Love Wiggles Trivet

Love Wiggles is a trivet, a table decoration, a textured bit of crochet craftiness that will inspire you to get creative and celebrate love! And it’s just plain fun to make!

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I took the idea from the Wiggle It Trivet and upgraded it for Valentine’s Day – or any day you want to show your love. This super 3D crochet pattern is perfect as a table protector under hot dishes during romantic (or not so romantic) meals – but it’s important that it be made with cotton so it doesn’t melt! You could also use sew two together for a gorgeous pillow, or make it with bulky yarn and use it as a cushy stool cover – the possibilities are up to your imagination!

Love Wiggles Trivet

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• US – I, 5.5 mm hook AND US – H, 5.0 mm hook (Furls Odyssey hooks recommended)
• 149 yds cotton yarn (Aran; 100% cotton; 99 yds/91 m; 2.01 oz)
  Suggestion: Lily Sugar’n Cream
  Color A: white – 50 yds
  Color B: pink – 99 yds
• Finished Size: 10″ across at widest point
• Gauge: 3″ across after Round 3
• Helpful video tutorials: Magic Circle, Treble Crochet, Wiggle Crochet, Joining with a dc
• Also be sure to check out the Crochet Abbreviations page if needed

Mesh Background: Color A, Larger Hook

Round 1: Make a Magic Circle, ch 1, working into the ring, sc, (ch 1, dc) 3 times, ch 1, tr, (ch 1, dc) 3 times, ch 1; join with a sl st in 1st st of round. (8 sts, 8 chs)

Round 2: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, ch 1, dc in next ch sp, ch 1, *dc in next st, ch 1, dc in next ch sp, ch 1; repeat from * around, join. (16 sts, 16 chs)

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, ch 1, dc in next st, ch 1, dc in next ch sp, ch 1, *(dc in next st, ch 1) twice, dc in next ch sp, ch 1; repeat from * around, join. (24 sts, 24 chs)

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, ch 1, (dc in next st, ch 1) twice, dc in next ch sp, ch 1, *(dc in next st, ch 1) 3 times, dc in next ch sp, ch 1; repeat from * around, join. (32 sts, 32 chs)

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, ch 1, (dc in next st, ch 1) 3 times, dc in next ch sp, ch 1, *(dc in next st, ch 1) 4 times, dc in next ch sp, ch 1; repeat from * around, join. (40 sts, 40 chs)

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, ch 1, (dc in next st, ch 1) 4 times, dc in next ch sp, ch 1, *(dc in next st, ch 1) 5 times, dc in next ch sp, ch 1; repeat from * around, join. (48 sts, 48 chs)

Round 7: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, sc in next ch sp, (hdc in next st, hdc in next ch sp) 3 times, (dc in next st, dc in next ch sp) 10 times, (hdc in next st, hdc in next ch sp) 7 times, (dc in next st, dc in next ch sp) 3 times, 3 tr in next st, (dc in next st, dc in next ch sp) 3 times, (hdc in next st, hdc in next ch sp) 7 times, (dc in next st, dc in next ch sp) 10 times, (hdc in next st, hdc in next ch sp) 3 times, sc in last ch sp; join and break yarn, finish off. (98 sts)

Wiggles: Color B, Smaller Hook

NOTE: The “wiggles” are worked in a continuous spiral, starting in the middle and working around and around to the last Round of mesh (round 6). The instructions are broken up a bit to make them easier to read, but you can just keep going around and around until the mesh is all filled in. If you are unfamiliar with wiggle crochet, please view the video tutorial linked above.

Round 1: Join with dc around bottom of post of 1st dc of Mesh Round 1, dc 2 along post, working to the top of the post, dc in next ch-1 sp, 3 dc along post of next dc (working top to bottom), *3 dc around post of next st (working bottom to top), dc in ch -1 sp, 3 dc around post of next st (working top to bottom); repeat from * around to last 2 sts, 3 dc around post of next st (working bottom to top), dc around ch-1 sp, dc around sc (the 1st st of Mesh Round 1), dc in ch-1 sp; do not join.

Round 2: Dc 3 around 1st dc of Mesh Round 2 (working bottom to top), dc in ch-1 sp, 3 dc along post of next dc (working top to bottom), dc in ch-1 sp, *dc 3 around post of next dc (working bottom to top), dc in ch-1 sp, dc 3 around post of next dc (working top to bottom), dc in ch-1 sp; repeat from * around, then dc around sc, dc in ch-1 sp; do not join.

Round 3 – 6: Continue as in Round 2. At the end of Round 6, break yarn and use needle to sew end to last st of previous round for stability.

Do you love it? If you’re confused on the Wiggles, the linked video tutorial should be a big help. And if you get turned around, it’s okay – just head over to the part you missed and fill it in! This is a fun pattern to make your own, and I hope you enjoy it – and share it with someone you love!

Written pattern copyright Tamara Kelly 2016, all rights reserved. Please do not reprint or repost this pattern, but please do link to this page to share this pattern with others. To print this pattern for personal use, please use the green Print Friendly button at the bottom of the pattern, or go to PrintFriendly.com and enter the URL of this page. If you wish to make items for sale from this pattern, or translate it to another language, please visit the About page for details. Thank you to Lion Brand Yarn for providing the yarn for this pattern!