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COATS & CLARK'S O.N.T. "SPEED-CRO-SHEEN" MERCERIZED COTTON:

For Sunflower: 1 ball of No. 10-A Ca­nary Yellow; 18 yards each of No. 12 Black and No. 48 Hunter's Green.

For Pansy: 1 ball each of No. 10-A Canary Yellow and No. 12-A Blue Sparkle; 15 yards of No. 48 Hunter's Green.

For Dahlia: 1 ball of No. 126 Spanish Red; 15 yards each of No. 131 Fudge Brown and No. 48 Hunter's Green.

Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 1/0 (zero).

For each Pot Holder: A piece of felt and 1 bone ring.

SUNFLOWER POT HOLDER

Flower: Starting at center with Black, ch 5. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 1, 11 sc in ring. Do not join. 2nd rnd: Ch 1, 4 sc in next sc, drop loop from hook, insert hook from front to back in first sc of 4-sc group and draw dropped loop through, ch 1 tightly—pc st made; make 1 pc st in each sc around—11 pc sts. 3rd rnd: * Sc in top of next pc st, pc st in the ch-1 sp between this and next pc st. Repeat from * around. Join to first sc. Break off and fasten.

Petals: Attach Yellow to joining of last rnd. 1st rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place, (ch 13, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in each of next 10 ch, ch 1, skip next pc st, sc in next sc) 10 times; ch 13, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 10 ch, ch 1. Join to first sc. 2nd rnd: * Skip next ch, picking up the free loop of the chain, dc in each of next 8 ch, h dc in next ch, sc in next ch, 3 sc in next ch; working along op­posite side of same chain and using the same loop used previously for the sl st, sc in next ch, h dc in next ch, dc in each of next 8 ch, skip remaining ch, sl st in next sc. Repeat from * around—11 petals. 3rd rnd: Ch 1, holding petals forward, * sc in center st at base of next petal, ch 13, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in each of next 10 ch, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join to first sc. 4th rnd: Repeat 2nd rnd of Petals. Break off and fasten.

Stem: With Green, ch 2. 1st row: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: 2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc. Ch 1, turn. Next 9 rows: Sc in next 3 sc. Ch 1, turn. Break off and fasten.

Leaf (Make 2): With Green, ch 18, sc in 2nd ch from hook, h dc in next ch, dc in next ch, 2 tr in each of next 2 ch, tr in each of next 6 ch, 2 dc in next ch, dc in each of next 2 ch, h dc in next ch, sc in next ch, 3 sc in last ch; working along opposite side of starting chain, h dc in each of next 3 ch, 2 dc in each of next 2 ch, 2 tr in next ch, tr in each of next 7 ch, dc in next ch, h dc in next ch, sc in next ch. Ch 1, turn, sl st in each st around. Break off and fasten. Sew one leaf to each side of stem and sew to flower as shown.

Ring: With Yellow, sc closely around ring.

Finishing: Cut felt slightly smaller than the outline of pot holder and sew in place. Sew ring to back of flower.

PANSY POT HOLDER

Flower—First 3 Petals: Starting at center with Yellow, ch 5. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 1, 12 sc in ring. Do not join. 2nd rnd: (In next sc make sc, h dc and dc; 3 tr in each of next 2 sc, in next sc make dc, h dc and sc) 3 times. Join to first sc—3 petals. Break off and fasten. 3rd rnd: Attach Blue to joining, ch 1, (sc in next sc, h dc in next h dc, 2 dc in next dc, 2 tr in each of next 6 tr, 2 dc in next dc, h dc in next h dc, sc in next sc) 3 times—60 sts. 4th rnd: (Sc in next sc, in next st make h dc and dc, 2 tr in each of next 16 sts, in next st make dc and h dc, sc in next sc) 3 times. 5th rnd: Picking up front loop only throughout, sc in each St around. Join to first sc. Fourth Petal—1st row: Ch 1, picking up the back loop only of each st of next-to-last rnd, skip first St, sc in next st, (ch 3, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st) 5 times—5 loops. Break off and fasten. 2nd row: Attach Yellow to first sc of last row, ch 5, in each of next 4 loops make (d tr, ch 3, sl st in top of d tr just made—picot made) 6 times; skip next loop, sl st in last sc. Break off and fasten. Fifth Petal—1st row: Skip first 20 sts On third petal, picking up back loop only of each st of 4th rnd, attach Blue in next st, sc in same place, (ch 3, skip next 3 tr, sc in next st) 4 times. Break off and fasten. 2nd row: Attach Yellow to first sc of last row, in first loop make h dc, picot, (dc, picot) twice, and (tr, picot) twice; in each of next 2 loops make (d tr, picot) 8 times; holding the first 6 d tr of fourth petal forward, join with sl st to next d tr on fourth petal. Break off and fasten.

Leaf (Make 2): With Green ch 13, sc in 2nd ch from hook, 2 h dc in next ch, 2 dc in next ch, 2 tr in next ch, d tr in next 4 ch, 2 d tr in each of next 3 ch, 7 tr in last ch; working along opposite side of starting chain, make 2 tr in each of next 2 ch, d tr in each of next 5 ch, tr in next ch, dc in next ch, h dc in next ch, sc in next ch. Ch 1, turn, sl st in each st around. Break off and fasten. Sew leaves to flower as shown.
  Work ring and finish as for Sunflower.

DAHLIA POT HOLDER

Flower: Starting at center with Brown, ch 4. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 1, 6 sc in ring. Do not join. 2nd rnd: In each sc around make (sc, ch 5) twice— 12 sc. 3rd rnd: Sc in first sc, ch 1, holding loops forward, * sc in next sc, ch 1. Re­peat from * around—12 sc. 4th rnd: In each sc around make (sc, ch 7) twice. 5th rnd: Repeat 3rd rnd. Join to first sc— 24 sc. Break off and fasten.

Petals—1st rnd: Attach Red to joining, * in next ch-1 sp make h dc, dc, 3 tr, dc and h dc; sc in next ch-1 sp. Repeat from * around—12 petals. Hereafter do not join. 2nd rnd: Ch 4, holding petals forward, * sc in base of the center tr of next petal, ch 4. Repeat from * around. 3rd rnd: In each loop around make sc, h dc, dc, tr, 3 d tr, tr, dc, h dc and sc—13 petals. 4th rnd: Ch 2, * sc in base of the center d tr of next petal, ch 5. Repeat from * around. 5th rnd: In each ch-5 loop around make sc, ch 2, dc, tr, 5 d tr, tr, dc, ch 2 and sc. Join to first sc. Break off and fasten.

Stem: With Green, ch 20. H dc in 3rd ch from hook, h dc in next ch, * 2 h dc in next ch, h dc in each of next 3 ch. Repeat from * across. Break off and fasten.
  Make 2 leaves same as for Sunflower. Sew one leaf to each side of stem and sew to flower as shown.

Ring: With Red, sc closely around ring. Finish as for Sunflower.