Dress Potholder Pattern #5513

Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DE LUXE” MERCERIZED CROCHET AND KNITTING COTTON, ARTICLE 346
1—250 yd. Ball White and
"STAR” PEARL COTTON, ARTICLE 90, SIZE 5
1—50 yd. Ball Red will make the Dress and Slip.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.

With White, ch 26, 1 d c in 4th st from hook, 1 d c in each remaining st of ch, ch 3, turn.
2nd Row—1 d c in each d c, ch 3, turn (24 d c). Repeat the 2nd row 6 more times, drop White, turn.
9th Row—Attach Red and work 1 s c in each d c, ch 1, turn.
10th Row—1 s c in each s c, break Red.
11th Row—Start skirt, pick up White, ch 4, 1 d c in same space, * ch 1, skip 2 s c, 1 d c, ch 1, 1 d c in next s c, ch 1, skip 1 s c, 1 d c, ch 1, 1 d c (shell) in next s c, repeat from * 3 times, ch 1, skip 2 s c, 1 d c, ch 1, 1 d c in end st, ch 3, turn.
12th Row—2 d c, ch 1, 2 d c in center of 1st shell, * ch 1, 2 d c, ch 1, 2 d c (shell) in center of next shell, repeat from * across row, ch 3, turn.
Repeat the 12th row 4 times, ch 3, turn.
17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Rows—Same as last row but working 3 d c, ch 1, 3 d c in center of each shell.
Next 6 Rows—Work same as last row but having 4 d c, ch 1, 4 d c in center of each shell.
Next 2 Rows—Same as last row but having 5 d c, ch 1, 5 d c in center of each shell, break thread. Work another section in same manner. Starting at waist band, with Red, crochet the 2 sections together as follows: s c in same space, * ch 1, 3 d c in 3 ch loop on side of shell, ch 1, s c between shells, repeat from * down the side to corner, 3 d c in corner, * ch 1, skip 2 d c, s c in next d c, ch 1, 3 d c in center of shell, ch 1, skip 2 d c, s c in next d c, ch 1, s c between shells, ch 2, s c over loops between shells of 27th row, ch 2, s c over loops between shells of 26th row, continue in same manner working an s c over each row with ch 2 between each s c to the waist band, ch 2, turn and work back in same manner, repeat from * across lower edge, then work up opposite side of skirt to correspond. Sew together across top of waist.
ARMHOLE: Attach White at top of 2nd row from waist, s c in same space, * ch 1, 2 d c, ch 1, 2 d c in top of next row, ch 1, s c in top of next row, repeat from * 5 times, break thread. Attach Red in s c at beginning of previous row, * ch 1, s c in 1st d c of shell, ch 1, d c in center of shell, ch 1, skip 1 d c of same shell, s c in next d c, ch 1, s c in s c between shells, repeat from * 5 times, break thread. Work other armhole in same manner. With Red, cover a bone ring with s c and sew to front of pot holder forming a small neck line.