CROCHET VALENTINE PLACE MAT/DOILY

Valentine Place Mat Pattern/DOILY:

1st Round
ch 6
slip stitch to the first ch from the hook
ch 3
dc 19 into the circle
slip stitch to the top of the first chain of 3

2nd Round
ch 3
dc into the place where you just slip stitched
2 dc into each stitch for a total of 40
slip stitch to the top of the first chain of 3

3rd Round
ch 4
dc into your next stitch
dc ch 1 into each stitch for a total of 40
slip stitch to the the 3rd ch up of the first ch of 4

4th Round
1)ch 5 skip 2 dc from previous round and sc into the ch 1 space
ch 5 skip 2 dc from previous round and sc into the ch 1 space
2)ch 3 skip 2 dc from previous round and sc into the ch 1 space (do this 3 times)
then repeat 1) and 2) till you get to the end.
slip stitch into your fist ch of 5

5th Round
ch 3 and 9 dc into the ch of 5 you slip stitched into
sc into the ch of 3
1)ch 3 and sc into the next ch of 3 twice
you should now be at your ch of 5's, you now need to put 10 dc into each ch of 5's and repeat 1)
and the 10 dc in the ch of 5's until the end.
slip stitch to the third ch of your first ch of 3

6th round
ch 3 and put a dc into each of the previous dc
when you come to your ch of 3's put a single crochet and ch 3 to your next ch of 3 and put another sc then repeat
the dc of the top of all of your previous dc
slip stitch into the top of your first ch of 3

7th Round
ch 4 and put a dc ch 1 into each of your previous dc. when you come to your ch of 3 you skip it and continue your dc ch 1
until the end of the round. slip stitch to the third ch up of your first ch of 3 to close.

you will continue and repeat rounds 4-7 with one exception: In round 8 and all rounds after that, that involve making
your chains you will need to ch 5 and skip 2 dc before and after when you come to the skipped ch of 3.

I hope this was helpful. If you have an questions or feel that you need another video to explain further please don't hesitate
to ask. I would be happy to oblige.

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Large Elephant Border Pattern

Large Elephant Border

Hi guys! This is an awesome border and I love that is is a larger than usual border. You can find the video tutorial for this on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-8Ag5qtwRo
Please note that if you would like to make this border smaller you can use a smaller hook and or a lighter yarn. If you would like to make it even larger you can use a larger hook and a heavier weight yarn. This is in multiples of 10.

Materials:
*5mm hook
*Any yarn of your choice. I used Red Heart Super Saver in white
*scissors
*darning needle

Abbreviations:
sl st: slip stitch
dc: double crochet
sc: single crochet
ch: chain
hdc: half double crochet
bc: because ;-)

Pattern:
Beginning body and legs
6 sl st
in the 6th sl st ch 2, same stitch add 1 dc. this will count as 2 dc bc of chain 2.
skip 2 place 2 dc in third stitch
chain 2 and turn your work. 
chain 2 counts as first dc. on the the top of next dc do 1 dc.
place 2 dc in the ch 2 space
1 dc in the top of the next 2 previous dc
tail
chain 5, skip 5 and sc into the 6th sl st. Now you will turn your work again. (if this is the first elephant in your border simply sl st back up the ch of 5)
tie in trunk of previous elephant
after you ch 5 and sc you will then sl st back up 2 times. pull out your loop then place your hook in the previous trunk at the tip and pull in your loop and sc then proceed up the chain of 5 with three more sl st.
we are now at the top of the body
 sc in the fist stitch
hdc in the next
dc in the next 4 stitches
ch 2 very loosely and sc into the bottom of our last dc we just completed. you will now have a loop.
Ears
you will ignore this loop for now and work around the post of the previous dc. 
sc around this post and ch 2 then place 5 dc in this same space then ch 3 and sc back into the same space. this completes the first ear. 
2nd Ear
you will now be working in the loop we created. place a sc then ch 2 then add 5 dc then ch 3 and sc all into the same space. You will now have what looks to be a bow or a butterfly. you will now ch 2 very loosely and sc in between the ears at the top hole.
Head
you will now work in the ch 2 loop we just created.
sc 1 and ch 2 then work 3 dc into this space.
trunk 
ch 5 sl st back down for a total of 4 sl st
working our way down to get to the bottom of the second leg
you will now ch 1. Then you will sc into the space directly behind the trunk then ch 1 then go directly behind the head sc then ch 1. then you will ch 1 and sc in the space behind the ears. You will then ch 1 and sc into the space available at the leg and then ch 1 and then finally you will sc into the bottom of the leg. You are finished with your elephant. to start on your next one you will slip stitch 6 and repeat.