Chocolate Drop Potholder

Worsted weight yarn, approx.:2 oz chocolate brown5 yds whiteSize H (5.0mm) crochet hook

Chocolate

Make 2

Row 1: With brown ch 32, dc in fourth ch from hook, dc in each ch across, ch 3, turn – 30 dc

Row 2: Dc in next st and each st across, ch 3, turn – 30 dc

Row 3: Dec, dc in next 24 sts, dec, dc in ch 3, ch 3, turn – 28 dc

Row 4: Dec, dc in next 22 sts, dec, dc in ch 3, ch 3, turn – 26 dc

Row 5: Dec, dc in next 20 sts, dec, dc in ch 3, ch 3, turn – 24 dc

Row 6: Dec twice, dc in next 3 sts, dec, dc in next 3 sts, dec twice, dc in ch 3, ch 3, turn – 20 dc

Row 7: Dec twice, dc in next 3 sts, dec, dc in next 3 sts, dec twice, dc in ch 3, ch 3, turn – 15 dc

Row 8: Dec 3 times, dc in next st, dec 3 times, dc in ch 3, ch 3, turn – 9 dc

Row 9: Dec, dc in next 3 sts, dec, dc in ch 3, ch 3, turn – 7 sts

Rows 10-13: Dc in each st across, dc in ch 3, ch 3, turn – 7 sts

Row 14: Dec, dc I next st, dec,m dc in ch 3, finish off – 5 sts

Finishing

With wrong sides tog and stitching through both loops of both pieces, join front and back, at a lower corner, with brown, by working sc in each at across bottom, two sc in each dc up side, increasing as necessary to keep piece lying flat. ((Work hdc in the three top sts instead of sc.)) Finish off.

Paper Strip

Row 1: Join white with sl st to upper finishing st of row 9, sl st in next 3 sts, turn

Row 2: Sc in sl sts, ch 1, turn – 3 sc

Row 3: Sc in each st across, sl st in next finishing st, ch 1 turn – 3 sc

Rows 4&5: Rep rows 2 & 3 – 5 sc

Row 6: Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn – 5 sc

Rows 7-12: Sc in each st across and ch 1, ch 1, turn – 5 sc

Row 13: Sc in each st across and ch 1, turn – 5 sc

Row 14: Sl st, ch 3, skip next 3 sts ((hanging ring)), sl st in last st, finish off

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