Helping our users. Vintage Crochet Potholder.
You’ll need:
100% cotton yarn in white and green colors;
Crochet hook 1,65 mm;
Thread needle.
Size: About 8 inches wide, 6 inches long
Stitches control:10 sts = 1 inch, 4 rows dc = 1 inch.
Joining with SC
When instructed to join with sc, begin with sl knot on hook, insert hook in st or sp indicated, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through both loops on hook.
Instructions
Bloomers
Row 1: (Right Side) Starting at waist, with White,
ch 71, dc in 4th ch from hook (skipped ch count as first dc), dc in next 15 ch, ch 2, dc in next 34 ch,
ch 2, dc in next 17 ch. (68 dc)
Rows 2-5: Ch 3, turn, * (dc in next dc) across to
ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, rep from * once; (dc in next dc) across to end.
(76, 84, 92, 100 dc)
At the end of Row 5, join with sl st to first dc.
Rnd 6-11: Ch 3, turn, * (dc in next dc) across to ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, rep from * once;
(dc in next dc) around; join.
(108, 116, 124, 132, 140, 148 dc)
Rnd 12: Ch 3, do not turn, dc in next dc, (ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 4 dc) 5 times, * ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 3 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next 3 dc *, (ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 4 dc) 11 times; rep from * to * once, (ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 4 dc) 5 times, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc; join. Finish off and weave in ends.
Legs
Rnd 1: With right side facing, flatten to align points, working through both thicknesses, join Green with sc to ch-2 sps at point, ch 4, working in single thickness around leg, (sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 4) around; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 2: With right side facing, join White with sl st to any ch-4 sp, ch 4 (counts as first tr now and throughout), 3 tr in same sp, ch 2, (4 tr in next ch-4 sp, ch 2) around; join with sl st to first tr. Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 3: With right side facing, join Green with sl st to any ch-2 sp, ch 4, (tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in same space, ch 2, * (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next ch-2 sp, ch 2; rep from * around; join. Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 4: With right side facing, join White with sl st to ch-2 sp in middle of tr-group, ch 4, 3 tr in same sp, ch 4, sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 4, (4 tr in next ch-2 sp, ch 4, sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 4) around; join.
Rnd 5: With right side facing, join Green with sl st to any ch-4 sp, (ch 4, sl st in next ch-4 sp) around; join. Finish off and weave in ends.
Repeat on other Leg.
Top Edging
Row 1: With right side facing, working in bottom of Rnd 1 between each dc, join Green with sl st between first 2 dc, ch 3, (dc between next dc) across. (66 dc) do not finish off.
Hanger and Side Edging
Row 1: Ch 20, working in sides of rows over dc posts, 3 sc over ch-3 of Row 1 Top Edging, (3 sc in next row) 11 times, 30 sc over ch-20; join.
Finish off and weave in ends.