Round and Square Pot Holders Pattern #4028
MATERIALS: J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Pearl Cotton, Size 5, 3 balls of Ecru ... Steel Crochet Hook No. 6 ... Scraps of green and red felt ... 2 bone rings.
ROUND POT HOLDER ... Starting at center, ch 6. Join to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 1, 15 sc in ring. Sl+ st in 1st sc. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, * 2 dc in each of next 2 sc (2 dc increased), dc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join.
3rd rnd: Ch 1, sc in each st around, increasing 10 sc evenly apart. 4th rnd: Ch 3, dc in each st around, increasing 10 dc evenly apart. Repeat the 3rd and 4th rnds alternately until piece measures 6½ inches in diameter, ending with an sc rnd. Break off.
SQUARE POTHOLDER ... Make a chain about 8 inches long. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across until row measures 6½ inches. Cut off remaining chain. Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: Skip 1st sc, dc in next sc, dc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: Sc in each dc across and in top st of turning chain. Ch 3, turn. Repeat the 2nd and 3rd rows alternately until piece is square, ending with an sc row. Break off.
Line and trim with felt as desired. Sew on bone rings.