Slice of Summer Potholder

As promised yesterday, I have been working on a couple patterns. This is the first of the two that I am ready to post. It's the Slice of Summer Potholder.

This is the link to the free Ravelry download: Slice of Summer Potholder

For those of you who aren't on Ravelry, you should join! If you don't want to though, here is the complete pattern. Good luck!

Supplies:

2 balls of Peaches and Crème Cotton Yarn (2 colors, one ball each color)

Size “I” crochet hook (or size needed to obtain gauge)

Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Scissors

Gauge:

Rounds 1-4 = 2”

Abbreviations:

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

sl st = slip stitch

st = stitch

hdc = half double crochet

Instructions:

Body

With main color:

ch 2

Round 1: sc in 2^nd chain from hook 8 times, join with a sl st in 1^st sc to join.

Round 2: ch 1, 1 sc in same st as join, 3 sc in next sc, (sc in next st, 3 sc in next st) 3 times, sl st into first sc to join.

Round 3: ch 1, 1 sc in same st as join, sc in next st, 3 sc in next stitch, (sc in next 3 sts, 3 sc in next  st) 3 times, sc in next st, sl st into first sc to join.

Round 4: ch 1, 1 sc in same st as join, sc in next 2 sts, 3 sc in next stitch, (sc in next 5 sts, 3 sc in next  st) 3 times, sc in next 2 sts, sl st into first sc to join.

Round 5: ch 1, 1 sc in same st as join, sc in next 3 sts, 3 sc in next stitch, (sc in next 7 sts, 3 sc in next  st) 3 times, sc in next 3 sts, sl st into first sc to join.

Round 6: ch 1, 1 sc in same st as join, sc in next 4 sts, 3 sc in next stitch, (sc in next 9 sts, 3 sc in next  st) 3 times, sc in next 4 sts, sl st into first sc to join.

Round 7: ch 1, 1 sc in same st as join, sc in next 5 sts, 3 sc in next stitch, (sc in next 11 sts, 3 sc in next  st) 3 times, sc in next 5 sts, sl st into first sc to join.

Round 8: ch 1, 1 sc in same st as join, sc in next 6 sts, 3 sc in next stitch, (sc in next 13 sts, 3 sc in next  st) 3 times, sc in next 6 sts, sl st into first sc to join.

Round 9: ch 1, 1 sc in same st as join, sc in next 7 sts, 3 sc in next stitch, (sc in next 15 sts, 3 sc in next  st) 3 times, sc in next 7 sts, sl st into first sc to join.

Round 10: ch 1, 1 sc in same st as join, sc in next 8 sts, 3 sc in next stitch, (sc in next 17 sts, 3 sc in next  st) 3 times, sc in next 8 sts, sl st into first sc to join.

Round 11: ch 1, 1 sc in same st as join, sc in next 9 sts, 3 sc in next stitch, (sc in next 19 sts, 3 sc in next  st) 3 times, sc in next 9 sts, sl st into first sc to join.

Round 12: ch 1, 1 sc in same st as join, sc in next 10 sts, 3 sc in next stitch, (sc in next 21 sts, 3 sc in next  st) 3 times, sc in next 10 sts, sl st into first sc to join.

Cut yarn, leaving a long tail to weave in later.

You now have the body of the potholder, If you notice, all of the spaces where you made 3 sc increases have left little holes. Take the accent color and slip stitch loosely in each of these holes diagonally. Make sure to leave a long tail on each end (will have one on all 4 corners) to weave in ends.

Border and Hanging Loop

With accent color:

Round 13: slip stitch in same stitch as join, ch 1, hdc in same st, hdc in next 11 sts, 5 hdc in next st,  hdc in next 23 sts, 3 hdc in next st, ch 10, sl in last hdc made and make 2 more hdc in same st as the previous 3 (hanging loop made on corner), (hdc in next 23 sts, 3 hdc) 2 times, hdc in next 11 sts, sl st in first hdc to join.

Round 14:, ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next 42 sts, sl st into hanging loop, 16 sc into loop, sl st into next hdc, ch 1, sc in next st, sc in remaining sts. Join with a sl st into first sc. Cut yarn leaving long tail to weave in ends.

Weave in all ends with tapestry needle.

Wet block, if desired (will make lines of embroidery neater).