Heartwarming Microwave Bowl Cozy

Design by Debra Arch

FINISHED MEASUREMENT

Fits standard size 61/4-inch diameter bowl MATERIALS

• Lily Sugar’n Cream Super

Size Ombrés medium

(worsted) weight cotton yarn (3 oz/150 yds/85g per ball):

1 ball #19535 damask ombré • Lily Sugar‘n Cream medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (21/2 oz/120 yds/71g per ball):

1 ball #15 wine

• Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook

or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle GAUGE 8 dc = 2 inches; 4 rnds = 2 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Drop color to wrong side, hold slightly below top edge of stitches and work over when not in use.

Bring new color in front of dropped color when changing colors.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Slip stitch joins are not included in stitch count.

Slip stitches made during rounds are included in stitch count.

Change color before completing stitch: Insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, drop current color, yarn over with new color, draw through both loops on hook to complete as a double crochet.

COZY

Make 2. Rnd 1: With damask form a slip ring, ch 3 (see Pattern

Notes), 2 dc in ring, ch 1, drop color (see Pattern Notes), *with wine, ch 1, 3 dc in slip ring, ch 1, drop wine, with damask, ch 1** (ch-2 sp corner made), 3 dc in slip ring, ch 1, drop damask, rep from * to ** once, join (see Pattern Notes) in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in each st across to next corner, *2 dc in corner, ch 1, drop damask, with wine, ch 1, 2 dc in same corner, dc in each st to next corner, 2 dc in corner, ch 1, drop wine, with damask, ch 1, 2 dc in same corner**, dc in each st to next corner, rep from * to ** once, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (28 dc) Rnds 3 & 4: Rep rnd 2. (60 sts) Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in each st across to next corner, *dc in corner, change color (see Pattern Notes) to wine before completing st, ch 1 (corner made), dc in same ch-2 sp, dc in each st to next corner, dc in next ch-2 sp, change color to damask, ch 1, dc in same ch-2 sp**, dc in each st to next corner, rep from * to ** once, dc

Four heart motifs are worked simultaneously in the round to create an extra-thick bowl cozy for heating up leftovers in the microwave.

in each rem st, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (68 dc)

Rnd 6: Ch 3, [dc in each st across to within 1 st of next corner, dc in next st, change color to wine, sk next ch-1 sp, dc in each st across to within 1 st of next corner, dc in next st, change color to damask, sk next ch-1 sp] twice, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (68 dc) Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in each of next 9 sts, change color to wine on last st, [dc in each of next 17 sts, change color to next heart color on last st] around, ending with dc in each rem st, join to top of beg ch-3. (68 dc)

Rnd 8: Rep rnd 7.

Rnd 9: Sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, (dc, tr) in next st, 3 tr in next st, (tr, dc) in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next st changing to next heart color, [sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, (dc, tr) in next st, 3 tr in next st, (tr, dc) in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, *sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, (dc, tr) in next st, 3 tr in next st, (tr, dc) in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st**, sl st in next st changing to next heart color] 3 times, rep from * to ** once, join to top of beg sl st. Fasten off damask and wine on first cozy. On 2nd cozy, fasten off damask, do not fasten off wine. (100 sts)

EDGE JOINING

Rnd 1: Place cozies WS tog with 2nd cozy facing, working through both thicknesses with damask, [sk next sl st (center st

between lobes), sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in each of next 5 tr sts, sc in each of next 3 sts, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sl sts

(side edge between hearts), sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in each of next 5 tr sts, sc in each of next 3 sts] around, sk next sl st, join to beg sc of rnd. Fasten off.