Funny Faces Pot Holder Patterns

Any of these holder sets can be made from a ball of White Enterprise Yarn and approximately 50 yds. of color matching the kitchen decorations.

A different pair of Hot Pot Holders to watch over your hot pots and pans—the faces are double to give added protection at the stove or table.

THE LADY: Starts at bottom—with White ch 20, 19 sc on ch. 18 sc on other side of ch. Continue around this center—the holder is double.
ROUND 1: 2 dc in skipped st of ch (an inc), taking the back thread of st, make dc in each st for 18 sts, 2 dc in next (an inc), dc in each st for 19 sts.
ROUND 2: 3 dc in next st (an inc of 2 sts), dc in 19 sts, 3 dc in next (inc of 2), dc in 20 sts.
ROUND 3: An inc of 2 sts, 9 dc, drawing color through last 2 loops of 9th st, 3 dc in color, drawing White through last 2 loops of 3rd st, continue with White, make 9 dc, inc 2 sts, (22 dc).
ROUND 4: An inc of 2 sts, 23 dc, inc of 2 sts, (24 dc).
There are now 52 sts. No more inc from this point.
ROUND 5: 12 dc, 2 dc in color, continue around in White.
ROUND 6: Dc for a complete round.
ROUND 7: 5 dc, 3 dc in color, 9 in White, 3 in color, break colored thread; continue around in White.
ROUND 8: Dc for a complete round.
ROUNDS 9, 10 and 11: Make 2 dec on each side of head each round.
(To dec: yo, insert needle in st and draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops, yo, insert needle in next st and draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops, yo, draw through 3 loops.) Break thread.

HAIR: With face toward you fasten colored thread with sl st 7 rows from top, work along side toward forehead, making 3 sc * 1 tr c fastened around fourth st from side (this tr c is at right angles to the dc of face), 2 sc, repeat from * 4 times (to forehead), tr c in same st as previous tr c; taking front and back with same st, work across forehead, making * 3 sc, 3 dc, 3 sc, tr c around st 1 row down, repeat from * across head; work down right side of head to correspond with left side, ch 1. Turn. Make sc in top of each st of previous row for 16 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc, tr c, 2 dc, sc, dc, 2 tr c in next st, 3 dc, 3 sc, 3 dc, ch 8 and fasten in top of previous tr c with sl st, turn and make sc in each st along ch, continue making left side same as right.

THE MAN: Follow directions for lady, omitting the 3 colored dc in Round 3, and making 3 colored dc in Round 5.
Embroider mouth in outline st 2 rows below nose as in picture.

HAIR: With face toward you fasten colored thread with sl st 4 rows from top, work toward forehead making 2 sc, 3 dc, 2 tr c; taking front and back with same st work across forehead, making 2 dc in same st, 2 sc, 2 dc, tr c, 2 dc, 2 sc; make right side of hair to correspond with left side. Ch 1, turn. 7 sc to forehead, 2 dc in next st, 2 dc, sc, 2 dc, tr c, 3 dc, 2 sc, 3 dc, ch 8 and fasten to previous tr c with sl st, turn and make sc in each st along ch; continue, making left side same as right. Break thread.

EARS: Fasten White at end of hair, ch 8 and fasten 4 rows below, turn, make sc in each st along ch. Break thread. Make left ear same as right.