MATERIALS: J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Pearl Cotton, Size 5, 4 balls ... J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Six Strand Embroidery Floss, 1 skein of Black ... Steel Crochet Hook No. 5 ... A bone ring.
Use double thread throughout.
1st rnd: Ch 4, 11 dc in 4th ch from hook. Join. 2nd rnd: Ch 3 (to count as dc), thread over, insert hook from front of work between last dc made and starting chain of previous rnd and bring hook out (from back to front of work) between starting chain and following dc, thread over and draw loop through, (thread over and draw through 2 loops) twice (a raised st made); dc in next dc, thread over, insert hook from front of work between starting chain and next dc and bring hook out (from back to front of work) between this last dc and the following dc, thread over and draw loop through and complete a raised st as before, * dc in next dc, make a raised st as before in same dc. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to top of ch-3. Make a raised st over each raised st and dc over each dc, increasing 1 dc in each dc-section, until piece measures 5 inches in diameter—to inc 1 dc, make 2 dc in 1 dc. Now make sc in each st around, increasing as necessary to keep work flat, until piece measures 6½ inches in diameter. Sl st in next sc.
SCALLOPED EDGE ... * Skip 2 sc, 5 dc in next sc, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Break off. Sew bone ring on edge.
With 2 full strands of Six Strand Embroidery Floss, embroider Roman numerals on sc-section. Embroider a circle at center, with outline stitches. Embroider over any 2 lines of raised sts, making one slightly shorter than the other, and ending each in a triangle for clock hands. For Padding, see patternbook page.
Other great patterns from Pot Holders, Book No. 243.
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