Retro Pot Holder Set
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Polka-Dot Pot Holder: 7 inches square Bobble Wheel Pot Holder: 71/2 inches in diameter Retro Medley Pot Holder: 61/2 inches square MATERIALS • Knit Picks Dishie medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (31/2 oz/190 yds/100g per ball): 1 ball each #25409 swan, #25786 fiesta red, #27041 mint and #25788 Kenai • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle GAUGE 8 dc = 2 inches; 4 dc rows = 2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Chain-3 at beginning of row or round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Change color at the end of rows. Carry yarn up neatly where necessary. Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated. Weave in ends and block each piece to size before assembly.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Cluster join (cl join): Place slip knot on hook, (yo and insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) 4 times, yo, draw through all 5 lps on hook, ch 1.
Cluster (cl): (Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) 4 times, yo, draw through all 5 lps on hook, ch 1. Slip ring: Leaving 4-inch end
(see illustration), lap thread over 4-inch end forming lp, insert hook through lp from front to back, yo, pull through lp to form ring, yo, pull through lp on hook.
First foundation single crochet (first foundation
sc): Ch 2, insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook (see illustration A—ch-1 completed), yo, pull through both lps on hook (see illustrations B and C—sc completed). Next foundation single crochet (next foundation sc): [Insert hook in last ch-1 made (see illustration A), yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook (see illustration B—ch-1 completed), yo, pull through both lps on hook (see illustrations C and D—sc completed)] as indicated in instructions.
POLKA-DOT POT HOLDER
FRONT
Row 1 (RS): With swan, ch 26, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (25 sc)
Rows 2–4: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. At end of last row, do not turn and do not fasten off. Remove lp from hook and set aside. Row 5 (WS): Sk 6 sc, cl join (see Special Stitches) red in next sc, [ch 6, sk 5 sc, cl (see Special
Stitches)] twice, leaving rem sts unworked, fasten off. (3 cls, 2 ch-6 sps)
Note: On next row and row 11, when crocheting around cls, work in front of each ch-6 sp of previous row. Row 6 (RS): Replace swan lp on hook, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), [dc in next 5 sc of row 4, sc in cl] 3 times, dc in next 6 sc, turn. (22 dc, 3 sc)
Rows 7–9: Rep rows 2–4. Row 10 (WS): Sk 3 sc, cl join red in next sc, [ch 6, sk 5 sc, cl] 3 times, leaving rem sts unworked. Fasten off. (4 cls, 3 ch-6 sps)
Row 11 (RS): Replace swan lp on hook, ch 3, dc in next 2 sc, sc in cl, [dc in next 5 sc, sc in cl] 3 times, dc in next 3 sc, turn. (21 dc, 4 sc) Rows 12–19: Rep rows 2–9, changing color (see Pattern Notes and Stitch Guide) to mint in last st of last row, turn. Rows 20–25: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn. Do not fasten off.
Border
Rnd 1: Ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) in first sc, sc across to last sc, (sc, ch 1, sc) in last sc, *sc along side edge, evenly placing 23 sc**, (sc, ch 1, sc) in unworked lp of first ch of foundation ch, sc across to last ch, (sc, ch 1, sc) in last ch, rep from * to ** once, join (see
Pattern Notes) in first sc. Fasten off. (100 sc)
BACK
Row 1: With Kenai, ch 27, dc in 4th ch from hook (3 sk chs count as dc) and each ch across, turn. (25 dc)
Rows 2–12: Ch 3, dc in each dc across, turn. At end of last row, fasten off.
Border
Rep rnd 1 of Front Border.
FINISHING
With Kenai, on Front, embroider 4 stars (see Star Diagram) between rows 18 and 23.
ASSEMBLY
Rnd 1: With WS tog and working through both thicknesses, join Kenai in the 13th sc from corner ch sp along top edge
(middle sc of edge), ch 1, [sc in each st to next corner ch sp, (sc, ch 1, sc) in ch sp] 4 times, sc in each rem st, join in first sc, turn.
Hanger: Ch 10, sl st in last sc to make ring, turn, ch 1, 16 sc in ring just made, sl st in ring. Fasten off.
BOBBLE WHEEL POT HOLDER FRONT
Rnd 1: With swan, form a slip ring (see Special Stitches), ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), [dc in ring, ch 2] 7 times, join (see Pattern
Notes) in 3rd ch of beg ch-5, close slip ring. (8 dc, 8 ch-2 sps) Rnd 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in first st, [ch 2, 3 dc in next dc] 7 times, ch 2, join in top of beg ch. (24 dc, 8 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 3: Ch 3 and dc in first st, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, [ch 2, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc] 7 times, ch 2, changing color (see Pattern Notes and Stitch Guide) to mint, join in top of beg ch. (40 dc, 8 ch-2 sps) Rnd 4: Ch 5, sk 1 dc, cl (see
Special Stitches) in next dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, [ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, cl in next dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc] 7 times, ch 2, changing color to swan, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (8 cls, 16 dc, 24 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 5: Ch 3 and dc in first st, 2 dc in ch-2 sp, dc in cl, 2 dc in ch-2 sp, 2 dc in next dc, [ch 2, 2 dc in next dc, 2 dc in ch-2 sp, dc in cl, 2 dc in ch-2 sp, 2 dc in next dc] 7 times, ch 2, join in top of beg ch. (72 dc, 8 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 6: Ch 3 and dc in first st, dc in next 7 dc, 2 dc in next dc, [ch 2, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next 7 dc, 2 dc in next dc] 7 times, ch 2, changing color to mint, join in top of beg ch. (88 dc, 8 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 7: Ch 1 and sc in first st, sc in each st and ch-2 sp around. Fasten off. (96 sc)
BACK
Rnd 1: With red, form a slip ring, ch 3, 15 dc in ring, join in top of beg ch. (16 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 3 and dc in first dc, 2 dc in each dc around, join in top of beg ch. (32 dc)
Rnd 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in next dc, [dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc] 15 times, join in top of beg ch. (48 dc)
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, [dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc] 15 times, join in top of beg ch. (64 dc)
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, [dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc] 15 times, join in top of beg ch. (80 dc)
Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, [dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc] 15 times, join in top of beg ch. Fasten off. (96 dc)
ASSEMBLY
Rnd 1: With WS tog and working through both thicknesses, join red in any st of last rnd above 1 of the 8 ch-2 sp spokes on Front, ch 1, sc in each st around, join in first sc, turn.
Hanger: Ch 10, sl st in last sc to form ring, turn, ch 1, 16 sc in ring just made, sl st in ring. Fasten off.
RETRO MEDLEY POT HOLDER
Foundation rnd: With swan, leaving 12-inch tail, first foundation sc (see Special Stitches), 65 next foundation sc (see Special Stitches), changing
color (see Pattern Notes and Stitch Guide) to red, join (see Pattern Notes) in first sc, do not turn. (66 sc)
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, sk 1, [sc in next sc, ch 1, sk 1] 32 times, changing color to mint, join in first sc. (33 sc, 33 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sk first st, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] 33 times, join in first sc.
Rnds 3–30: Rep row 2 in color sequence of swan, red and mint. Fasten off red and mint.
ASSEMBLY
Row 1: Flatten tube with WS tog so that working yarn is at end of row. Working through both thicknesses, ch 1, 2 sc in each ch sp across, turn.
Hanger: Ch 10, sl st in first sc to form ring, turn, ch 1, 16 sc in ring just made, sl st in ring. Fasten off. Use tail from foundation rnd to seam gap at beg as follows: Working through both thicknesses, join swan in end st and sl st in each st across. Fasten off. CW