This is even the stitch close by the "fake one"(that remains on the right of the real stitch) formed using the invisible join!
Round 3 : change colour : red.
Chain 3 in the back loop* of the stitch before the pin! Work 30 DCs in the top. In the curve, increase in this way :
1 DC in first stitch, 2 DCS in second stitch. Repeat this pattern other 4 times! Work 30 DCS in the bottom. Work
1 DC (in first stitch of the 2nd curve), 2 DCs in 2nd stitch. Repeat this pattern other 3 times. Work
1 DC in the last but one stitch and 1DC in last stitch. Slip stitch or invisible join.
90 stitches.
Round 4 : change colour : cyclamen.
Chain 3 in the back loop* of the stitch before the pin! Work 30 DCS in the top. In the curve, repeat this pattern
2DCs in first stitch, 1 DC, 1DC five times! Work 30 DCs in the bottom. Second curve :
repeat 4 times 2 DCs in first stitch, 1 DC, 1 DC. Then
2DCs in same stitch, 1 DC in last stitch. Slip stitch or invisible join.
100 stitches.
Round 5 : change colour : red.
Chain 3 in the back loop* of the stitch before the pin! Work 30 DCs in the top. Start the curve with :
1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 2 DCs. Repeat this pattern other 4 times. Work 30 DCs in the bottom. In the second curve repeat the same pattern :
1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 2 DCs four times. Then
1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC. Slip stitch or invisible join.
110 stitches.
Round 6 : change colour : cyclamen.
Chain 3 in the back loop* of the stitch before the pin! Work 30 DCs in the top. In the first curve :
1 DC, 2 DCs, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC and repeat it other 4 times! Work 30 DCs in the bottom. in the second curve repeat the identical pattern :
1 DC, 2 DCs, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC 4 times in total. Then :
1 DC, 2 DCs, 1 DC, 1 DC. Slip stitch or invisible join.
120 stitches.
Round 7 : change colour : green.
Chain 3 in the back loop* of the stitch before the pin! Work 30 DCs in the top. In the first curve increase as follow :
1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 2 DCs. Repeat it other 4 times! Work 30 DCs in the bottom. In the second curve :
1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 2 DCs and repeat the pattern other 3 times. Then :
1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC. Slip stitch or invisible join.
130 stitches.
Round 8 : change colour : red.
Chain 3 in the back loop* of the stitch before the pin. Work 30 DCs in the top. In the first curve, repeat 5 times this pattern :
1 DC, 1 DC, 2 DCs, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC.
Work 30 DCs in the bottom. In the second curve, repeat the pattern 4 times :
1 DC, 1 DC, 2 DCs, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC. Then :
1 DC, 1 DC, 2 DCs, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC. Slip stitch or invisible join.
140 stitches.
Round 9 : change colour : cyclamen.
Chain 3 in the back loop* of the stitch before the pin! Work 30 DCs in the top. In the first curve increase in this way :
1 DC, 2 DCs, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC and repeat this pattern other 4 times! Work 30 DCs in the bottom. In the second curve, repeat the same pattern used in the first curve, only 4 times! Then :
1 DC, 2 DCs, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC. Slip stitch or invisible join.
150 stitches.
Round 10 : change colour : red.
Chain 3 in the back loop* of the stitch before the pin! Work 30 DCs in the top. Repeat 5 times this pattern in the first curve :
1DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC,
2 DCs, 1 DC. Work 30 DCs in the bottom. Even in the 2nd curve repeat the same scheme as in the first one, but only 4 times!!! Then :
1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 2 DCs. Slip stitch or invisible join.
160 stitches.
Round 11 : change colour : cyclamen.
Chain 3 in the back loop* of the stitch before the pin! Work 30 DCs in the top. In the first curve :
1 DC, 2 DCs, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC and repeat this pattern other 4 times! Work 30 DCs in the bottom. In the second curve repeat the same pattern as in first curve, but only 4 times. Then :
1 DC, 2 DCs, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC. Slip stitch or invisible join.
170 stitches.
Note : in this round, just 11 stitches before the end of the second curve, I had to start a new cyclamen ball!
Round 12 : change colour : red.
Chain 3 in the back loop* of the stitch before the pin. Work 30 DCs in the top. In the first curve :
1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 2 DCS, 1 DC and repeat this pattern other 4 times. Work 30 DCs in the bottom. In the second curve, repeat the same pattern of first curve, but only 4 times! Then :
1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 2 DCs. Slip stitch or invisible join.
180 stitches.
Note : just 3 stitches before the end of the first curve, I had to start a new ball of red!
Round 13 : change colour : green.
Chain 3 in the back loop* of the stitch before the pin! Work 30 DCs in the top. In the first curve repeat 5 times the following pattern :
1 DC, 2 DCs, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC. Work 30 DCs in the bottom. Repeat the same scheme of the first round in the second one, but only 4 times! Then :
1 DC, 2 DCs, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 DC. Slip stitch or invisible join.
190 stitches.
Round 14 : change colour : cyclamen. I join the cotton in the 16th stitch (counting the stitches from the first pin in the top), then
chain 2 , *skip one stitch, work 2 half double crochet in same stitch, repeat from * until the end of the round. For a mathematical reason, when you arrive just before the end of your round, you'll notice that between the first
chain 2 and the last
2 half double crochet shell you will a space with 2 stitches, not one! So, to avoid the creation of a hole, just crochet
another 2 half double crochet shell in the second stitch! Ok ??? Slip stitch or invisible join.
192 stitches.
Round 15 : change colour : green. In any "space"(note that there is no chain-1 space between the shells! ;oD), join the new yarn and
chain 1. Then
1 single crochet (or SC) in the first stitch of the shell and 1 SC in the "space" between 2 shells. Repeat until the end of the round! slip stitch or invisible join!
Round 16 : change colour : red. Join in any stitch and
chain 2 and 1 half double crochet in the same stitch (first 2 hDC shell), *skip one stitch, 2 hDCs and repeat from * until the end. Slip stitch or invisible join.
Round 17 : change colour : green. Join the new yarn in any "space" between two shells and
chain 1. Then *
1 SC in first stitch of the shell, 1 SC in "space", 1 SC in first stitch of the shell, 1 SC in "space", 1 SC in first stich of the shell, 1 SC in "space" , 1 SC in first stitch of the shell, 2 SCS and repeat from * until the end. Slip stitch or invisible join.
SCALLOP EDGING :
I work with 2 colours : red (first colour) and cyclamen (second colour).
The scheme for the scallops is the following :
join any yarn you choose to start with in the first stitch of the first curve and
chain 1. Skip one stitch and work 4 DCs in the same stitch, skip one stitch, *1 SC, skip one stitch, work 4 DCs in the same stitch, skip one stitch and repeat from * until the end of the round.
Note that the last scallop tends to be of the same colour of the first one, so I decided to work the first stitches of the last scallop in the same shade of the first one (red) and the other two stitches in the other shade (cyclamen)!!!!!
Hope my instructions are clear enough for you all!!!
If there is any problem/ question, please feel free to contact me and I will be more than happy to help you!!!!
My Ravelry notes can be found
HERE !!!!
I have to thank enormously
MAAIKE for this great opportunity to work with her and to have a try with "Catania Grande" cotton! I really enjoyed this experience and it has been a good challenge for me as a crocheter : it helped me to build a stronger confidence in my crochet skills!!! My self esteem had a full blast !!!! Thank you!!!!!
Please note that, for a time zone issue, I'm posting my project before the other two ladies!!!
I'll update their links asap, when I'll be informed that their posts will be ready, too!!!
Sorry for the inconvenience !!!!
XXXX Alessandra