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.