This simple motif makes a cute mug rug. Change up the colors to celebrate different holidays! Use red and white for Christmas and Valentine’s Day, blue and white for Hanukkah, orange and black for Halloween… The possibilities are endless! This pattern is part of the seventh annual Holiday Stashdown Crochet Along with CAL Central.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog HERE.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, half double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting in the round, increasing
Crocheting in the back loop (includes linked video tutorial)

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
6.25” (16 cm) square.

Materials
WeCrochet Dishie yarn (100% cotton, 3.5 oz/100 g, 190 yd/174 m) – 1 skein each in 25786 Fiesta Red (CA) and 28150 White (CB), or approximately 25 yd (23 m) each in CA and CB in any medium weight, cotton or bamboo yarn.

WeCrochet Mosaic US Size H-8/5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.

4 stitch markers (optional).

Clover bent-tip yarn needle.

Gauge
Finished motif = 6.25” (16 cm) in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project. Stitches should be small to create a stiff and dense fabric.