White, Yellow & Green Potholder Pattern

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY The Famous "PURITAN" CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 1 ball each White, Buttercup and Forest Green or "DE LUXE" Quality CROCHET COTTON, Article 346 1 ball each White, Lt. Yellow and Kelly Green. Steel crochet hook No. 7.

With White ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 8 sc in ring, join in 1st sc.

Ch 4 (counts as part of 1st popcorn st), 4 trc in same space, slip loop off hook, insert in 4th st of ch, pull loop through, * ch 3, popcorn st in next sc (popcorn st: 5 trc in same st, drop loop from hook, insert in 1st trc, pull loop through), repeat from * all around, ch 3, join in 1st popcorn st.

Ch 4, popcorn st in same space, ch 3, popcorn st in next loop, ch 3, * popcorn st in next popcorn st, ch 3, popcorn st in next loop, ch 3, repeat from * all around, join in 1st popcorn st.

Ch 4, popcorn st in same space, ch 2, popcorn st in next loop, ch 2, * popcorn st in next popcorn st, ch 2, popcorn st in next loop, ch 2, repeat from * all around, join in 1st popcorn st.

Ch 1, sc in same space, sc in next loop, * sc in next popcorn st, sc in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 1st sc, cut thread.

Attach Yellow in same space, ch 3 (counts as part of 1st dc popcorn st), 4 dc in same space, drop loop from hook, insert in 3rd st of ch, pull loop through, * ch 3, skip 1 sc, dc popcorn st in next sc (dc popcorn st: 5 dc in same space, drop loop from hook, insert in 1st dc, pull loop through), repeat from * all around, ch 3, join in 1st popcorn st, cut thread.

Attach White in same space, sc in same space, 3 sc in next loop, * sc in next popcorn st, 3 sc in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 1st sc, cut thread.

Attach Green in same space, ch 4, popcorn st in same space (all popcorn sts are worked with trc unless otherwise stated), * ch 2, skip 3 sc, popcorn st in next sc, ch 2, skip 1 sc, popcorn st in next sc, ch 2, skip 1 sc, popcorn st in next sc, repeat from * all around, ending to correspond, join in 1st popcorn st.

Sl st into loop, ch 4, popcorn st in same space, ch 3, * popcorn st in next loop, ch 3, repeat from * all around, join in 1st popcorn st.

Sl st into loop, ch 4, popcorn st in same space, ch 3, * popcorn st in next loop, ch 3, repeat from * all around, join in 1st popcorn st, cut thread at end of last round.

Same as 7th round.

With Yellow work in same manner as 8th round but work dc popcorn sts, cut thread.

Attach White and work 3 sc in each loop, join, cut thread.

Attach Yellow in center sc of any 3 sc group, ch 3, dc popcorn st in same space, ch 3, * dc popcorn st in center sc of next sc group, ch 3, repeat from * all around, join, cut thread.

With White ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 3 and work 15 dc in ring, join in 3rd st of ch.

Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), dc in same space, 2 dc in each remaining dc, join in 3rd st of ch.

Ch 3, 2 dc in next dc, * dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, repeat from * all around, join in 3rd st of ch.

Working in dc increase in every 3rd st, join.

Increase in every 4th st, join, cut thread.

Attach Yellow, ch 3, 1 dc in each of the next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, * 1 dc in each of the next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc, repeat from * all around, join, cut thread.

Attach White and work 1 sc in each dc, join, cut thread.

Attach Green, ch 3, 1 dc in each of the next 4 sc, 2 dc in next sc, * 1 dc in each of the next 5 sc, 2 dc in next sc, repeat from * all around, join.

Working in dc increase in every 7th st, join.

Increase in every 8th st, join.

Ch 3 and work 1 dc in each dc, join, cut thread.

Same as 7th round.

Attach Yellow and working in dc increase in every 12th st, join, cut thread.

Attach White and work 1 sc in each dc, join, cut thread.

Attach Yellow, ch 3 and work 1 dc in each sc, join.

Sc in same space, * ch 2, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc, repeat from * 4 times, ch 2, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc, repeat from 1st * all around, ending with sl st in 1st sc, cut thread (72 loops).

Crochet the 2 sections together having the wrong sides facing each other.

With right side of front section toward you attach White in any loop, ch 1 and work 3 sc in each loop, join in 1st sc.

Next Round. Sl st in each st, join, cut thread.

With White cover a bone ring with sc and attach to potholder as illustrated.