note: this purchase is for a pdf pattern. you will receive a download link upon purchase.

agate comes in a literal rainbow of colours, and thanks to the beauty of natural shades, it always looks beautiful! look closely at a slice to see the variation in the rings, or if you’re lucky, stumble on a raw stone and spot the beauty nestled inside an otherwise unassuming rock.

this pattern is a fabulous stashbuster, and depending on the yarn in your stash and how large your eating surfaces are, you can easily increase the sizes of your mats and mug rugs to accommodate any impromptu picnic!

needles: US 8 (5mm) 24” (60cm) circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge

hook: H-8, or size needed to obtain gauge

yarn: 1150 yards (1052 metres), 150g of laceweight yarn AND 46 yards (42 metres), 10g of fingering weight yarn TOTAL 
mat: 897 yards (820 metres), 117g of laceweight yarn AND 36 yards (33 metres), 8g of fingering weight yarn 
mug rug: 126 yards (116 metres), 16g of laceweight yarn AND 5 yards (4 metres) 1g of fingering weight yarn 
sample shown uses garthenor organic’s number 1 (100% wool, 383 yards 350 metres, 50g) x 1 skein each in ecru, chalk, pebble, musket, and shale AND jamieson’s of shetland’s shetland spindrift (100% shetland, 115 yards 105 metres, 25g) x 1 skein in burnt ochre

notions: tapestry needle

gauge: 18 stitches x 24 rows = 4” (10cm), over seed stitch, blocked

TRY THIS YARN: roots fingering