Bumble Bee Potholder Pattern #5503

Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR” PEARL COTTON. ARTICLE 90, SIZE 5
2—50 yd. Balls Yellow.
4—50 yd. Balls Black.
Kapok or Cotton for filling.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.

BODY: With Black, ch 22 and work 21 s c on ch, ch 3, turn.
2nd Row—Work 2 s c on ch, 1 s c in each s c, ch 3, turn. Repeat 2nd row 3 times but do not ch 3 at end of last row, drop Black, attach Yellow, (when changing Color always complete last half of st with next Color) ch 2, turn.
6th Row—Work 1 s c on ch, 1 s c in each s c, ch 2, turn.
Repeat 6th row 4 times.
11th Row—1 s c on ch, 1 s c in each s c, drop Yellow, pick up Black, ch 2, turn.
12th Row—1 s c on ch, 1 s c in each s c, ch 2, turn.
Repeat 12th row 4 times, ch 1, turn.
17th Row—1 s c in each s c, drop Black, pick up Yellow, ch 1, turn.
Next 6 Rows—1 s c in each s c, ch 1 to turn each row, drop Yellow, pick up Black.
Next 6 Rows—1 s c in each s c, ch 1 to turn each row, drop Black, pick up Yellow, then work 6 rows Yellow, 6 rows Black, 6 rows Yellow, 2 rows Black.
50th Row—Decrease 1 s c at beginning and end of row.
51st Row—Work even in s c.
Repeat last 2 rows once, drop Black, pick up Yellow.
54th Row—Decrease 1 s c at beginning and end of row.
55th Row—Work even in s c, then repeat last 2 rows twice, drop Yellow, pick up Black.
60th Row—Decrease 1 s c at beginning and end of row.
Repeat last row 5 times, break thread.
Work another section in same manner. Sew 2 sections together leaving an opening for filling. Fill slightly with cotton and sew remainder of sections together.
WING: With Black, ch 7, 3 tr c in 5th st from hook, 1 tr c in next st of ch, 3 tr c in last st of ch, ch 4, turn.
2nd Row—2 d c in 4th ch from hook, 1 d c in each of the next 6 tr c, 2 d c in next tr c, ch 4, turn.
3rd Row—2 d c in 4th ch from hook, 1 d c in each d c working 2 d c in last d c, ch 4, turn.
Repeat 3rd row 5 times but ch 3 at end of 8th row to turn.
9th Row—1 d c in each d c, ch 3, turn.
Next 7 Rows—Repeat 9th row.
17th Row—Decrease 1 d c at beginning and end of row (decrease: thread over, insert in st, pull through and work off 2 loops, thread over, insert in next st, pull through and work off 2 loops, thread over and work off all loops at one time).
18th Row—1 d c in each d c, ch 3, turn.
Repeat last 2 rows twice, then repeat 17th row 7 times, ch 3, turn.
Next Row—Thread over, insert in st, pull through and work off 2 loops, * thread over, insert in next st, pull through and work off 2 loops, repeat from * across row, thread over and work off all loops at one time (top of wing), break thread.
Work another section in same manner. With double strand of Yellow, embroider top of wing as illustrated using outline st. With Black, crochet the 2 wing sections together with a row of s c.
Work another wing in same manner. With matching Colors, sew body sections together leaving an opening for filling. Fill slightly with cotton. Applique wing sections to top of body.
HEAD: With Black, ch 14 and work 13 s c on ch, ch 1, turn.
2nd Row—1 s c in each s c, ch 1, turn.
Repeat 2nd row 7 times.
10th Row—1 s c in each s c decreasing 1st and last st, ch 1, turn.
11th Row—Repeat 2nd row.
Repeat last 2 rows once, then repeat 7th row once, break thread. Work another head section in same manner. With double strand of Yellow embroider eyes in satin st. Sew head sections together leaving an opening for filling. Fill with cotton and sew remainder of sections together. Sew head section to body. With Black cover a bone ring with s c and attach to bumble bee behind head.