Sunflower Potholder about 8" in diameter Materials: worsted weight yarn, 1 oz each brown, gold, and green Size G aluminum hook or size required for gauge yarn needle Gauge: 4 dc = 1"
Pattern Stitches: Triple triple crochet (tr trc): YO 4 times; draw up lp in next dc, (YO and draw through 2 lps on hook) 5 times: tr trc made. Cluster: (CL) Keeping last lp of each tr trc on hook, 3 tr trc in next dc; YO and draw through all 4 lps on hook: CL made.
Back: With green, ch 3. Rnd 1: (right side) 11 hdc in 3rd ch from hook (2 skipped chains count as hdc); join in 2nd ch of beg ch-3: 12 hdc Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc on this and following rnds), dc in same ch as joining; 2 dc in each hdc; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3: 24 dc Rnd 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in next dc; (dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc) 11 times; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3: 36 dc Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc; (dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 11 times; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3: 48 dc Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc; (dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 11 times; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3: 60 dc Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc; (dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 11 times; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3: 72 dc Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc; (dc in next 5 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 11 times; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3: 84 dc. finish off and weave in ends. FRONT: With brown, ch 3. Rnds 1 through 4: Rep Rnds 1 through 4 of Back. At end of Rnd 4, change to gold by drawing lp through; cut brown Rnd 5: Ch 5, (counts as a tr trc), keeping last lp of each tr trc on hook, 2 tr trc (see pattern stitches) in same ch as joining; YO and draw through all 3 lps on hook: beg CL made; ch 4, sk next dc, *CL in next dc; ch 4, sk next dc; rep from * 22 times more; join in top of beg CL: 24 CLs. do not finish off. Weave in beg end. BORDER Hold front and back with wrong sides tog, carefully matching sts, and front facing you; working through both thicknesses at same time, sl st in next ch-4 lp on front; ch 1, working over ch-4 lps and in tops of CLs on front and in corresponding dc on back, sc in next 3 dc on back, sc in top of next CL on front; ch 15, sl st in 15th ch from hook: hanging loop made;* sc in next 2 dc on back, sc in top of next CL on front; sc in next 3 dc on back, sc in top of next CL on front; rep from * 10 times more; sc in next 3 dc on back, sc in top of next CL on front; join in first sc.
