Lemon-Lime Potholders

Lemon-Lime Potholders

@1999 By N.L. Banks

 

Peaches & Crème by Elmore-Pisgah, Inc

1 ball white# 1,
2 ball lemon #123,
 2 ball lemon-lime #186

G hook

Stitches used:  Single crochet, Double crochet, Half double crochet, Triple Treble Front Post ,

For Potholders

 Front, (using g hook and one strand) with Lemon, ch 24, 

 Row 1    1 sc in 2ch from hook, sc across row. Turn.

Row 2  Ch 2, 1 dc in each sc across, turn. ( 23dc)

Row 3   Ch 2, working through back loops only, yo, draw up a loop in same place, yo, draw up  a loop in next dc, yo and draw through the 5 loops on hook, ch 1, * yo, draw up a loop in next dc, yo, draw up a loop in next dc, yo, draw through all 5 loops on hook , ch 1 *  repeat from * to * across row, ending 1 dc in top of turning chain. Turn.

Row 4   Ch 2, skip first dc, 1 hdc in each ch 1 and each stitch across row.  Fasten off Lemon and attach Lemonlime.

Row 5   Ch3   * yo hook 4 times (triple treble front post), post stitch around 2^nd dc of row 2, skip hdc behind post, and working in BACK loops, 1 dc in each of next 3 hdc on row 5 * yo 4 times, skip 3 dc of row 2, post around next dc. (The will be 3 dc between each post on row 2). Repeat from * to *. End, 1 dc in last stitch.  Fasten off Lemon-Lime. Turn. There will be 6  posts, with 3 dc between each post stitch. Attach Lemon.

Row 6   Working in FRONT loops only, repeat row 2. Turn.

Row 7    Repeat row 3.

Row 8    Repeat row 4. Fasten off Lemon, attach Lemon-Lime. Turn.

Row 9    Ch 3,  work through back loops only, 1 dc in next 2 hdc. Yo 4 times, skip 3 dc of row 6, post stitch around next dc of row 6, skip dc behind post stitch on row 9, 1 dc in next 3 hdc, yo 4x, skip 3 dc of row 6, post stitch around next dc on row 6.  * repeat from * to *.   End skip 1 dc behind post, 1 dc in next 2 dc. Fasten off  Lemon-Lime.

Row 10, With Lemon, repeat row 6. (23 St.)

                                                                                                                    

Row 11   Repeat row 3.

Row 12   Repeat row 4, fasten off Lemon, attach Lemon-Lime.

Row 13   Repeat row 5, using row 10 in place of row 2.

Row 14   with posts facing you, attach white and SC around the edges. Fasten off white. If potholder will not lay flat, you have to many white sc's, redo row 14, using less sc.

Row 15  Attach Lemon, ch 2, hdc around, placing 3 hdc in each corner.

Row 16   Repeat row 27. Fasten off Lemon and weave the ends in.

Back of  potholder

Row 1 With Lemon ch 21, sc in second ch from hook, sc in each chain  across row, turn.

Row 2-14    ch 2, hdc across row, turn.

Row 15 with posts facing you, attach  white and SC around the edges. Fasten off white. If potholder will not lay flat, you have to many white sc's, redo row 15, using less sc.

Row 16  Attach Lemon-lime, ch 2, hdc around, placing 3 hdc in each corner.

Row 17   Repeat row 16, DO NOT  fasten off.

 Row 18 with wrong sides together and matching up corners, SC around piece. Fasten off

Lemon-line.

Repeat for second potholder. 

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