Pastel Pot Holder
EASY
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
83/4 inches square
MATERIALS
• Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet Size 10 crochet cotton (350 yds per ball): 1 ball each #420 cream, #480 Delft, #495 wood violet and #661 frosty green • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle • 24mm metal split ring • Stitch markers: 2
GAUGE
Working in pattern: [Fan, ch 1, dc, ch 1] twice = 1 inch; rnds 1–4 = 1 inch
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Beginning in round 2, beginning fan, chain-1, front post treble crochet, chain-1 and next fan comprise the first corner of each round. To easily determine where to join yarn at the beginning of each round, join in the chain-1 space at the right of the front post treble crochet in the first corner.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning fan (beg fan): Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in indicated sp.
Fan: 3 dc in indicated sp. Front post treble crochet
join (fptr join): Yo twice, insert hook from front side of work to back and to front again around post of indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, [yo and draw through 2 lps] twice, insert hook in top of corresponding fptr on other Side, yo, draw through all lps on hook.
Scallop: (Sc, hdc, dc, 3 tr, dc, hdc, sc) in indicated sp.
COLOR SEQUENCE
For Side 2, work colors in the following order: 1 rnd Delft 1 rnd wood violet 1 rnd frosty green 1 rnd cream
POT HOLDER SIDE 1
Rnd 1 (RS): With Delft, ch 6, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg ch to form a ring. Beg fan (see Special Stitches) in ring. [Ch 1, dc in ring, ch 1, fan (see Special
Stitches) in ring] 3 times. Ch 1, dc in ring, ch 1, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (4 fans, 4 dc, 8 ch-1 sps) Rnd 2: Join wood violet in ch-1 sp at right of any single dc. Beg fan in ch sp. *Ch 1, fptr (see Stitch Guide) around next dc. Ch 1, fan in next ch-1 sp (first corner made—see Pattern Notes). Ch 1, fptr around center dc of next fan. Ch 1, fan in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * around. Ch 1, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (8 fans, 8 fptr, 16 ch-1 sps) Rnd 3: Join frosty green in ch-1 sp at right of first corner fptr (see Pattern Notes). Beg fan in same ch-1 sp. *Ch 1, fptr around next fptr. Ch 1, fan in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, fptr around center dc of next fan. Ch 1, fan in next fptr. Ch 1, fptr around center dc of next fan**. Ch 1, fan in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * around, ending last rep at **. Ch 1, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (12 fans, 12 fptr, 24 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 4: Join cream in ch-1 sp at right of first corner fptr. Beg fan in same ch-1 sp. *Ch 1, fptr around next fptr. Ch 1, fan in next ch-1 sp. [Ch 1, fptr around center dc of next fan, ch 1, fan in next fptr], twice. Ch 1, fptr around center dc of next fan**. Ch 1, fan in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * around, ending last rep at **. Ch 1, join in top of beg ch-3. (16 fans, 16 fptr, 32 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 5: Sl st in next 2 dc, (sl st, beg fan) in first ch-1 sp. *Ch 1, fptr around next fptr. Ch 1, fan in next ch-1 sp. [Ch 1, fptr around center dc of next fan, ch 1, fan in next fptr] around to first fan of next corner. Ch 1, fptr around center dc of next fan**. Ch 1, fan in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * around, ending last rep at **. Ch 1, join in top of beg ch-3. (20 fans, 20 fptr, 40 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 6: Sl st in next 2 dc, (sl st, beg fan) in first ch-1 sp. *Ch 1, fptr around next fptr. Ch 1, fan in next ch-1 sp. [Ch 1, fptr around center dc of next fan, ch 1, fan in next fptr] around to first fan of next corner. Ch 1, fptr around center dc of next fan**. Ch 1, fan in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * around, ending last rep at **. Ch 1, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (24 fans, 24 fptr, 48 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 7: Join Delft in ch-1 sp at right of first corner fptr. Beg fan in same ch-1 sp. *Ch 1, fptr around next fptr. Ch 1, fan in next ch-1 sp. [Ch 1, fptr around center dc of next fan, ch 1, fan in next fptr] around to first fan