Patterns Written in US Terms

Materials: 3-4 oz worsted weight yarn in Hunter Green, size H crochet hook and 206 pop tabs.
Gauge: 5 hdc sts = 1-1]\2”, 6 rows hdc = 2”
Finished Size: 11” X 14”
Special Stitches:
PTH = Pop Tab Half Double Crochet.  Work as you would for a normal hdc, yo, inset hook into st, slide a pop tab right side toward you onto your hook, yo and pull through all loops to complete stitch.
DPTH = Double Pop Tab Half Double Crochet. Work as you would for a normal hdc, yo, inset hook into st, slide the second opening in the pop tab worked in a previous row, then side a pop tab right side toward you onto your hook, yo and pull through all loops to complete stitch.
FINPTH = Finish Pop Tab Half Double Crochet. Work as you would for a normal hdc, yo, inset hook into st, slide the second opening in the pop tab worked in a previous row,  yo and pull through all loops to complete stitch and finish attaching the pop tabs.
Placemat:
ROW 1: With Green and H hook ch-51, sc 2nd ch from hook, sc ea ch across, ch-1, turn.  (50 sts)
ROW 2: (Hdc next st, PTH next st) 4 times, hdc next 34 sts, (PTH next st, hdc next st) across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 3: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 4: (Hdc next st, DPTH next st) 4 times, hdc next 34 sts, (DPTH next st, hdc next st) across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 5-26: Rep row 3-4.
ROW 27: Rep row 3.
ROW 28: (Hdc next st, FINPTH next st) 4 times, hdc next 34 sts, (FINPTH next st, hdc next st) across, ch-1, turn.
RND 29: Evenly sc ea st and end row around working (sc, ch-2, sc) in ea corner, sl st top beg sc, fasten off.