Maple Leaf Mosaic Crochet Trivet

I’m in LOVE with this series of trivets for Fall 🍂, and so excited to bring you the Maple Leaf Mosaic Crochet Trivet? This design adds to the Fall Trivet Series, created with 100% cotton yarn—making it both beautiful and practical for your autumn kitchen.

This mosaic crochet pattern works up in two classic colors—grass green and warm ecru—to showcase a timeless maple leaf motif.

Perfect as a trivet to protect your surfaces, a hot pad for warm dishes, or simply as a festive fall decoration, it’s a beautiful way to bring the harvest season indoors. 🍁

Inside this blog post, you’ll find:

• A full list of materials 🧶
• A detailed, step-by-step tutorial with helpful tips 👍
• Links to video tutorials for those new to mosaic crochet 🎥
• Inspiration photos of the finished Maple Leaf Trivet 🤩

This is an intermediate-level pattern designed for crocheters with some mosaic crochet experience. If you’re brand-new to mosaic, the included video resources will walk you through the basics so you can give it a try.

Let’s get started!

New to Mosaic Crochet?

If you are new to mosaic crochet, please scroll on down to the bottom of the post for a walk through and video link. It’s easier than you think!

Maple Leaf Mosaic Crochet Trivet Pattern

Abbreviations / Legend

Square	Abbreviation	Description
A	With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, Ch 1	Beginning Border Stitch
B	With Color B, BBS in 1st stitch, Ch 1	Beginning Border Stitch
Empty Square (colored or not)	BLOsc	Back Loop Only Single Crochet
Squares with X (colored or not)	FLOdc	Front Loop Only Double Crochet
Blank +	Ch 1, EBS in the last stitch	Ending Border Stitch
Colored +	Ch 1, EBS in the last stitch	Ending Border Stitch
	Yo	Yarn Over
	Dc	Double Crochet
	Sc	Single Crochet
	Hdc	Half Double Crochet
	BLO	Back Loop Only

Stitch Guide

BBS – Beginning Border Stitch: It’s a single crochet stitch, placed between the V of the stitch below.  Insert your hook into the designated stitch or space. Yo and pull up a loop. Yarn over again and draw the yarn through both loops on the hook. (it’s a single crochet)

BLOsc – Back Loop Only Single Crochet: Insert your hook into the back loop only of the designated stitch. Wrap the yarn over your hook and pull up a loop. Yarn over again and draw the yarn through both loops on the hook.

FLOdc – Front Loop Only Double Crochet (aka drop down dc): Yo, insert your hook into the front loop only 2 rows down. Yo and pull up a loop. Yarn over and draw through two loops on the hook.

EBS – Ending Border Stitch: Insert your hook into the designated stitch or space. Wrap the yarn over your hook and pull up a loop. Yarn again and pull yarn through both loops on the hook. Fasten off the yarn. (it’s a single crochet)

Dc – Double Crochet: Yo, insert hook in indicated stitch.  Yo and pull up a loop. Yo and pull through two loops (2 times).

Sc – Single Crochet: Insert hook in indicated stitch. Yo and pull up a loop. Yo and pull through both loops on the hook.

Hdc – Half Double Crochet: Yo, insert hook in indicated stitch. Yo and pull up a loop. Yo and pull through all three loops on the hook.

Surface Stitch: Create a slip knot, remove it from your hook. Insert your hook into the indicated stitch. Add slip knot back on hook and pull to the surface of your work. Insert hook in next indicated space, grab yarn from below and pull up through your work and immediately through the loop on your hook. Repeat that around your work as needed.

Fsc – Foundation Single Crochet: Step 1: Create a slip knot.  Ch 2. Insert the hook in the 1^st chain.  Yo, draw up a loop.  Ch 1. Yo, draw through both loops on the hook.  Step 2: (2^nd st) Insert hook in the bottom two loops of the ch-1 created in Step 1.  Yo, draw up a loop. Ch 1. Yo, draw through both loops (2 fsc created).

Recommended Yarn & Yardage Details:

I created this hot pad using Lion Brand’s 24/7 Cotton. Yarn Details: 100% Mercerized Cotton, 186 yds (170 m) per 3.5 oz (100 g) skein  – Lion Brand Yarn 24/7 Cotton

You can use any weight yarn you’d like of course, however, using a 4 weight or smaller yarn is recommended – also use 100% cotton for heat purposes – otherwise it can cause a fire.

