Potholder Pattern #3223

Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET
AND KNITTING COTTON
83 yds White.
"STAR" PEARL COTTON, SIZE 5
160-yd. Ball Red or any contrasting Color desired.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.

With White, ch 66, d c in 9th st from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, repeat from * across row, ch 5, turn.
2nd Row—D c in d c, * ch 2, d c in next d c, repeat from * 16 times, ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, ch 5, turn. Repeat 2nd row, drop White, pick up Red and * work 2 rows of open meshes, drop Red, pick up White and work 2 rows of open meshes, repeat from * 3 times, then work 1 more row of open meshes in White, break thread.
The pattern is darned in using 4 strands of thread by working 2 rows perpendicular to 1st row through each mesh working over 1 mesh and under the next, reversing the over and under in the 2nd row of each mesh. Darn 3 meshes White, 2 meshes Red, 2 meshes White, 2 meshes Red, 1 mesh White, 2 meshes Red, 2 meshes White, 2 meshes Red and 3 meshes White. Work another section in the same manner. With White, crochet the 2 sections together with a row of s c.
2nd Row—* Ch 3, 2 d c in same space, skip 2 s c, s c in next s c, repeat from * all around, ch 20, sl st in same space, turn and cover loop with s c.