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Orange Blossom Potholder
Materials Required: Lily Cotton Yarn Skeins or Sugar 'n Cream Yarn Balls 1 Skein Orange, Lily Six
Strand Floss 3 Shaded Greens,2 White, 1 Lt Yellow
Crochet Hooks 0 and 5
Orange: With Orange and hook 0 ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join rows but mark end of
each row.
Row 2: (2 sc in next sc) 8 times
Row 3: (Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) 8 times.
Row 4: (Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) 8 times. This is an increase in every 3rd st.
Row 5: Increase in every 4th sc.
Row 6: Work even, without increases. Repeat Rows 5 and 6.
Row 9: Inc. in every 5th sc. Repeat Rows 6 and 9.
Row 12: Inc. in every 6th sc.
Row 13: Repeat Row 6.
Row 14: Inc. in every 7th sc.
Row 15: Inc. in every 12th sc.
Row 16: Repeat Row 6, Sl st in next 4 sc. Fasten off.
Flower: With White Floss and No. 5 hook ch 5, join with sl st to form ring.
Row 1: Ch 1, 10 sc in ring, join to 1st sc.
Row 2: *Ch 8, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, tr in next 2 ch, holding back the
last lp of each dc on hook, make 2 dc in next ch, thread over and draw thru all lps on hook (cluster
made) Sk 1 sc on ring, sl st in next sc. Repeat from * 4 times. Fasten off. Cover center with Lt
Yellow French Knots. Make 3 Flowers.
Leaf: With Green Floss ch 26, sk 1 ch, *sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, tr in next 16
ch, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, *3 sc in end ch, Repeat from * to * on other side of
ch.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st st, hdc in next st, *(dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st) 7 times, dc in next 2
sts, * in next st make 2 dc, ch 3, sl st in last dc for a p, and 2 dc. Repeat from * to *. Hdc in next st,
sc in next st. Join and fasten off. Make 3.
Stem: With Green ch 24, sk 4 ch, dc in remaining ch. Fasten off. Fold crosswise in center, forming a
loop and sew ends together. Sew 2 leaves to stem. Sew Leaves and Flowers on Orange as
illustrated.
Steam and press dry on back thru a cloth. Line back with cloth.
Materials Required: Lily Cotton Yarn Skeins or Sugar 'n Cream Yarn Balls 1 Skein Orange, Lily Six
Strand Floss 3 Shaded Greens,2 White, 1 Lt Yellow
Crochet Hooks 0 and 5
Orange: With Orange and hook 0 ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join rows but mark end of
each row.
Row 2: (2 sc in next sc) 8 times
Row 3: (Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) 8 times.
Row 4: (Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) 8 times. This is an increase in every 3rd st.
Row 5: Increase in every 4th sc.
Row 6: Work even, without increases. Repeat Rows 5 and 6.
Row 9: Inc. in every 5th sc. Repeat Rows 6 and 9.
Row 12: Inc. in every 6th sc.
Row 13: Repeat Row 6.
Row 14: Inc. in every 7th sc.
Row 15: Inc. in every 12th sc.
Row 16: Repeat Row 6, Sl st in next 4 sc. Fasten off.
Flower: With White Floss and No. 5 hook ch 5, join with sl st to form ring.
Row 1: Ch 1, 10 sc in ring, join to 1st sc.
Row 2: *Ch 8, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, tr in next 2 ch, holding back the
last lp of each dc on hook, make 2 dc in next ch, thread over and draw thru all lps on hook (cluster
made) Sk 1 sc on ring, sl st in next sc. Repeat from * 4 times. Fasten off. Cover center with Lt
Yellow French Knots. Make 3 Flowers.
Leaf: With Green Floss ch 26, sk 1 ch, *sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, tr in next 16
ch, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, *3 sc in end ch, Repeat from * to * on other side of
ch.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st st, hdc in next st, *(dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st) 7 times, dc in next 2
sts, * in next st make 2 dc, ch 3, sl st in last dc for a p, and 2 dc. Repeat from * to *. Hdc in next st,
sc in next st. Join and fasten off. Make 3.
Stem: With Green ch 24, sk 4 ch, dc in remaining ch. Fasten off. Fold crosswise in center, forming a
loop and sew ends together. Sew 2 leaves to stem. Sew Leaves and Flowers on Orange as
illustrated.
Steam and press dry on back thru a cloth. Line back with cloth.
