Woven-Look Hot Pad
Design by Margret Willson
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
91/2 inches square
MATERIALS
• Lily Sugar n’ Cream medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (21/2 oz/120 yds/71g per skein): 1 ball each #1 white and #95 red • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
GAUGE
7 sts = 2 inches; 6 rows = 2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Hot Pad is crocheted diagonally from corner to opposite corner and may not be perfectly square until after blocking. Chain-3 at beginning of row or round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. To change colors, work last stitch of row to last yarn over; with new color yarn over. Do not fasten off unused color; carry loosely up edge of work. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Front long double crochet
(fldc): Working in front of ch-1 sp, dc in next sk sc 2 rows below. Back long double crochet (bldc): Working behind ch-1 sp, dc in next sk sc 2 rows below. Single crochet join (sc join): Place slip knot (see illustration on page 26) on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook.
HOT PAD
Row 1 (WS): With white, ch 4, 4 dc in 4th ch from hook, change color (see Pattern Notes) to red, turn. (5 dc) Row 2 (RS): With red, ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each of next 3 dc, 2 sc in last st, turn. (7 sc) Row 3: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in first sc, [ch 1, sk next st, dc in next sc] across ending with 2 dc in last st, change color to white, turn. (6 dc, 3 ch-1 sps) Row 4: With white, ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next dc, * fldc (see Special Stitches), sc in next dc**, bldc (see Special
Stitches), sc in next dc, rep from * across ending last rep at **, 2 sc in last st, turn. (8 sc, 3 long dc)
Row 5: Ch 3, dc in first sc, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next sc, rep from * across ending with 2 dc in last sc, change color to red, turn. (8 dc, 5 ch-1 sps)
Row 6: With red, ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next st, *fldc, sc in next dc**, bldc, sc in next dc, rep from * across ending last rep at **, 2 sc in last st, turn. (10 sc, 5 long dc) Row 7: Rep row 3. ( 10 dc, 7 ch-1 sps) Row 8: Rep row 4. (12 sc, 7 long dc) Row 9: Rep row 5. (12 dc, 9 ch-1 sps) Row 10: Rep row 6. (14 sc, 9 long dc) Row 11: Rep row 3. (14 dc, 11 ch-1 sps)
Row 12: Rep row 4. (16 sc, 11 long dc) Row 13: Rep row 5. (16 dc, 13 ch-1 sps) Row 14: Rep row 6. (18 sc, 13 long dc) Row 15: Rep row 3. (18 dc, 15 ch-1 sps) Row 16: Rep row 4. (20 sc, 15 long dc) Row 17: Rep row 5. (20 dc, 17 ch-1 sps)
Row 18: With red, ch 1, sk first st, sc in next dc, *fldc, sc in next dc**, bldc, sc in next dc, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sk last st, turn. (18 sc, 17 long dc)
Row 19: Ch 3, sk long dc, dc in next sc, *ch 1, sk next long dc, dc in next sc, rep from * across to last 2 sts, sk next long dc, dc in last st, change color to white, turn. (18 dc, 15 ch-1 sps) Row 20: With white, ch 1, sk first st, sc in next dc, *fldc, sc in next dc**, bldc, sc in next dc, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sk last st, turn. (16 sc, 15 long dc) Row 21: Ch 3, sk long dc, dc in next sc, *ch 1, sk next long dc, dc in next sc, rep from * across to last 2 sts, sk next long dc, dc in last sc, change color to red, turn. (16 dc, 13 ch-1 sps) Row 22: Rep row 18. (14 sc, 13 long dc) Row 23: Rep row 19. (14 dc, 11 ch-1 sps) Row 24: Rep row 20. (12 sc, 11 long dc) Row 25: Rep row 21. (12 dc, 9 ch-1 sps) Row 26: Rep row 18. (10 sc, 9 long dc) Row 27: Rep row 19. (10 dc, 7 ch-1 sps) Row 28: Rep row 20. (8 sc, 7 long dc)
Row 29: Rep row 21. (8 dc, 5 ch-1 sps) Row 30: Rep row 18. (6 sc, 5 long dc) Row 31: Rep row 19. (6 dc, 3 ch-1 sps) Row 32: Rep row 20. (4 sc, 3 long dc)
Row 33: Ch 3, sk next st, keeping last lp of each st on hook, dc in each of next 3 sts, sk next st, dc in last st, yo and draw through all 5 lps on hook. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Dampen and block to 9 inches square.
BORDER
Rnd 1: With RS facing, sc join (see Special Stitches) red in base of row 1, 2 sc in same corner, *work 2 sc in end of each dc row and 1 sc in each sc row, work a total of 26 sc across to next corner**, 3 sc in corner, rep from * around ending last rep at **,
join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc. Rnd 2: Ch 1, * reverse sc (see Stitch Guide) in next sc, ch 1, rep from * around, join in beg reverse sc. Fasten off.