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This Paw Print Love Mat is a crochet dog bowl mat pattern (free). Keep scrolling down for all the step by step written instructions as well as a chart.
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This crochet pet mat for your dog or cat is like a placemat for your pet’s food and water bowls. It helps keep their eating and drinking area tidy, absorbs spills and adds a great touch to your home decor.
You can use any two colors of any size 4 (medium) yarn. The pattern creates a crochet pet mat that is approx. 24″ wide and 16″ high. The sizing doesn’t need to be exact so you don’t need to worry too much about gauge.
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Easy (colorwork and simple stitches)
The pattern creates a mat that is approx. 24” wide and 16” high.
Yarn: Any size 4 (medium) yarn in two colors:
Crochet Hook Size: H/8 (5.00 mm).
Other Materials: yarn needle, scissors, two stitch markers and a measuring tape.
This pattern is written for right-handed crochet using standard US terminology. If you’re more familiar with UK terms, here’s my US to UK Conversion Chart.
4” x 4” = 14 sc and 16 rows
For this pattern, you will add/pick up and use the contrast color (B) only when working on the “Love” / paw print and carry the main color (A) along the wrong side (WS).
When there are no more B stitches in the row, you will drop B (you don’t carry B to the end of the row) and pick B back up on the following row. The rows are worked from right to left and then left to right so B will be close by when you need it again.
There are two times in the pattern when you need to carry B along the WS to ensure it is close by when you need it next. These times are indicated in the written instructions and on the chart.
Ensure all strands are always kept along the wrong side.
Here is more information on how to crochet with two colors including a video tutorial.
A = Main Color
B = Contrast Color (“Love” & the Paw Print)
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Start: With A (Main Color), chain 79. (Continue using A until instructed to change colors).
For Row 1 (only), work into the back ridge loops.
Row 1 (RS): In the 2nd ch from hook, hdc. In the next ch, sl st. *Hdc in the next ch. Sl st in the next ch.* Repeat from * to * across. Reminders: each row has 78 sts (chains never count as sts). Ch 1 and turn after each row.
Row 2 (WS): (Reminder: always work into the 1st st, the st attached to the ch). *Hdc in the next st. Sl st in the next st.* Repeat from * to * across.
Rows 3 – 6: Repeat Row 2.
Row 7 (RS): [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. (Tip: Always place a stitch marker in the top of the last sl st made – the 6th st in the row. The stitch marker will help you count your sc sts). Sc in the next 66 sts. [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Rows 8 – 12: Repeat Row 7.
Row 13 (RS): With A[Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 41, with B (Contrast Color) sc 3, with A sc 14, with B sc 4, with A sc 4. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Here’s step by step how to do Row 13:
Because Row 13 is a RS (right side) row, the front of your work is facing you.
With A (Main Color): In the 1st st (the st attached to the ch), hdc. In the next st, sl st. In the next st, hdc. In the next st, sl st. In the next st, hdc. In the next st, sl st. Place a stitch marker in the top of the last sl st.
With A, sc in the next 40 sts. On the 41st st, add B (Contrast Color) and sc. Make sure the strands are kept along the wrong side (WS). Since Row 13 is a RS row, the WS in this row is facing away from you.
With B, sc in the next 2 sts. On the 3rd st, switch to A and sc. With A, sc in the next 13 sts (remember to carry B along the WS and “catch/trap” it every 4-6 sts). On the 14th st, switch to B and sc.
With B, sc in the next 3 sts. On the 4th st, switch to A and sc. Since we are not using B anymore in this row we will drop it and pick it up in the next row. With A, sc in the next 4 sts.
With A: In the next st, hdc. In the next st, sl st. In the next st, hdc. In the next st, sl st. In the next st, hdc. In the next st, sl st. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 14 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 4, with B sc 5, with A sc 12, with B sc 4, with A sc 41. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 15 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 41, with B sc 5, with A sc 9, with B sc 6, with A sc 5. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 16 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 5, with B sc 9, with A sc 4, with B sc 6, with A sc 42. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 17 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 44, with B sc 16, with A sc 6. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 18 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 6, with B sc 15, with A sc 45. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 19 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 47, with B sc 6, with A sc 2, with B sc 5, with A sc 6. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 20 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 7, with B sc 4, with A sc 4, with B sc 3, with A sc 48 (pick up B, carry it along the WS and catch B’s float every 4-6 sts for the first 40 of 48 sc sts). With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 21 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 6, with B sc 6, with A sc 8, with B sc 3, with A sc 15, with B sc 3, with A sc 14, with B sc 4, with A sc 7. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 22 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 7, with B sc 4, with A sc 13, with B sc 5, with A sc 14, with B sc 3, with A sc 8, with B sc 7, with A sc 5. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 23 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 4, with B sc 9, with A sc 6, with B sc 5, with A sc 13, with B sc 5, with A sc 13, with B sc 3, with A sc 8. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 24 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 8, with B sc 3, with A sc 6, with B sc 3, with A sc 3, with B sc 7, with A sc 12, with B sc 5, with A sc 6, with B sc 3, with A sc 2, with B sc 5, with A sc 3. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 25 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 3, with B sc 4, with A sc 3, with B sc 3, with A sc 5, with B sc 7, with A sc 8, with B sc 10, with A sc 2, with B sc 5, with A sc 5, with B sc 3, with A sc 8. