Crochet World - USA (2018-08)

30 Crochet World CROCHET-WORLD.COM AUGUST 2018

Cluster (cl): (Yo, insert hook

in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp,

yo, draw through 2 lps on hook)

4 times, yo, draw through all

5 lps on hook, ch 1.

Slip ring: Leaving 4-inch end

(see illustration), lap thread over

4-inch end forming lp, insert

hook through lp from front to

back, yo, pull through lp to form

ring, yo, pull through lp on hook.

First foundation single

crochet (first foundation

sc): Ch 2, insert hook into

2nd ch from hook, yo, pull

up a lp, yo, pull through

1 lp on hook (see illustration

A—ch-1 completed), yo, pull

through both lps on hook

(see illustrations B and

C—sc completed).

Next foundation single

crochet (next foundation

sc): [Insert hook in last ch-1

made (see illustration A), yo,

pull up a lp, yo, pull through

1 lp on hook (see illustration

B—ch-1 completed), yo, pull

through both lps on hook

(see illustrations C and

D—sc completed)] as indi-

cated in instructions.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Polka-Dot Pot Holder: 7 inches

square

Bobble Wheel Pot Holder:

71/2 inches in diameter

Retro Medley Pot Holder:

61/2 inches square

MATERIALS

• Knit Picks Dishie
  medium (worsted)
  weight cotton yarn
  (31/2 oz/190 yds/100g per ball):
  1 ball each #25409 swan,
  #25786 fiesta red, #27041
  mint and #25788 Kenai


• Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or
  size needed to obtain gauge


• Tapestry needle
  GAUGE
  8 dc = 2 inches; 4 dc rows = 2 inches

Retro Pot Holder Set

Designs by Jennifer Olivarez

HAPPY DAYS KITCHEN

PATTERN NOTES

Chain-3 at beginning of row or

round counts as first double

crochet unless otherwise stated.

Join with slip stitch as indicated

unless otherwise stated.

Change color at the end of rows.

Carry yarn up neatly where

necessary.

Chain-5 at beginning of round

counts as first double crochet

and chain-2 unless otherwise

stated.

Weave in ends and block each

piece to size before assembly.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Cluster join (cl join): Place

slip knot on hook, (yo and insert

hook in indicated st, yo, draw up

a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on

hook) 4 times, yo, draw through

all 5 lps on hook, ch 1.

Slip Ring

Leave ring

loose until

stitches are

made.

4" end

First Foundation

Single Crochet

A

B

C

A

B

C

D

Next Foundation

Single Crochet

EASY

POLKA-DOT POT

HOLDER

FRONT

Row 1 (RS): With swan, ch 26,

sc in 2nd ch from hook and each

ch across, turn. (25 sc)

Rows 2–4: Ch 1, sc in each st

across, turn. At end of last row,

do not turn and do not fasten

off. Remove lp from hook and

set aside.

Row 5 (WS): Sk 6 sc, cl join

(see Special Stitches) red in next

sc, [ch 6, sk 5 sc, cl (see Special

Stitches)] twice, leaving rem

sts unworked, fasten off. (3 cls,

2 ch-6 sps)

Note: On next row and row 11,

when crocheting around cls,

work in front of each ch-6 sp of

previous row.

Row 6 (RS): Replace swan lp on

hook, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes),

[dc in next 5 sc of row 4, sc in cl]

3 times, dc in next 6 sc, turn.

(22 dc, 3 sc)