Place mats knitted from paper raffia with tassels

1 You will need one roll of paper raffia for each place mat. Cut 90 pieces of paper raffia for tassels, each measuring 14 cm. Total 226 m (2 ¼ ngl.).

2 Cast on 45 stitches with knitting needle size 5.5. Knit and purl on knitting needles size 5 until you have used all the paper raffia in the roll. Cast off the stitches. Depending on your knitting tension, the place mat will measure approx. 32 x 48 cm incl. tassels.

3 Attach a tassel in each stitch. Double over each piece of paper raffia, push the loop through the stitch as shown in the photo.

4 Push the ends through the loop and tighten.

5 Cut a 9 cm piece of faux leather paper star strip, fold it in half. Make 4 holes at the open end of the faux leather paper with a screw punch as shown in the photo.

6 Sew the label onto the place mat with a cross stitch using paper raffia. Secure the ends with a knot on the back.

7 Trim the ends.

8 Place a damp tea towel on top of the place mat. Iron the place mat at a medium temperature.