Pinwheel Potholder Pattern #5522

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Pinwheel Potholder Pattern #5522

Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DE LUXE" MERCERIZED AND KNITTING COTTON, ARTICLE 346
1—250 yd. Ball White and
"STAR" PEARL COTTON, ARTICLE 90, SIZE 5
4—50 yd. Balls Blue will make the Round and Square Holders.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.

With Blue, ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 8 s c in ring. join.
2nd Row—2 s c in each s c, join.
3rd Row—Ch 1, * 2 s c in next s c, 1 s c in next s c, repeat from * all around, join.
4th Row—Ch 1 and work 1 s c in each s c, join, drop Blue. When changing Color always complete last half of st with next Color.
5th Row—Attach White, ch 3 (counts as ? part of 1st puff st) and work 2 puff sts with ch 2 between in same space (puff st: thread over needle, insert in st, pull loop up the length of a d c, * thread over needle, insert in same space and pull loop up the same length, repeat from *, thread over and pull through all loops on needle but one, thread over and pull through 2 loops), * 1 s c in each of the next 2 s c, 2 puff sts with ch 2 between in next s c, repeat from * all around ending row with 1 s c in each of the next 2 s c, join in top of 1st puff st.
6th Row—Sl st into loop, drop White, pick up Blue, ch 1 and work 1 s c in each 2 ch loop and 1 s c in each st, join, drop Blue.
7th Row—With White work 2 puff sts with ch 2 between in the s c between puff sts, * 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, 2 puff sts with ch 2 between in next s c, repeat from * all around, ending row with 1 s c in each of the next 4 sts, join in top of 1st puff st, sl st into loop, drop White.
8th Row—Same as 6th row.
9th Row—With White, work 2 puff sts with ch 2 between in the s c between the 2 puff sts and 1 s c in each s c in each s c section.
Repeat the 8th and 9th rows having 2 more s c in each s c section every other row until there are 10 Blue and 11 White stripes ending with the White row, break thread. Work another section in same manner.
With Blue, crochet the 2 sections together as follows: attach thread in loop between puff sts, ch 3, 4 d c in same space, ** ch 1, skip 1 st, s c in next st, * ch 1, skip 1 st, 3 d c in next st, ch 1, skip 1 st, s c in next st, repeat from * 4 times, ch 1, 5 d c in next loop between puff sts, repeat from ** all around.
With Blue, cover a bone ring with s c and attach to potholder.