Santa & Elf Hot Pads
PATTERN NOTES Use only cotton thread. Synthetic fibers can melt at oven temperatures and stick to your skin causing severe burns. Padding Hot Pad with 2 layers of tightly worked single crochet in size 10 thread is sufficient to prevent burns from hot pans but if padding is desired use a layer of cotton quilt batting. Even-numbered rounds are right side, when changing color, drop old color to wrong side of work and pick up new color. Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Beginning chain-2 counts as first single crochet unless otherwise stated. SPECIAL STITCH
Foundation: This foundation is unusual in that the join is in the center of a double foundation round, not at the end as is typical. It also places the top of a stitch
(the “V”) along both sides. *Ch half of total chs in rnd, sl st in bottom lp (not back lp) of each ch across, rep from * once ending at center on 1 side of foundation rnd, join in first ch. SANTA HOT PAD Foundation (see Special Stitch): With white beg at center, *ch 40, sl st in first ch from hook, sl st in each ch across, rep from *, join (see Pat
tern Notes), in first ch, turn. (80 chs) Rnd 1: Ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), sc in each st around foundation rnd, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, turn. (160 sc) Rnds 2–9: Ch 2, sc in each sc around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, turn. Rnd 10: Ch 2, sc in each of next 79 sts (80 total), in last sc with white, change color (see Stitch Guide and Pattern Notes) to red, dropping white to WS, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, turn.
Rnd 11: Ch 2, work a total of 80 sc with red, change color to white, sc in each of next 80 sc, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, turn.
Rnds 12–23: [Rep rnds 10 and 11] 6 times. At the end of rnd 23, change color to light peach, drop white. Rnd 24: Ch 2, work a total of 80 sc with light peach, change color to red, sc in each of next 80 sc, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, turn.
Rnd 25: Ch 2, work a total of 80 sts with red, change color to light peach, sc in each of next 80 sc, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, turn.
Rnds 26–43: [Rep rnds 24 and 25] 9 times. At the end of rnd 43, change color to white, fasten off red and light peach.
Rnd 44: With white, ch 1, [sc in each of next 3 sc, ch 5] around, do not join, do not turn, continue to work in spiral.
Rnds 45–47: Sc in each of next 3 sc, [holding each ch-5 sp forward and sk, sc in next sc, ch 5, sc in each of next 2 sc] around, do not join, do not turn, continue in spiral. At the end of rnd 47, sl st in next st. Fasten off. NOSE Rnd 1: With red, ch 4, join in first ch to form a ring, ch 2, 7 sc in ring, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, sc in same st as beg ch-2, 2 sc in each rem sc around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, leaving a 12-inch length, fasten off. (16 sc) MOUTH Rnd 1: With black, ch 4, join in first ch to form a ring, ch 2, 7 sc in ring, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. Fasten off. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: Join red in any sc, ch 2, sc in same st as beg ch-2, 2 sc in each rem sc around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (16 sc)
Rnd 3: Ch 2, sc in same st as beg ch-2, sc in next sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 7 times, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, leaving a 12-inch length, fasten off. (24 sc) PUPIL Make 2. Rnd 1: With black, ch 4, join in first ch to form a ring, ch 2, 7 sc in ring, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, leaving a 10-inch length, fasten off. (8 sc)
EYE Make 2. Rnd 1: With white, ch 4, join in first ch to form a ring, ch 2, 7 sc in ring, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, sc in same st as beg ch-2, 2 sc in each rem sc around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (16 sc)
Rnd 3: Ch 2, sc in same st as beg ch-2, sc in next sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 7 times, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, leaving a 12-inch length, fasten off. (24 sc) ASSEMBLY Fold Magic Square according to illustration on page 94. Cut and insert optional padding. With sewing needle and thread, tack padding in place so it doesn’t shift when laundered. Using photo as a guide for placement, stretch Mouth in a wide oval. Thread rem length on tapestry needle. Position Mouth over rnd where white beard meets light peach face and sew in place. Place Nose 3 rnds above Mouth, with rem length, sew in place. Stretch Eye in wide oval. Position Pupil at lower edge and sew in place. Sew Eye in place. Rep with 2nd Eye.
With white, sc opening closed as follows. Match up first ch-5 lp on opposite sides of opening and align top and bottom of sc rnd. Holding top and bottom tog, attach white through first pair of sc, sc tog. Advance to next pair of sc and sc them tog. Work along opening sk the ch-5 lps adjusting tension so the seam lies flat. Fasten off.
ELF HOT PAD
Foundation: With peach beg at center, *ch 40, sl st in first ch from hook, sl st in each ch across, change color (see Stitch Guide and Pattern Notes), to myrtle green, drop peach, rep from *, join (see Pattern Notes), in first ch, change color to peach, turn. (80 chs)
Rnd 1: Ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), sc in each st halfway around foundation rnd, change color and continue to sc around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, turn. (160 sc)
Rnds 2–43: Ch 2, sc in each st halfway around (80 sts), change color, sc in each st halfway around
(80 sts), sl st in 2nd ch of beg ch-2 to join, change color, turn. Fasten off peach and myrtle green after last rnd.
Rnd 44 (RS): Join gold in same st as ending of previous rnd, ch 1, [sc in each of next 3 sc, ch 5] around, do not join.
Rnd 45: Sk ch-1, sc in each of next 3 sc, *holding ch-5 sp forward and sk ch-5 sp, sc in next sc, ch 5, sc in each of next 2 sc, rep from * around, do not join.
Rnds 46 & 47: Sc in each of next 3 sc, *holding ch-5 sp forward and sk ch-5 sp, sc in next sc, ch 5, sc in each of next 2 sc, rep from * around, do not join. At the end of rnd 47, sl st in next sc, fasten off.
FACIAL FEATURES
Rep Nose with light peach, Mouth, Pupils and Eyes as for Santa Hot Pad.
HOLLY BERRIES
Make 3.
Rnd 1: With red, ch 4, join in first ch to form a ring, ch 2, 7 sc in ring, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. Fasten off. (8 sc)
HOLLY LEAF
Make 2.
Rnd 1 (RS): With forest green, ch 25, sc in 2nd ch from hook, *hdc in each of next 2 chs, dc in each of next 2 chs, tr in each of next 2 chs, dc in each of next 2 chs,