Introduction
The Festivities Placemat is a beautiful festive Tunisian crochet table décor for that special time of the year spent with your loved ones and friends. Let them be impressed by your fine dining served on a beautifully decorated table!
The Christmas placemat is worked diagonally from bottom left corner alternating white with stripes of red and green up to top right corner.

Skills required
Chain, Tunisian crochet technique (alternating forward and return passes), Tunisian full stitch (tfs), increase under back horizontal bar (M1, increase st), blocking.

Materials and tools
Hobbii Rainbow 8/4 (100% Cotton | fingering weight | 50 g (1.76 oz) = 170 m (186 yds)), (#02) Natural White 1 skein (A), (#64) Dark Powder Rose 1 skein (B), (#85) Dark Mint 1 skein (C)
(1 skein of each is enough for a set of 2 placemats)

Tunisian crochet hook size 3.5 mm (US size E/4) with cable (at least 25.5 cm (10”)) or size to obtain the gauge
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Laundry starch (optional)