Size Measurements:

• 10” (25 cm) x 10” (25 cm) approximately

Estimated Yardage:

Color A (MC – Grass): Approximately 1 – 2 skeins (for reversible)

Color B (CC – Ecru): 1 – 2 skeins (for reversible)

I ended up using 1 skein each doing reversible, but to be safe I’d get two of each color.

Recommended Hook Size:

4.5 mm (USA 7/G+ crochet hook)

How to Start the Maple Leaf Trivet

I did a reversible mosaic crochet for this pattern because it creates a very thick hot pad using 100% cotton to keep your table safe. Please read down for help on working it in a reversible mosaic crochet – with a link to a helpful tutorial if you are new to it.  If you choose to do just one sided, I recommend creating a back piece to help with the thickness.

Starting Row:

• You can choose to work a Foundation Single Crochet Row of 39  or do a chain of 40 and work a row of single crochets back through the chain, starting at 2nd ch from hook.
• Just remember that your first row of single crochet is the first row of your chart.

• Foundation Crochet Row: After working your foundation row, begin working Row 2 of the chart.
• Starting Chains:  After crocheting your starting chain, sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and across. Tie off.  Add your yarn and begin working Row 2 of the chart.

Reversible Mosaic Crochet

Reversible Mosaic Crochet is created by working the back side of the work at the same time you work the front side. It may sound a little confusing at first (and it takes a little time to get used to it) but it creates a mirror image of the front side and it is absolutely beautiful!

I used this reversible mosaic crochet tutorial to learn how to do reversible mosaic crochet and it worked great!

maple Leaf Mosaic Crochet Trivet Pattern

Pattern Notes:

• Work from Right to Left – leaving a short tail on each end.
• Ch 1, cut & tie off at the end of each row.
• Repeat the stitches between the […].
• Envelope border instructions are below along with other border ideas and picture tutorials.
• Last few rows, because of the nature of reversible mosaic crochet, the last two rows may make the top and bottom look uneven on the front side. To even it out (if you’d like, you can add a single crochet row to the bottom.

For THIS pattern Row 36 is the “catch up” row where you work the reversible drop downs on the back side, then Row 37 is to cover row 36 and match it all up. Sometimes this can create an unbalanced look – to balance you can add a row of sc to the foundation row.

← Row 1 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x37, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 2 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x37, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 3 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x23, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 4 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, [BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1] 2 times, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x21, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, [FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1] 2 times, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 5 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x7, FLOdc x8, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x10, BLOsc x7, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 6 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x3, [FLOdc x1, BLOsc x14] 2 times, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 7 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, [BLOsc x1, FLOdc x12] 2 times, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x3, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 8 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x3, [FLOdc x1, BLOsc x14] 2 times, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 9 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x6, BLOsc x17, FLOdc x6, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 10 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x8, FLOdc x8, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x8, BLOsc x8, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 11 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x6, BLOsc x10, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x10, FLOdc x6, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 12 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x6, FLOdc x7, BLOsc x7, FLOdc x7, BLOsc x6, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 13 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x4, BLOsc x9, [FLOdc x1, BLOsc x2] 2 times, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x9, FLOdc x4, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 14 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x4, FLOdc x7, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x2, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x2, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x7, BLOsc x4, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 15 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x8, [FLOdc x1, BLOsc x4] 2 times, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x8, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 16 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x7, BLOsc x2, FLOdc x4, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x4, BLOsc x2, FLOdc x7, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 17 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x13, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x13, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 18 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x4, FLOdc x4, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x4, BLOsc x7, FLOdc x4, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x4, BLOsc x4, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 19 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x4, [BLOsc x4, FLOdc x1] 2 times, [BLOsc x2, FLOdc x1] 2 times, BLOsc x4, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x4, FLOdc x4, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 20 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x5, FLOdc x1, [BLOsc x3, FLOdc x2] 2 times, BLOsc x1, [FLOdc x2, BLOsc x3] 2 times, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x5, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 21 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x5, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x2, BLOsc x4, [FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3] 2 times, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x4, FLOdc x2, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x5, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 22 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x8, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x2, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x2, BLOsc x8, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 23 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x7, BLOsc x7, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x9, FLOdc x7, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 24 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x7, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x2, FLOdc x2, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x2, BLOsc x2, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x7, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 25 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x7, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x2, BLOsc x4, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x2, FLOdc x2, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x7, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 26 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x8, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x4, FLOdc x3, [BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1] 2 times, BLOsc x4, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x8, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 27 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x8, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x4, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x4, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x8, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 28 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x13, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x13, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 29 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x11, BLOsc x7, FLOdc x11, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 30 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x13, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x13, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 31 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x11, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x11, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x3, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 32 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x3, [FLOdc x1, BLOsc x14] 2 times, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 33 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x7, FLOdc x10, BLOsc x1, FLOdc x10, BLOsc x7, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 34 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, [BLOsc x1, FLOdc x1] 2 times, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x21, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, [FLOdc x1, BLOsc x1] 2 times, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 35 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x1, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x23, FLOdc x3, BLOsc x3, FLOdc x1, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 36 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, BLOsc x37, ch 1, EBS in last.

