Pot Holder Pattern #208

Materials Required. American Thread Company "Star" Pearl Cotton size 5.
1 Ball White and 1 Ball Shaded Oranges or any 2 colors desired.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 8 or 9.

With color ch 4, 10 d c in first ch, join with a sl st.

2nd Row—Ch 3, 4 d c in same space, s c in next s c * 5 d c in next s c, s c in next s c, repeat from * 3 times.

3rd Row—Ch 5, s c in back of s c between next 2 petals, repeat from beginning 4 times.

4th Row—1 s c, 7 d c over each loop, break thread.

5th Row—Join White in back of s c, * ch 5, s c in back of s c between next 2 petals, repeat from * all around.

6th Row—7 s c over each loop.

7th Row—2 s c in first s c, 1 s c in next s c, repeat all around and work 4 rows of s c even, join row with sl st, break thread.

12th Row—Attach color, ch 3, 4 d c in same space, * skip 1 s c, s c in next s c, skip 1 s c, 5 d c in next s c, repeat from * all around. Break thread.

Repeat 5th and 6th rows.

15th Row—Work in s c increasing by working 3 s c in center s c of each scallop. Work 4 rows even and break thread.

20th Row—Attach color and repeat 12th row.

21st Row—1 s c in each s c and 5 d c in center d c of each shell.

22nd Row—1 s c in 1st d c of shell, 1 d c in next d c, 3 d c in next d c, 1 d c in next d c, 1 s c in last d c, skip the s c between shells and repeat from beginning all around.

23rd Row—Skip the s c of shell, s c in next st, d c in next st, 3 d c in next st, 1 d c in next st, s c in next st, skip the s c of scallop and repeat from beginning all around.

The reverse side is made in d c as follows:

With Color, ch 4, 10 d c in first st of ch, join each row.

2nd Row—Ch 3, 2 d c in each d c.

3rd Row—2 d c in every other d c, break thread.

4th Row—Attach White and increase in every 3rd st.

5th and 6th Rows—Increase in every 4th st.

7th Row—Increase in every 5th st, break thread.

8th Row—With Color repeat last row, break thread.

9th and 10th Row—With White increase in every 6th st and work 1 row even. Without breaking thread ch 20, skip 1 st, sl st in next st, ch 1 and work 35 s c over ch. Sew the two sections together with White.

The pot holder will be equally attractive made of "De Luxe" Mercerized Crochet and Knitting Cotton.