Posts Potholder June 2016 Pattern of the Month Crochet

June 2016 Pattern  of the Month Crochet

Posts Potholder © 2014 N Banks

Materials:

cotton or worsted weight yarn about 4 oz.

G crochet hook.

Chain 25.

Row 1: wrong side–Work 1 dc in 4th ch from hook, and 1 dc in each chain across row.

(Note–To work dc around post of dc from front, yo, insert hook from front to back in space before dc, then from back to front on other side of same dc, yo and draw up a loop, yo and through 2 loops, yo and through 2 loops–top of st is left free. To work dc around post of dc from back, yo, insert hook from back to front in space before dc, then from front to back on other side of same dc and work a dc–top of st is left free. )

Row 2: Ch 3, turn, skip first dc, 1 dc around post of each of next 3 dc from front, * 1 dc around post of each of next 3 dc from back, 1 dc around post of each of next 3 dc from front; repeat from * across row. 1 dc in top of turning ch.

Repeat row 2  15 times, fasten off. Make 2.

Edging

Round 1: holding wrongs sides facing, attach yarn at any corner, ch 1, single crochet evenly around potholder, placing 2 sc in each corner, join with slip stitch.

Round 2: ch 8, sc in same place, and in each sc around potholder, placing 2 sc in each corner.

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