MATERIALS: J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Pearl Cotton, Size 5, 4 balls of White; 1 ball each of Spanish Red. Dark Yellow, Mid Rose and Hunter's Green ... Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.
GAUGE: 7 sc make 1 inch; 8 rows make 1 inch.
ROSE (Make 4—1 Rose, 1 Red, 2 Yellow) ... Starting at center, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 6, (dc in ring, ch 3) 7 times; sl st to 3rd ch of ch-6. 2nd rnd: * In next sp make sc, half dc, 3 dc, half dc and sc (petal made). Repeat from * around. 3rd rnd: * Ch 5, sc between next 2 petals. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5. 4th rnd: In each loop make sc, half dc, 5 dc, half dc and sc. 5th rnd: * Ch 7, sc between next 2 petals. Repeat from * around. 6th rnd: In each loop make sc, half dc, 7 dc, half dc and sc. Join and break off.
EDGING—First Rose ... Attach Green to 4th dc of any petal, ch 5, holding back on hook the last loop of each d tr make 2 d tr in same place as thread was attached, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), * ch 3, make a 3-tr cluster in same place, ch 3, in tip of next petal make dc, ch 3 and dc; ch 3, in tip of next petal make a 3-tr cluster, ch 3 and a 3-d tr cluster. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in tip of first cluster.
SECOND ROSE ... Attach Green to tip of any petal, ch 5 and complete a d tr cluster as before, ch 1, sc in corresponding loop on First Rose, ch 1, make a 3-tr cluster in same place on Second Rose as last cluster was made, and complete as for Edging of First Rose, joining next 4 loops of Second Rose to corresponding loops of First Rose as before. Work Edging around remaining 2 Roses, joining to adjacent sides as before. Attach White to tip of a 3-d tr cluster at any free corner and work all around outer edges as follows: 1st rnd: Ch 3, 2 dc in same place, 3 dc in each loop around, making 3 dc, ch 3 and 3 dc at tip of each corner d tr cluster, ending with 3 dc in same cluster as first 3-dc group was made, ch 3, sl st to 3rd ch of ch-3. Break off. 2nd rnd: Attach Green to corner loop, ch 1, 3 sc in same loop, sc in each dc around, making 5 sc in each corner loop, and ending with 2 sc in loop where first 3 sc were made, sl st to first sc. Break off. 3rd rnd: Attach White where sl st was made and ch 3, dc in each sc around, making dc, ch 3 and dc in center sc of each 5-sc group, and ending with dc in same place as starting ch-3, ch 3, sl st to 3rd ch of ch-3. Break off. 4th rnd: Attach Rose and work as for 2nd rnd. Break off. 5th rnd: Attach White and work as for 3rd rnd. Break off. 6th rnd: Attach Yellow and work as for 2nd rnd. Break off. 7th rnd: Attach White and work as for 3rd rnd. Break off. This completes Front piece.
BACK PIECE. (Make 2) ... Using 2 strands of White, make a chain 12 inches long. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and sc in each ch across until row measures 9¼ inches. (There are 65 sc in row.) Cut off remaining chain. Now sc in each sc across, decreasing 1 sc at both ends of each row until all sts are worked off, making ch 1 and turning at end of each row—to dec 1 sc. work off 2 sc as 1 sc. Pin the 2 Back Pieces to wrong side of Front Piece, having diagonal opening at center back.
EDGING ... With Front facing, attach Red to any corner and, working through both thicknesses, make ch 3, 9 dc in same place as thread was attached (shell made), * skip 3 dc, sc between last dc skipped and the following dc. skip 3 dc, make 6 dc (shell) between last dc skipped and the following dc. Repeat from * around, making a 10-dc shell at corners and ending with sc, skip 3 dc, sl st to 3rd ch of starting ch-3. Break off. Pad if desired. For Padding, see patternbook page.
Other great patterns from Pot Holders, Book No. 243.
Crochet Patterns
Round Potholder
Cat Potholder
Square Motif Potholder
Square Stripes Potholder
Snail Potholder
Square Solid Potholder
Four Pointed Star Potholder
Man's Face Potholder
Birdhouse Potholder
Octagon Potholder
Window Pane Potholder
Round Scallop Potholder
Rose Potholders
Single Flower Potholder
Floral Potholder
Clock Potholder
Round Spokes Potholder
Teddy Bear Potholder
Dice Potholder
Round Gears Potholder
Broom Potholder
Kaleidoscope Potholder
Round Stripes Potholder
Lattice Potholder
Checkerboard Potholder
Square Lines Potholder
Diamond Potholder