Wild Rose Potholder Free Pattern

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Wild Rose Potholder

FP114

Easy Skill

Original Design By: Maggie Weldon

Size: 8" across.

Materials:Yarn Needle; Worsted Weight Yarn;
Red (R) - 2 oz, 110 yd (56 g, 99 m);
White (W) - 1oz, 55 yd (28 g, 50 m);
Small amounts Green (G) and Pale Yellow (Y).

Crochet Hook:Size I-9 (5.50 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge: 7 dc and 4 rows = 2".

Abbreviations

beg

beginning

rnd

round

ch

chain

sc

single crochet(s)

dc

double crochet

sl st(es)

slip stitch(es)

lp(s)

loop(s)

sp(s)

space(s)

rem

remaining

st(s)

stitch(es)

rep

repeat

yo

yarn over

 

JOINING WITH SC
When instructed to join with sc, begin with sl knot on hook, insert hook in st or sp indicated, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through both loops on hook.

Special Stitches

Cluster Stitch (cl-st):Keeping last lp of each st on hook, 3 dc in same st or sp, yo and draw through all lps on hook.

Picot:Ch 3, sl st in 3rdch from hook.

Front
Rnd 1
(Right Side): With R, ch 5, sl st in first ch to form ring; ch 1, (sc in ring, ch 3) 8 times; join with sl st to first sc. (8 ch-3 lps)
Rnd 2:[Sc, ch 1, (dc, ch 1) 3 times, sc] in each lp around, sl st in last lp. (8 Petals)
Rnd 3:* Sc in next ch-1 sp, (ch 4, sc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times; rep from * around, end; sl st in next sc. (24 ch-4 lps)
Rnd 4:Working behind Petals, (ch 5, sl st in space between next 2 petals) 8 times. (8 ch-5 lps) Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 5:With right side facing, join G with sl st to any ch-5 sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), keeping last lp of each st on hook, 2 dc in same sp, yo and draw through all lps on hook (beg cl-st made), ch 5, cl-st in same ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc, picot, ch 5) twice in next ch-5 sp, * (cl-st, ch 5, cl-st) in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc, picot, ch 5) twice in next ch-5 sp; rep from * around; join with sl st to beg cl-st. (8 cl-sts) Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 6:With right side facing, join W with sl st to any ch-5 sp, (beg cl-st, ch 5, sl-st) in same sp, ch 5, (sc in next ch-5 sp, picot, ch 5) 3 times, * (cl-st, ch 5, cl-st) in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in next ch-5 sp, picot, ch 5) 3 times; rep from * around; join with sl st to beg cl-st.
Rnd 7:Sl st in next ch-5 sp, (beg cl-st, ch 5, cl-st) in same sp, (sc in next ch-5 sp, picot, ch 5) 4 times, * (cl-st, ch 5, cl-st) in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in next ch-5 sp, picot, ch 5) 4 times; rep from * around; join with sl st to beg cl-st.
Rnd 8:Sl st in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, 4 dc in each ch-5 sp across, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in corner, 4 dc in each sp across to next corner; rep from * around; join with sl st to first dc. Finish off and weave in ends.

Back
Rnd 1:
With R, ch 1 (center ch), ch 3, dc in center ch, ch 3, (2 dc in center ch, ch 3) 3 times more, join with sl st to first dc. (8 dc)
Rnds 2-7:Ch 3, dc in each dc around, working (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each corner; join with sl st to first dc. (At the end of Rnd 7, 104 dc).
At the end of Rnd 7, finish off and weave in ends.

Finishing
Cut 6 pieces of Y 2" long. Sew center of pieces to center of flower.

Holding wrong sides together and working through both sides at the same time, with Front facing, join R with sc to any ch-2 sp, sc in same sp, ch 15, sl st in sc just made, sc in same sp (hanger made), (sc in next 3 sts, picot) 8 times across to next corner, sc in next 2 sts, *(2 sc, picot, sc) in corner, (sc in next 3 sts, picot) 8 times across to next corner, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * around; join with sl st to first sc.

(35 picots) Finish off and weave in all ends.

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