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Daisy Potholder Pattern
Round red potholder with s dc edge, appliquéd daisies and leaf groups in pearl cotton, and bone ring. Originally published in American Thread #69, Pocket Potholders.
Materials
- Steel Crochet Hook · No. 6
- Steel Crochet Hook · No. 7
Pattern instructions
Materials
This holder may be made with any of the American Thread Company products listed below: MATERIAL QUANTITY NEEDLE "STAR" Cotton 1 Skein Red Steel 00 Yarn or Color Article 75 Desired or "STAR" Rug Yarn 1 Skein Red Steel 00 Article 44 or Color Desired or "AUNT LYDIA" Heavy Rug Yarn Article 235 Desired or 1 Skein Red Bone 6 or Color Desired and 1 Ball Ea Steel 7 White, Green & 4 Yds Yellow Directions are given for "AUNT LYDIA" Heavy Rug Yarn. "STAR" Cotton Yarn and "STAR" Rug Yarn are written in where extra rows are required.
Potholder
With Red, ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd st from hook, do not join this or the following rows. Place a marker at beginning of each row.
2nd Row. 2 sc in each sc.
3rd Row. Working in sc increase in every other st (24 sc)
4th Row. Increase in every 3rd sc.
5th Row. Increase in every 4th sc.
6th Row. Work even.
7th Row. Increase in every 4th sc. If "STAR" Cotton Yarn or "STAR" Rug Yarn is used work 2 more rounds even. Next 2 Rows. Increase in every 5th sc in each row.
Next Row. Work even, sl st in next st to even row. If "STAR" Cotton Yarn or "STAR" Rug Yarn is used do not sl st but work 1 more row increasing in every 6th sc, then work 1 row even.
EDGE: * Ch 2, s dc in same space, (s dc: yarn over hook, insert in st, pull through, yarn over and pull through all loops at one time) skip 1 sc, sl st in next sc, repeat from * all around, join, break yarn.
Daisy
DAISY: With Yellow "STAR" Pearl Cotton and No. 7 hook ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd st from hook, join, break Yellow. Attach White in any sc, * ch 6, sc in 2nd st from hook, 1 s dc in next st of ch, 1 dc in each of the next 3 sts of ch, sl st in next sc, repeat from * 7 times, break thread. Work 1 more Daisies in same manner.
Leaf
LEAF: With Green "STAR" Pearl Cotton * ch 13, sc in 2nd st from hook, 1 s dc in next st of ch, 1 dc in each of the next 8 sts of ch, 1 s dc in next st, 1 sc in next st, repeat from * twice, break thread. Work 3 more groups of leaves in same manner. Applique to potholder arranging as illustrated.
Ring
With Green cover a bone ring with sc and sew to top of holder.