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 26 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 8, with B sc 3, with A sc 4, with B sc 6, with A sc 2, with B sc 12, with A sc 6, with B sc 3, with A sc 1, with B sc 3, with A sc 4, with B sc 4, with A sc 4, with B sc 4, with A sc 2. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 27 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 2, with B sc 3, with A sc 5, with B sc 4, with A sc 4, with B sc 3, with A sc 1, with B sc 3, with A sc 5, with B sc 13, with A sc 3, with B sc 5, with A sc 4, with B sc 3, with A sc 8. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 28 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 8, with B sc 3, with A sc 5, with B sc 3, with A sc 4, with B sc 13, with A sc 4, with B sc 4, with A sc 1, with B sc 4, with A sc 3, with B sc 4, with A sc 6, with B sc 2, with A sc 2. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 29 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 7, with B sc 7, with A sc 3, with B sc 3, with A sc 3, with B sc 3, with A sc 4, with B sc 12, with A sc 13, with B sc 3, with A sc 8. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 30 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 8, with B sc 3, with A sc 13, with B sc 11, with A sc 5, with B sc 3, with A sc 3, with B sc 3, with A sc 3, with B sc 8, with A sc 6. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 31 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 4, with B sc 10, with A sc 3, with B sc 3, with A sc 3, with B sc 4, with A sc 6, with B sc 8, with A sc 4, with B sc 3, with A sc 7, with B sc 3, with A sc 8. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 32 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 8, with B sc 3, with A sc 6, with B sc 5, with A sc 4, with B sc 5, with A sc 8, with B sc 4, with A sc 3, with B sc 3, with A sc 3, with B sc 4, with A sc 2, with B sc 5, with A sc 3. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 33 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 2, with B sc 5, with A sc 3, with B sc 3, with A sc 4, with B sc 3, with A sc 4, with B sc 4, with A sc 16, with B sc 6, with A sc 5, with B sc 3, with A sc 8. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 34 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 8, with B sc 3, with A sc 5, with B sc 5, with A sc 17, with B sc 4, with A sc 4, with B sc 4, with A sc 3, with B sc 3, with A sc 4, with B sc 4, with A sc 2. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 35 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 2, with B sc 3, with A sc 4, with B sc 4, with A sc 3, with B sc 4, with A sc 5, with B sc 3, with A sc 5, with B sc 2, with A sc 5, with B sc 2, with A sc 4, with B sc 4, with A sc 5, with B sc 3, with A sc 8. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 36 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 8, with B sc 3, with A sc 6, with B sc 2, with A sc 4, with B sc 4, with A sc 3, with B sc 4, with A sc 3, with B sc 4, with A sc 6, with B sc 3, with A sc 3, with B sc 5, with A sc 2, with B sc 3, with A sc 3. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 37 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 3, with B sc 9, with A sc 4, with B sc 3, with A sc 6, with B sc 4, with A sc 3, with B sc 4, with A sc 3, with B sc 4, with A sc 12, with B sc 4, with A sc 7. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 38 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 7, with B sc 4, with A sc 11, with B sc 5, with A sc 3, with B sc 4, with A sc 3, with B sc 4, with A sc 6, with B sc 4, with A sc 4, with B sc 7, with A sc 4. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 39 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 5, with B sc 5, with A sc 5, with B sc 4, with A sc 7, with B sc 3, with A sc 3, with B sc 4, with A sc 4, with B sc 4, with A sc 11, with B sc 4, with A sc 7. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 40 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 6, with B sc 4, with A sc 13, with B sc 2, with A sc 6, with B sc 2, with A sc 4, with B sc 3, with A sc 8, with B sc 3, with A sc 6, with B sc 3, with A sc 6. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 41 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 56 (pick up B at the 11th st and, carry it along WS and catch B’s float every 4-6 sts from the 11th to 56th sc st), with B sc 4, with A sc 6. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 42 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 6, with B sc 4, with A sc 56. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 43 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 57, with B sc 3, with A sc 6. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 44 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 5, with B sc 4, with A sc 57. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 45 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 57, with B sc 4, with A sc 5. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 46 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 5, with B sc 3, with A sc 58. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 47 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 58, with B sc 4, with A sc 4. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 48 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 3, with B sc 5, with A sc 58. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 49 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 59, with B sc 4, with A sc 3. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 50 (WS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 3, with B sc 3, with A sc 60. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Row 51 (RS): With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. With A sc 60, with B sc 3, with A sc 3. With A [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Fasten off B. Use A for the remainder of the pattern.
Row 52 (WS): [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3. Sc 66. [Hdc. Sl st.] x 3.
Rows 53 – 56: Repeat Row 52.
Row 57 (RS): *Hdc in the next st. Sl st in the next st.* Repeat from * to * across.
Rows 58 – 62: Repeat Row 57.
Fasten off and weave in loose ends. I recommend blocking your finished mat.
And now you have a new mat for your pet!
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