This easy exercise in cotton transforms a hexagon motif into an African violet-style kitchen accessory.
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
9 inches in diameter
MATERIALS
• Premier Yarns Home Cotton medium (worsted) weight cotton/polyester yarn (2 3/4 oz/140 yds/80g per skein):
1 skein each
#3804 yellow,
#3806 orange,
#3801 white
• Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Rnds 1-3 = 4 inches diameter
Gauge is not important for this project.
PATTERN NOTES
Refer to Stitch Diagram as needed.
Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Shell: 7 dc as indicated in instructions.
Long double crochet (long dc): Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up lp to height of current rnd, [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] twice.
Picot: (Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook) as indicated in instructions.
Surface stitch (surface st): Holding yarn at back of work, insert hook as indicated in instructions, yo, pull lp through to front and through lp on hook.
HOT PAD
Rnd 1: With yellow, make slip ring (see illustration), ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in ring, [(ch 1,2 dc) in ring] 5 times, ch 1, join (see Pattern Notes) in first st. (6 petals) Fasten off yellow.
Rnd 2: Join orange in any ch-1 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same ch-1 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each rem ch-1 sp around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 3: Sl st in each st around to next ch-2 sp, (ch 3, 6 dc) in same sp, shell (see Special Stitches) in each rem ch-2 sp around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (6 shells) Fasten off orange.
Rnd 4: Join white in first dc of any shell, ch 1, *sc in each of next 7 dc, long dc (see Special Stitches) in sp between next 2 petals on rnd 2, rep from * around, join in first st. Fasten off white.
Rnd 5: Join yellow in any sc after a long dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * around to last st, 2 dc in last st, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (60 dc) Fasten off yellow.
Rnd 6: Join orange in any st, ch 3, dc in each of next 3 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 4 sts, rep from * around to last st, 2 dc in last st, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (72 dc) Fasten off orange.
Rnd 7: Join white with sc in any st, sc in next st, *(2 dc, picot — see Special Stitches, 2 dc) in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around to last st, (2 dc, picot, 2 dc) in last st, join in first st. (24 picot)
Fasten off white.
FINISHING
Surface Stitch Trim
Join white around any dc of rnd 5, surface st (see Special Stitches) around each dc around, join in first st. Fasten off. Rep on rnd 6. Weave in ends. Block lightly.
