This easy table runner is perfect for the holidays.  It’s not only beautiful, it’s made from durable easy-care cotton so it will be gracing your holiday table for many years to come.

This isn’t a traditional granny rectangle. First you start with a granny square, then you add rows to each end to create the length, next you add a few rows to make it a little wider, and finally you do a border around the whole thing. You can easily adjust the pattern by adding or subtraction rows wherever you want. It’s a fun, relaxing pattern in traditional Christmas colors, but of course you could use any colors you like.

You can find the pattern for the Snowflake Coasters here, and you can purchase the whole set as a kit on Lion Brand here.

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Skill Level:  Easy+

Materials: 

Lion Brand 24/7 cotton in White – 3 skeins

Lion Brand 24/7 cotton in Red – 2 skeins

Hook size G/6 – 4.00 mm

Stitch markers 

Gauge:

4 clusters and 7 rows = 4”

Dimensions:

Table runner – 16 1/2” wide by 49 1/2” long

Abbreviations:

Ch – chain

Sc – single crochet

Dc – double crochet

Sp – space

Sk – skip

Ss – slip stitch

St, sts – stitch, stitches

Notes:

1. Beginning chains count as stitches.
2. I like to start with a magic circle so there’s no hole in the middle, but alternatively you can: ch 3, 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook, *ch 2, 3 dc in same ch*, repeat from * to * two more times, ch 2, join at top of first ch with ss.
3. I didn’t want the traditional granny rectangle so this pattern starts with a granny square and then adds rows on each end and the sides.  The border is done all around at the end. The pattern looks long, but it’s really very simple – you’re just adding rows to your original granny square.
4. You can easily adjust the length of the runner by adding or decreasing the number of white rows.  

Instructions:

For the starting granny square:

With White, make a magic circle (or use optional instructions in Notes)

Round 1:  Ch 2 into circle, 2 dc, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 2) three times, join at top of starting ch with ss, cut yarn and fasten off.

Round 2:  Attach White at any corner, ch 2, 2 dc in corner ch 2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner sp, ch 1*,  repeat from * to * two more times, join at top of starting ch with ss, cut yarn and fasten off.

Round 3:  Attach Red at any corner, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the corner sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1*, repeat from * to * two more times, join at top of starting ch with ss, cut yarn and fasten off.

Rounds 4 – 6:  Attach White at any corner,  follow pattern from Round 3 doing (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in each corner sp and 3 dc in each ch 1 sp with a ch 1 in between, cut yarn and fasten off.

Rounds 7 – 9:  Attach Red at any corner,  follow pattern from Round 3 doing (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in each corner sp and 3 dc in each ch 1 sp with a ch 1 in between, cut yarn and fasten off.

Rounds 10 – 12:  Attach White at any corner,  follow pattern from Round 3 doing (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in each corner sp and 3 dc in each ch 1 sp with a ch 1 in between, cut yarn and fasten off.

For the short rows on each end:

Attach White at any corner

Row 1:  (Ch 2, 1 dc) in the corner sp, ch 1, *3 dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1*, repeat from * to * across row, 2 dc in next corner sp.  Don’t continue around the side.

Row 2:  Turn, ch 3, *3 dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1*, repeat from * to * across row, 1 dc in last 2 dc cluster. 

Row 3:  Turn, ch 2, dc in first st, ch 1, *3 dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1*, repeat from * to * across row, 2 dc in last st. 

Rows 4 – 23:  Repeat pattern in rows 2 and 3 for all remaining rows following color changes as indicated below.  

Row 24:  Red

Row 25:  White

Rows 26 – 27:  Red

Row 28:  White

Rows 29 – 33:  Red.  Cut yarn and fasten off.

Attach White at the corner on the opposite side and follow the pattern above to complete the length of the runner.  After Row 33 on the second side, you don’t need to cut the yarn.  You can just turn the runner to start working down the long side.  See photo for clarification.

For the long rows on each side:

After your last stitch in Row 33 on the second side, turn the runner and start working down the long side.  You’ll start again with another Row 1, and you’ll be working a 3 dc cluster into each sp along the side.  Your first few clusters will be worked into the sides of the stitches.  Just be sure to space them evenly. 

Row 1:  Continuing with Red, ch 2, dc into the base of the st, ch 1, *3 dc in next sp, ch 1*, repeat from * to * across row, 2 dc in last st.

Row 2:  Turn, ch 3, *3 dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1*, repeat from * to * across row, 1 dc in last 2 dc cluster.

Row 3:  Turn, ch 2, dc in first st, ch 1, *3 dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1*, repeat from * to * across row, 2 dc in last st.  Cut yarn and fasten off.

Attach Red at the corner on the opposite long side and follow the pattern above to complete the width of the runner.  

For the border:

Attach White at any corner in the space between the 2 dc cluster.

Round 1:  Ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the corner sp between the 2 dc cluster, *3 dc in next sp, ch 1*, repeat from * to * across row to the next corner, [(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the corner sp between the 2 dc cluster, *3 dc in next sp, ch 1*, repeat from * to * across row to the next corner], repeat pattern in brackets two times.  When you get back to the first corner, ss to join at the top of your starting ch.  Cut yarn and fasten off.