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Claire Byrd

Crochet Food Potholders





BookRix GmbH & Co. KG
80331 Munich

Bowl of Peaches Potholder Pattern

 

 

Materials:

 

COATS & CLARK'S O.N.T. "SPEED-CRO-SHEEN" MERCERIZED COTTON, Art. C.44: 1 ball of No. 123-A Flamingo; and

 

J. & P. COATS "KNIT-CRO-SHEEN," Art. A.64: 1 ball of No. 19 Shaded Yellows.

 

Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 2/0 (double zero).

 

Bone ring.

 

 

BACK . . . Starting at center with Flamingo, ch 2. 1st rnd: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 2nd rnd: 2 sc in each sc around. 3rd rnd: * 2 sc in next sc (1 sc increased), sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. 4th rnd: Sc in each sc, increasing 6 sc evenly around. Repeat 4th rnd until piece measures 6 ½ inches in diameter. Break off.

 

BOWL . . . With Flamingo, ch 2. 1st row: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: 2 sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: 3 sc in first sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in each remaining sc, 3 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. 4th row: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc across, increasing 2 sc evenly, 2 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. 5th row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. 6th row: Work as for 4th row, increasing 3 sc evenly across instead of 2 sc. Ch 1, turn. 7th to 14th rows incl: Repeat 5th and 6th rows alternately 4 times more, making 1 inc more on each inc row. 15th row: Repeat 5th row. 16th row: Repeat 14th row. 17th row: Sc in each sc across, 3 sc in last sc. Now sc closely across straight edge. Ch 1, turn. Next 2 rows: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Break off at end of last row.

 

PEACH (Make 8) . . . Starting at center with double strand of Shaded Yellows, ch 2. Work as for Back until piece measures 2 inches in diameter. Break off.

 

Sew Bowl to Back and sew Peaches in place. With Flamingo, sc closely around bone ring. Sew in place.