Star Potholder Pattern

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY The Famous "PURITAN" CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 or "DE LUXE" Quality CROCHET COTTON, Article 346
1 ball each White and Red or any colors desired.
Steel crochet hook No. 7.

FRONT SECTION: With White ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 3 and work 15 d c in ring, join in 3rd st of ch.
2nd Round. Ch 3, d c in same space, * 2 d c in next d c, repeat from * all around (32 d c), drop White.
3rd Round. With Red s c in same space, * 2 s c in next d c, 1 s c in next d c, repeat from * all around ending with 2 s c in last d c, join, drop Red.
4th Round. Pick up White and working in back loop of sts, ch 3, 1 d c in each s c, join, drop White.
5th Round. With Red and working through both loops work same as 3rd round (72 s c), do not drop Red.
6th Round. Start to carry thread, ch 3 and working over the White, 4 d c in same space, drop loop from hook, insert in 3rd st of ch, pick up loop and pull through, 1 d c in each of the next 7 sts, popcorn st in next st, (popcorn st: 5 d c in same space, drop loop from hook, insert in 5th d c from hook, pick up loop and pull through) * with White and working over the Red 1 d c in each of the next 3 sts (when changing color always complete the last half of last st with next color), with Red popcorn st in next st, 1 d c in each of the next 7 sts, popcorn st in next st, repeat from * all around ending with White 1 d c in each of the last 3 sts, join in popcorn st.
7th Round. Ch 3, d c in same space, * with Red popcorn st in next d c, 1 d c in each of the next 5 d c, popcorn st in next d c, with White 2 d c in next popcorn st, d c in next d c, 2 d c in next d c, d c in next d c, 2 d c in next popcorn st, repeat from * 4 times, with Red popcorn st in next st, 1 d c in each of the next 5 d c, popcorn st in next d c, with White 2 d c in next popcorn st, d c in next d c, 2 d c in next d c, d c in next d c, join in 3rd st of ch.
8th Round. Ch 3, d c in next d c, 2 d c in next popcorn st, * with Red popcorn st in next d c, 1 d c in each of the next 3 d c, popcorn st in next d c, with White 2 d c in next popcorn st, 1 d c in each of the next 8 d c, 2 d c in next popcorn st, repeat from * 4 times, with Red popcorn st in next st, 1 d c in each of the next 3 d c, popcorn st in next d c, with White 2 d c in next popcorn st, 1 d c in each of the next 6 d c, join in 3rd st of ch.
9th Round. Ch 3, 2 d c in next d c, 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, 2 d c in next popcorn st, ** with Red popcorn st in next d c, d c in next d c, popcorn st in next d c, with White 2 d c in next popcorn st, * 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, 2 d c in next d c, repeat from * once, 2 d c in next d c, 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, 2 d c in next d c, 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, 2 d c in next popcorn st, repeat from ** 4 times, with Red popcorn st in next d c, d c in next d c, popcorn st in next d c, with White 2 d c in next popcorn st, * 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, 2 d c in next d c, repeat from * once, 2 d c in next d c, d c in next d c, join.
10th Round. Ch 3, 1 d c in each of the next 6 d c, * 2 d c in next popcorn st, with Red popcorn st in next d c, with White 2 d c in next popcorn st, 1 d c in each of the next 20 d c, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
11th Round. With White ch 3 and work 1 d c in each d c and 1 d c in each popcorn st, join, drop White.
12th Round. Pick up Red and working in s c, increase in every 5th st (180 s c) join, drop Red.
13th Round. Pick up White ch 3 and working in back loop of sts only, work 1 d c in each s c, join, drop White.
14th Round. Pick up Red and working through both loops of sts work 1 s c in each d c increasing in every 6th st (210 s c), cut Red.
15th Round. Pick up White and work same as 13th round, cut White.

BACK SECTION: Work 1st 5 rounds same as front section, cut Red.
6th Round. Same as 13th round of front section, then continue with White.
7th Round. Ch 3, d c in next d c, 2 d c in next d c, * 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, 2 d c in next d c, repeat from * all around, join (96 d c).
8th Round. Working in d c increase in every 4th st, join each round.
Work 1 round even.
10th Round. Increase in every 4th st. Work 1 round even, drop White. Repeat the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th rounds of front section.

EDGE: Place the wrong side of each section together and working through both sections, attach Red in any d c, * ch 3, skip 2 d c, popcorn st in next d c, ch 3, skip 2 d c, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around, join, cut thread. With Red cover a bone ring in s c and sew to potholder.