Butterfly Potholder Pattern #5504

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

BODY: With Black, ch 2 and work 3 s c in 1st st of ch, ch 1, turn.
2nd Row—1 s c in each s c working 2 s c in 1st and last s c, ch 1, turn.
3rd Row—1 s c in each s c, ch 1, turn.
Repeat last 2 rows 6 times, then work 22 rows even.
38th Row—1 s c in each s c decreasing 1 st at each side, (decrease: insert in st, pull through, insert in next st, pull through, thread over and work off all loops at one time), ch 1, turn.
Repeat last row twice.
41st Row—Same as 2nd row.
42nd Row—Same as 3rd row, then repeat last 2 rows once.
Next 4 Rows—1 s c in each s c.
49th Row—Same as 38th row, then work 2 rows even.
Repeat last 3 rows twice.
58th Row—Decrease every other st, break thread.
Work another section in same manner. Sew sections together on one side, fill with cotton and sew other side.
RIGHT WING: With Yellow, ch 20 and work 19 s c on ch, ch 1, turn.
2nd Row—1 s c in each s c working 2 s c in 1st and last s c, ch 1, turn.
3rd Row—1 s c in each s c, ch 1, turn.
Repeat last 2 rows 10 times.
24th Row—2 s c in 1st s c, 1 s c in each of the next 22 s c, ch 1, turn.
25th Row—Decrease 1 sc at beginning of row, 1 s c in each remaining s c, ch 1, turn.
26th Row—2 s c in 1st s c, 1 s c in each remaining s c, ch 1, turn.
Repeat last 2 rows 5 times, then repeat 25th row once, ch 1, turn.
38th Row—Decrease 1 s c at beginning and end of row, ch 1, turn.
Next 4 Rows—Repeat 38th row, break thread.
Skip 1 st of 23rd row, join thread in next st and work 1 s c in each remaining s c increasing 1 s c in last s c, ch 1, turn.
Next Row—1 s c in each s c decreasing 1 s c at end of row, ch 1, turn.
Next Row—1 s c in each s c decreasing 1 s c at beginning of row and increasing 1 s c at end of row.
Repeat last 2 rows once.
Next Row—1 s c in each s c decreasing 1 s c at end of row.
Next Row—1 s c in each s c decreasing 1 s c at beginning and end of row, break thread.
Work left wing in same manner. Sew wings together at center. Join Black at lower edge of wing and work a row of s c all around wings increasing a sufficient number of times around shaped edges to keep work flat and decreasing at indented parts of wings sufficiently to keep work flat, break Black. Join Yellow and work 4 rows in same manner, break Yellow. Join Black and work 1 s c in each s c increasing in same manner, break thread. With Yellow, embroider eyes using satin st, then embroider top of body as illustrated using outline st. With Black, embroider top of wing section as illustrated.
Dots are made in satin st, remainder of design is worked in outline st using double strand of thread.
Work another pair of wings for back of potholder in same manner.
Sew wing sections together then sew to undersection of body. With Yellow, cover bone ring with s c and attach to butterfly behind head.