Crochet Napkin Ring Pattern

This crochet napkin ring is the perfect addition to your tablescape! It is a classy, no-fuss pattern that will match your decor, no matter the vibe! Work it up in whatever colors you like and since it is such a quick and easy project you could even do several sets in different color schemes!

Besides being quick and easy, this pattern also leaves lots of room for customizing. You can make as few or as many rings as you need. Just planning an intimate dinner of four? Then you only make four. Need enough for an entire wedding dinner? I don’t even want to guess the number, but you could do it if you wanted to!

And if you want to embellish this basic napkin ring, you could literally add anything you want to it. A crocheted flower or applique could be sewn or glued on quickly.

How this Napkin Ring design keeps it’s shape

When designing this crochet napkin ring, I wanted to find a way to make sure the fabric could hold the ring shape. I didn’t want it to look floppy, flat or mis-shapen.

Even with a double layer of fabric, I didn’t think the project would maintain the round shape without a little help. So, I decided to add an inner layer of plastic mesh canvas. I crocheted the napkin ring wide enough to fold over on itself so that a “middle” layer of the mesh could be inserted between the layers. I cut the mesh slightly smaller than the crocheted fabric and then sewed it all together.

The plastic canvas mesh provided just the right amount of tension to hold the ring shape in place!

The Pattern

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Materials:

• 28 Yards I Love This Cotton weight 4 medium yarn (100% cotton, 3.5oz/100g, 180yd/165m) I used color Khaki
• US I/ 5.5 mm Crochet Hook (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• 1.5” x 5” piece of Mesh Plastic Canvas (7 count)
• Yarn Needle
• Scissors

Gauge:

Since the finished size is the approximate size of a gauge swatch, just complete the pattern and if the sizing is incorrect start again with a different size hook.

Finished Size:

2” tall x 6.5” circumference

Abbreviation Key:

(ch) chain
(st) stitch
(sl st) slip stitch
(sc) single crochet
(fsc) foundation single crochet
Special Stitch: (wc) waistcoat stitch

How to Crochet the Waistcoat Stitch:
Instead of inserting your hook in the gap between stitches, insert your hook into the center of the upside-down “v” on the post of the next stitch. Yarn over and pull through. Yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook. Here is a video tutorial for further help.

Pattern Notes:

I tend to crochet tightly. If you feel you are crocheting more loosely you can move to a smaller hook (or larger if you crochet even more tightly). Some people find they even need to go down two hook sizes to meet my gauge.

Photos are included in the instructions for key points that are the most difficult. There are not photos for every step, so be sure to read the instructions carefully and refer to the photos for additional assistance when applicable.

Ch 1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.

Pattern:

Row 1: (Leave a long tail when creating your slip knot to begin) Fsc 20. <20>

Alternatively, if you prefer not to use a foundation stitch, you can ch 21. Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. <20>

Row 2: Ch1. Turn. Sc in same st and in each st across <20>

Row 3: Ch1. Turn. Wc in each st across to last st. Sc in last st. <20>

Rows 4 – 19: Repeat row 3.

Finish off and leave a long tail.

Work should be approximately 5” x 4”.

Cut a 1.5” x 5” piece of mesh plastic canvas.

Place the plastic piece in the center of the fabric. Fold so that the two long ends align with each other along the center of the plastic piece. Using a yarn needle and your ending tail, whip stitch the two long edges together (around the mesh).

Using either tail and a yarn needle, slide the yarn through your stitches to reach a corner. Line the two short ends up with each other. Then whip st the two inside short sides together.

Continuing with the tail, whip st back the other way, this time stitching the front/outside side of the two short ends together.

Finish off and weave in ends.