FINISHED MEASUREMENT
10 inches square
MATERIALS
• Medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn; (4):
1 1/2 oz/75 yds/42g each blue, lime green, teal, orange, dark orange, yellow, off-white
• Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
GAUGE 5 st groups = 4 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Instructions are given for cool colors (blue, green, teal) colorway; substitute warm colors (orange, dark orange, yellow) for cool colors for 2nd Pot Holder colorway.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
POT HOLDER
Make 2.
Row 1 (RS): With blue (see Pattern Notes), ch 32, (sc, 2 dc) in 2nd ch from hook, sk next 2 chs, [(sc, 2 dc) in next ch, sk next 2 chs] across to last ch, sc in last ch, changing color (see Stitch Guide) to green in last st made, drop blue, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, (sc, 2 dc) in first sc, sk next 2 dc, [(sc, 2 dc) in next sc, sk next 2 dc] across to last sc, sc in last sc, changing to teal in last st, drop green, turn.
Row 3: Rep row 2, changing to blue in last sc, drop teal, turn.
Row 4: Rep row 2, changing to green in last sc, drop blue, turn.
Rows 5-22: [Rep rows 2-4 consecutively] 6 times. At end of last row, do not change colors. Fasten off all colors.
ASSEMBLY
Hold pieces with WS tog, working through both pieces at same time, join off-white with sc in first sc of row 22:
A. 2 dc in same sc, (sc, 2 dc) in next sc, sk next dc, (sc, 2 dc) in next dc;
B. working across next side in ends of rows, in row 22 work (sc, 2 dc), [sk next row, (sc, 2 dc) in next row] 10 times, (sc, 2 dc) in next row;
C. working in starting ch on opposite side of row 1, (sc, 2 dc) at base of each (sc, 2 dc) group;
D. working across next side in ends of rows, (sc, 2 dc) in row 1, [sk next row, (sc, 2 dc) in next row] 10 times, (sc, 2 dc) in next row, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc. Fasten off.