Potholder Pattern #9435

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Potholder Pattern #9435

MATERIALS: J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Pearl Cotton, Size 5, 2 balls of Ecru … Steel Crochet Hook No. 6 … Scraps of felt of a contrasting color ... A bone ring.

CENTER MOTIF Ch 6, sl st in 6th ch from hook. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Sl st in top st of starting chain. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, * 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join. Ch 1, turn. 3rd rnd: Sc in back loop of each dc around, sl st in 1st sc. Ch 1, turn, sl st in joining of 2nd rnd. 4th rnd: Ch 3, dc in free loop of each dc on 2nd rnd, increasing 12 dc evenly apart—to inc a dc, make 2 dc in 1 st. 5th rnd: Ch 3, dc in each st around, increasing 12 dc in the rnd. 6th rnd: Ch 1, sc in each st around, increasing 8 sc in the rnd. Break off.

SMALL MOTIF (Make 7) … Work exactly as for Center Motif to 4th rnd incl. Break off.
     Sew motifs as in illustration. Cut 8 felt rosettes and fasten one to center of each motif with 3 (or 5) French knots. Line crocheted piece with felt to correspond with outline, having felt extend ¼ inch beyond outer edges. Sew on bone ring.