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Toby Jug Hot Plate Mat Pattern #7006
Figurative Toby Jug hot plate mat worked in single crochet with color changes, handle, embroidered facial features, and contrasting buttons. Originally published in Star #70, Hot Plate Mats.
Materials
- Steel Crochet Hook · 00 (Star Cotton Yarn or Star Rug Yarn)
- Aluminum Crochet Hook · 6 or G (Aunt Lydia Heavy Rug Yarn)
- Steel Crochet Hook · 7 (for embroidery cotton buttons)
Pattern instructions
Mat
With Brown ch 30, sc in 2nd st from hook, 1 sc in each remaining st of ch, ch 1 to turn all rows.
Working in sc, decrease 1 sc at the beginning and end of row (to decrease: insert hook in st, pull loop through, insert hook in next st, pull through, yarn over and work off all loops at one time).
Work even, drop Brown, attach Blue (when changing Color always complete the last half of st with next Color).
Keeping Brown in back of work and working over Brown decrease in 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 17 sts, drop Blue, pick up Brown, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, decrease in next 2 sts.
1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, drop Brown, pick up Blue, 1 sc in each remaining sc.
Decrease in 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 17 sc, drop Blue, pick up Brown, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc, decrease in next 2 sts.
1 sc in each of the next 3 sc, drop Brown, pick up Blue, 1 sc in each remaining sc.
Decrease in 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 18 sc, break Blue, pick up Brown, decrease in next 2 sts, break yarn, do not turn.
Attach Cream in 2nd st from beginning of row, sc in same space, 1 sc in each of the next 17 sc, turn.
3 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in each remaining sc.
Working in sc decrease 2 sc at end of row.
Decrease in 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each remaining sc.
Increase 1 sc at end of row.
Increase 1 sc at beginning of row. Work 1 row even.
Same as 14th row.
Work same as 13th row, ch 7, turn.
Sc in 2nd st from hook, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts of ch, 1 sc in each sc.
Decrease 1 sc at end of row. Work 1 row even. Repeat the last 2 rows 4 times.
Decrease 2 sc at end of row.
Decrease in 1st 2 sts at beginning of row.
1 sc in each of the 1st 19 sc, sl st in last sc.
Skip the sl st, 1 sc in each remaining sc.
1 sc in each sc and 1 sc in ch 1 at end of row, break yarn, do not turn.
Attach Beige in 1st sc, 1 sc in each sc working 2 sc in last sc.
Increase 1 sc at the beginning and end of row.
Increase 2 sc at end of row. Work 1 row even.
Increase 1 sc at end of row.
Increase 1 sc at beginning of row, break yarn, turn.
Attach Blue and work same as 38th row, break Blue, do not turn.
Attach Brown in 1st sc and work same as last row, break yarn.
Handle
With Brown ch 5, s dc in 2nd st from hook (s dc: yarn over hook, insert in st, pull loop through, yarn over and pull through all loops at one time), s dc in next st of ch, 1 sc in next st, sl st in last st, ch 1, turn.
Sl st in 1st st, 1 sc in next sc, 1 s dc in each of the next 2 sts, ch 1, turn.
1 s dc in each of the next 2 s dc, sc in next sc, sl st in next sl st. Repeat the last 2 rows 3 times.
1 sc in each st, ch 1, turn. Repeat the last row 11 times.
Same as 2nd row.
Same as 3rd row. Repeat the last 2 rows 3 times, break yarn. Sew handle in position.
With Cream work a row of sc all around all Colored sections.
With Black embroider eye and ear in an outline st. With Black embroider mustache and eye brows with satin st. With Red "Star" Six Strand Embroidery Cotton embroider mouth in satin st. With Blue embroider eyes in satin st.
Buttons
With Yellow ch 2 and work 8 sc in 2nd st from hook, join, break thread.
Attach Golden Brown and work 2 sc in each st, join, break thread. Work 2 more buttons in same manner. Sew in position.
