Autumn Hot Pad
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
9 inches in diameter
MATERIALS
• Omega Sinfonia light (DK) weight cotton yarn (31/2 oz/218 yds/100g per skein): 1 skein each #805 brick,
#807 khaki and #889 olive • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Yarn needle
GAUGE
Rnds 1–3 = 2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of round 1 counts as beginning chain and first double crochet. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Single crochet join (sc join): Place slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook. Beginning cluster (beg cl): Sc join (see Special Stitches) in indicated st, ch 2, (yo, insert hook in same st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) 4 times, yo and draw through all 5 lps on hook.
Cluster (cl): (Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) 5 times, yo and draw through 6 lps on hook. Beginning side shell (beg side shell): (Sc join, ch 3, 3 dc) in indicated st. Side shell: (Sc, ch 3, 3 dc) in indicated st.
HOT PAD
Rnd 1: With olive, ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), 11 dc in 4th ch from hook, join (see Pattern Notes) in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (12 dc)
Rnd 2: Sl st in sp between joining and next dc, ch 3 (see Pat
tern Notes), dc in same sp, sk next dc, [2 dc in next sp between sts, sk next dc] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (24 dc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, ch 3, sk next st, [sc in next st, ch 3, sk next st] around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (12 sc, 12 ch-3 sps) Rnd 4: Working in front of ch-3 sp of previous rnd in sk sts, with khaki, work beg cl (see Special
Stitches) in sk st, ch 3, sk next sc, [ cl (see Special Stitches) in next sk st, ch 3, sk next sc] around, join in beg cl. Fasten off. (12 cls, 12 ch-3 sps) Rnd 5: Working in front of khaki ch-3 lps, with brick, work beg side shell (see Special Stitches) in any sk sc of rnd 3 (olive), sk next cl, [ side shell (see Special Stitches) in next sc of rnd 3, sk next cl] around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (12 side shells)
Note: Push cls to front between side shells.
Rnd 6: Sc join olive in ch-3 sp of any side shell, working behind last 2 previous rnds, work 2 tr in next olive ch-3 sp, [sc in ch-3 sp of next side shell, working behind last 2 previous rnds, work 2 tr in next olive ch-3 sp] around, join in beg sc. (24 tr, 12 sc) Rnd 7: Rep rnd 3. (18 sc, 18 ch-3 sps) Rnd 8: Rep rnd 4. (18 cls, 18 ch-3 sps) Rnd 9: Rep rnd 5. (18 side shells) Rnd 10: Rep rnd 6. (36 tr, 18 sc) Rnd 11: Rep rnd 3. (27 sc, 27 ch-3 sps) Rnd 12: Rep rnd 4. (27 cls, 27 ch-3 sps) Rnd 13: Rep rnd 5. (27 side shells) Rnd 14: Rep rnd 6. (54 tr, 27 sc) Rnd 15: Ch 1, side shell in same st as joining, sk next 2 tr, [side shell in next sc, sk next 2 tr] around, join in beg sc. (27 side shells)
Rnd 16: Ch 1, [3 sc in ch-3 sp of next side shell, sc in each of next 3 dc, sk next sc] around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (162 sc)