Kitchen Mat Crochet Pattern with T-shirt Yarn

This Kitchen Mat Crochet Pattern is a simple and quick pattern that you can make from what you already have at home.

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Working with T-shirt yarn, it is easiest to work with taller stitches. While I wanted this to be a very simple design, I also wanted it to be aesthetically pleasing. The kind of project that would add some colour and personality to the most frequented space (well, if you have young dependent children, it is the most frequented space) in the home.

This Kitchen Mat crochet pattern is pretty straightforward and fast (working with chunky t-shirt yarn usually is). You can follow the written pattern or just go straight with the chart, but you’d still have to follow parts of the written pattern for the last few rows. The only part you may find a bit of work is stringing the yarn to highlight the word on the mat, but that was so fun to do!

I love the style and personality it adds to my kitchen. The colours too add a cheeriness that has me just wanting to move it around so I can always stand on it.

Yarn

Hoooked Zpaghetti is a super bulky t-shirt yarn made from 90% recycled cotton and other materials. It is such a superb tshirt yarn to work with, creating many appealing designs and quick projects too.

It can be a bit tough to manipulate if your fingers are not comfortable working with heavier yarn weights. For ease, use a larger hook (unless you are particular about having a tight project), and flex your fingers/hands often.

If you are buying more than 1 ball of this yarn, please ensure that they are both the same size, I have seen 700gr and 850gr and have noticed some differences in the thickness of the yarn from both. I have experienced this the hard way. Nevertheless, I love working with this yarn, and I plan to make a giant rug some time with it.

I mentioned at the beginning that this pattern can be made with what you already have in your home, so if you’d rather not buy any yarn, and you have enough old t-shirts in your home, why not make your own t-shirt yarn? Use the amount of yarn for this pattern to measure how much you need and See the tutorial on How to Make T-shirt yarn

Patterns You can make with T-shirt Yarn

D.I.Y rug (this, we still use in our bathroom. It washes and dries easily),

Chunky Bag (a bit of a fashion statement),

Storage Basket (a beautiful storage item for your space. The leftover from this basket saved this Kitchen Mat crochet pattern)

Kitchen Mat Crochet Pattern with T-shirt Yarn

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Finished Size: 34 inches wide/ 12.1 inches high

Gauge: 4 DC across= 4”

You’ll need:

• 1 and half ball of T-shirt yarn (this pattern uses Hoooked  Zpaghetti) in 2 colours. One MC, one CC. Use colours of your choice, note that you will need more of the MC.
• 10mm or larger hook (you can use between 10-12 for this project)
• Large eye needle or Smaller hook for weaving in tails
• Scissors

Stitches /Abbreviation:

• HDC-half double crochet
• DC- double crochet
• ST- stitch
• MC- main colour
• CC- contrast colour
• BLO- back loop only

Notes:

• Pattern is written in U.S terms
• Ch 1 does not count as a stitch

PATTERN

With CC

Row 1: Chain 71, DC in 3^rd chain from hook and each chain across. Ch 1, turn

Row 2: in Back Loop Only, DC in each st across. ch 1, turn. Finish last st, with MC

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With MC (you can follow the chart from here or continue with the written pattern to row 12).

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Note: when working these rows, the first 13 and last 13 stitches on even numbered rows are made in Back Loop Only of the stitches.  

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Tip: when making the last DC in the even numbered rows, make it under both loops (this eliminates the gaping space that will occur if you worked in the BLO)

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Row 3: DC in 13 sts, Ch 1, skp 1 st, DC in 5 sts, Ch 1,  skp 1 st, DC in 2, Ch 1 skp 1 st, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 3, Ch 1skp 1, DC in 1, Ch 1, skp 1, DC in 1, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 6, Ch 1 skp , DC in 5, Ch 1, skp 1,DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 13 sts across. Ch 1, turn

Row 4: DC in 13, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 4, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 6, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 2, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 2, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 13 sts across, Ch 1, turn

Row 5: DC in 13, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 2, Ch 1, skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 9, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 4, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 7, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 3, Ch 1 skp 1, DC across 13 sts. Ch 1, turn

Row 6: DC in 13, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 2, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 8, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 4, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 9, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1, skp 1, DC in 2, Ch 1, skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC across. Ch 1, turn

Row 7: DC in 13, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 2, Ch 1, skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 9, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 4, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 9, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 1, Ch 1 skp 1, DC across. Ch 1, turn

Row 8: DC in 13, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 1, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 9, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 4, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 9, Ch 1 skp 1, (DC in 1, Ch 1 skp 1) 3 times, DC in 2, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC across. Ch 1, turn

Row 9:  DC in 13, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 2, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 9, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 4, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 8, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 2, Ch 1 skp 1, DC across. Ch 1, turn

Row 10: DC in 13, Ch 1 skp1, DC in 3, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 7, Ch 1 skp 1,  DC in 4, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 9, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 2, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC across. Ch 1, turn

Row 11: DC in 13, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp, DC in 2, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 2, Ch 1 skp 1, (DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1) 2 times, DC in 6, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 4, Ch 1 skp 1, DC across. Ch 1, turn

Row 12: DC in 13, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 2, Ch 1 skp 1, (DC in 1, Ch 1 skp 1) 3 times, DC in 3, Ch 1 skp 1, (DC in 1, Ch 1 skp 1) 2 times, DC in 3, Ch 1skp 1, DC in 5, Ch 1 skp 1, DC in 3, Ch 1 skp 1, (DC in 1, Ch 1 skp 1) 2 times, DC across. End last st with CC. Ch 1, turn

Row 13: DC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 14: in Back Loop Only, DC in each st across. snip yarn, weave tails. (Tip: in the absence of a larger eye needle, use the smaer hook to pull the tails through the stitches)

Edging on the sides– with MC

Tip: make SC in between the DC post, not in the spaces in between the stitches.

First side: Join yarn in bottom of 1^st st, Ch 2, SC in 1st st, 2 SC in next st and each st across. In last st, make one SC, Ch 2, Sl st in top (under the 2 loops) of st.

Repeat for the opposite side.

Highlighting the Word

Following the examples below, string yarn through Chain 1 spaces to highlight each letter. Only cut the yarn after each space has been stringed, leave enough tail to weave in.

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Weave tails into the matching yarn colour. Place mat in your kitchen and enjoy your handwork.

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