← Row 37 [RS]: With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1, FLOdc x37, ch 1, EBS in last.

Total: BLOsc x850, FLOdc x519, ch 1, EBS in last x37, With Color A, BBS in 1st stitch, ch 1 x37.

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Envelope Border Instructions for Maple Leaf Mosaic Crochet Trivet

I used an envelope border for this trivet and the others in the series. Here’s how to do it, and there is a picture tutorial on the following pages (below)

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🌸 Step 1: Create the Surface Stitch Border

• Follow the Envelope Border technique (below) to add a surface stitch along both sides of your project.
• Side 1: I start in the top right corner and work through two loops of 36. Side 2: Work into the ch 1 spaces created at the end of each row. Side 3 (bottom): Work through 2 loops of foundation row. Side 4: Same as Side 2.
  
• Turn your piece as needed to work along the edges.

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🌸 Step 2: Work Half Double Crochets

• After making the surface stitch, work half double crochets (hdc) into the back loop only of the surface stitch around – do 3 hdc in the corner stitches to round it out. 

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🌸 Step 3: Side 2 

• Flip your project over.
• Repeat Steps 1 & 2. 
• When creating the surface stitch on the second side, align it directly underneath the stitch from the first side to keep the border neat and uniform.

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🌸 Step 4: Finish the Sides

• Once both sides are bordered with hdc in the back loops, tie off the yarn and weave in any loose tails.

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🌸 Step 5: Join and Close the Borders

• Join a Color A or Color B (your choice – I used ecru for my join on this one) in the stitch just to the left of your corner stitches along the top right edge.
  
• Holding the front and back of the envelope border together, work half double crochets through both layers to join them — this also encloses any yarn tails inside.

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🌸 Step 6: Final Touches

• Tie off and weave in all remaining tails.
  
• You’re done!

Steam blocking or wet blocking makes these trivets look picture perfect! 

Enclosing the Tails

This pattern contains an envelope border to enclose the tails.  I recommend tying and securing the tails before creating the envelope border, but it’s not necessary  – picture tutorial is below for how to create the border.  It’s easier than you think!

Envelope Border Pattern

Watch the tutorial video on YouTube here >>> Easy Envelope Border Tutorial to get you up to speed on creating this fun border to hide those pesky crochet tails! Then come back here and follow the written instructions.

1. Follow instructions in the stitch guide to begin working the surface stitch, then…
2. Work surface stitch around the entire pattern, join into the first surface stitch, cut & tie off.
3. Round 1: (RS) Insert hook in any surface stitch (BLO).  Hdc (BLO) in each surface stitch around, creating 3 hdc in each corner, join with a slip stitch in 1st hdc.
4. Flip to the WS and repeat Steps 1 – 2, work your surface stitch just below the horizontal surface stitches from Round 1..
5. After both sides are complete, insert hook in 1st stitch to the left of any corner, ch 1, hdc through the top two loops of each WS & RS all the way around, tucking tails in as you go.
6. Join with invisible join, tie off and weave in any leftover tails.

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