Boot Potholder Pattern #3221

Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"STAR" PEARL COTTON, SIZE 5
4 60-yd. Balls Red.
1 60-yd. Ball White.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 5 or 6.

With 2 strands of Red, ch 43 and work 42 s c on ch. (ch 1 to turn each row.)
2nd Row—1 s c in each of the first 41 s c, 2 s c in last s c. (toe of shoe.)
3rd Row—1 s c in each s c.
4th Row—1 s c in each s c, with 2 s c in last s c.
5th & 6th Rows—Same as 3rd and 4th rows.
7th to 11th Rows—1 s c in each s c.
12th Row—1 s c in each s c, decreasing 1 s c at end of row. (Toe.)
13th Row—Decrease 1 s c at beginning of row, 1 s c in each remaining s c.
14th to 34th Rows—Repeat the 12th and 13th rows.
35th, 36th, 37th & 38th Rows—1 s c in each s c, break thread. Wind off 30 yds. of White on a separate ball. Join 2 strands of White in last s c made, work 1 s c in each s c. Work 4 more rows of s c even, then * ch 3, 1 d c in same space with ch 3, skip 2 s c, 1 s c in next s c, repeat from * across row, break thread. Work another section in same manner. Crochet shoe together as follows: join 2 strands of Red in last row of Red at back of shoe and work 1 s c in each row, joining the 2 sections for the first 13 rows from top of shoe, then work s c down one section and across sole of shoe and up 12 rows at toe of shoe, then work around toe of opposite section across sole and up back to where shoe is joined, break thread. Join 2 strands of White in 12th row at toe and crochet the two sections together, working 1 s c in each row.
BOW. Ch 12, join to same space with a slip st, ch 12, join in same space with sl st, ch 4, break thread.
HEEL. Join 2 strands of White in one section at back of shoe and work 1 s c in each of the first 13 s c of sole. Ch 1, turn, work 2 more rows of s c on the 13 heel sts, break thread.