Potholder Pattern #3211

Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET
AND KNITTING COTTON
169 yds. White.
"STAR" PEARL COTTON, SIZE 5
1 60-yd. Ball Red.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.

MOTIF. With White, ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 3, and work 15 d c in ring, (16 d c).
2nd Row—Ch 3, thread over needle, insert in st and pull loop up the length of a d c, * thread over needle, insert in same space and pull loop up the same length, repeat from *, thread over and pull through all loops on needle but one, thread over and pull through 2 loops, ch 3, puff st in same space, (puff st: thread over needle, insert in st and pull loop up the length of a d c, * thread over needle, insert in same space and pull loop up the same length, repeat from * twice, thread over and pull through all loops on needle but one, thread over and pull through 2 loops). * 2 d c in next d c, 1 d c in next d c, 2 d c in next d c, 2 puff sts with ch 3 between in next d c, repeat from * twice, 2 d c in next d c, 1 d c in next d c, 2 d c in next d c, join in 1st puff st.
3rd Row—Sl st to loop and work 2 puff sts with ch 3 between in same space, 2 d c in next puff st, 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, puff st in next d c, 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, 2 d c in next puff st, 2 puff sts with ch 3 between in next loop, repeat from * twice, 2 d c in next puff st, 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, puff st in next d c, 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, 2 d c in next puff st, join.
4th Row—Sl st to next loop and work 2 puff sts with ch 3 between in same space, 2 d c in next puff st, 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, 1 d c in puff st, 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, 2 d c in next puff st, 2 puff sts with ch 3 between in next loop, repeat in same manner all around, join, break thread. Work 13 more motifs in same manner, then work 4 motifs in Red. Sew the 4 Red and 5 White motifs together arranging as illustrated for front section.
The 9 White motifs are used for back section.
With Red, crochet the 2 sections together with a row of s c working 3 d c, ch 4 sl st in top of last d c for picot, 2 d c in each corner mesh and at each joining, ch 15 for loop, turn, sl st in same space, ch 1, turn and work 25 s c over ch, break thread.