Crossbar Potholder Materials: Example: 3 colors Cotton Yarn
Designed by: Unknown
Rating: Easy - Medium
With Color A chain 6, Join to form a ring, ch 3, work 15 dc in ring, join in 3rd stitch of chain.
Round 2: Drop color A and attach Color B (when changing color always complete last half of stitch with next color and carry previous color under stitch), ch 3 (always counts as 1 dc), 4 dc in same space, * drop B, pick up A, 1 dc in next dc, drop A, attach C 1 dc in next dc, drip C, pick up A 1 dc n next dc, drop A, pick up B, 5 dc in next dc, repeat from * twice, drop B, pick up A 1 dc in next dc, drop A, pick up C 1 dc in next dc, drop C, pick up A 1 dc in next dc, join.
Round 3: With B ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in next dc, 5 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, with A 1 dc in next dc, with C 1 dc in next dc, with A 1 dc n next dc, repeat from beginning all arund in same manner, join.
Round 4: With C ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each of the next 4 dc, with A 5 dc in same space with last C dc, with C 1 dc in same space, 1 dc in each of the next 4 dc, with A 1 dc in next dc, with C 1 dc in next dc, with A 1 dc in next dc, repeat from beginning all around in same manner, join.
Round 5: With C ch 3, 1 dc in each of the next 4 dc, with A 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, 5 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, with C 1 dc in each of the next 5 dc, with A 1 dc in next dc, with C 1 dc n next dc, with A 1 dc in next dc, repeat from beginning all around in same manner, join, cut A.
Round 6: With C ch 3, 1 dc in each of the next 8 dc, 5 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of the next 9 dc, skip 1 dc, with A 5 dc in next dc, skip 1 dc, repeat from beginning around, join.
Round 7: With C insert hook in next dc, pull loop through, insert hook in next dc, pull loop through, yarn over and work off as a dc ( a decrease), 1 dc in each of the next 8 dc, 5 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of the next 8 dc, decrease 1 st, skip 1 dc, with A 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, 5 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, skip 1 dc, with C decrease 1 dc, and contiune all around in same manner, join, cut yarn.
Round 8: With A work 1 sl st in each st, join, cut yarn. With A cover a bone ring with sc and sew in place.
Alternate to Row 8:While slip st around the cloth, at any corner chain 10 to 15 stitches to make a ring for hanging, continue to slip st around the rest of the cloth.