Summer Mint Trivet

The Summer Mint Trivet is a very easy and fast project that will look great on your summer/spring table. The contrasting colors of this trivet are fun and eye-catching. To obtain this effect, I used a bright minty color for the body of the trivet and yellow or pink for the border.

The Summer Mint Trivet is worked in consecutive rows and you do not have to turn your work.

For this project, I used Hoooked Zpagetti yarn. You might have guessed by now that I am in love with T-shirt yarn and in particular with Hoooked Zpagetti. In general, T-shirt yarn is great for making anything for the home decor. If you do not believe me, check out my Popcorn Bath Rug, or my Sea Waves Basket, or my Heart Basket. On top of that, Hoooked Zpagetti yarn is entirely produced from recycled cotton. Isn’t that great?! Like with all other T-shirt yarns, your hands might ache a bit from working with big hooks and thick yarn. But don’t get discouraged, the result is totally worth the effort!

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Materials

– 8.0-mm (0 UK) Hook
– 16 m (17.5 yards) of Super Bulky Hoooked Zpagetti yarn (5-6 wpi) in Jade Isle
– 2 m (2.2 yards) of Super Bulky Hoooked Zpagetti yarn (5-6 wpi) in Dusty Coral
– 2 m (2.2 yards) of Super Bulky Hoooked Zpagetti yarn (5-6 wpi) in Yellow Florida
– Tapestry Needle
– Scissors

Crochet abbreviations (US Terms)

Ch – Chain
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
MC – Magic Circle
Sc – Single Crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl St – Slip Stitch
St – Stitch
Yo – Yarn Over

Size

The finished Summer Mint Trivet has a diameter of approximately 21 cm (8.25”).

About the yarn

  • The Hoooked Zpagetti yarn is a super bulky yarn, which is fast and easy to crochet. However, it is also quite stretchy, so it might get tricky when it comes to keeping your work tension. My advice is to never pull on the Zpagetti yarn too much while crocheting. This way you will avoid distorted or uneven stitches.
  • Hoooked Zpagetti is quite homogenous in thickness. However, some parts might be much narrower. This can result in smaller stitches and uneven texture. To avoid unpleasant gaps in your finished item, I’d suggest you crochet two stitches together whenever you notice your yarn getting thinner.
  • Do not trust the knots that are already made to join the strands of yarn. They will most likely come undone while your crocheting or after you wash your crocheted piece. The best is to sew the ends together or to make a knot yourself.

Pattern Notes

  • The trivet is worked in consecutive rows and you do not need to turn your work.
  • The main pattern motif is (1 hdc, 1 ch). The hdc of the motif is crocheted in the ch-1 from the previous row, as shown in the picture below.
In the Summer Mint Trivet, the stitches are worked in the ch-1 of the (1 hdc, 1 ch) repeat.

Pattern

With Hoooked Zpagetti in Jade Isle, make a MC.

1. In MC, crochet (1 hdc, 1 ch) eight times. Join by sl st into the first st. (16 sts)

2. Ch 1, *(1 hdc, 1 ch) twice in each 1-ch from the previous row. Join by sl st into the first st. (32 sts)

3. Ch 1, *(1 hdc, 1 ch) twice in the first 1-ch from the previous row. (1 hdc, 1 ch) in the next 1-ch*. Repeat in between * until the end. Join by sl st into the first st. (48 sts)

4. Ch 1, *(1 hdc, 1 ch) in the first 2 1-ch from the previous row. (1 hdc, 1 ch) twice in the next 1-ch*. Repeat in between * until the end. Join by sl st into the first st. (64 sts)

5. Ch 1, *(1 hdc, 1 ch) twice in the first 1-ch from the previous row. (1 hdc, 1 ch) in the next 3 1-ch*. Repeat in between * until the end. Join by sl st into the first st. (80 sts)

6. Join Zpagetti yarn in Yellow Florida or Dusty Coral. Ch 1, (1 sc, 1 ch) in each 1-ch from the previous row. (80 sts)

To join the stitches in the final row, remove the hook from the last loop and pull the yarn toward the back of the work (top left panel in the figure below). Insert the hook into the very first st from back to front (top right panel), grab the loop that you had left (bottom left panel in the figure) and pull it through (bottom right panel).

Summer Mint Trivet, joining of the last row.

Tie off. Weave in ends.

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