Slice of Pizza Potholder

Worsted weight yarn, approx.:

3 oz off white

3 oz rust

20 yds chamois

7.5 yds dark brown

5 yds green

Size H (5.0mm) crochet hook

Yarn needle

Crust

Row 1: With white Ch 4, 2 dc in first ch, ch 3, turn – 3 dc

Row 2: Dc in same st, 2 dc in next st, 2 dc in ch 3, ch 3, turn – 6 dc

Row 3: Dc in same st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next 2 sts, ch 3, turn – 10dc

Row 4-6: Dc in same st, dc in each st across, 2 dc in ch 3, ch3, turn – 16 dc

Row 7: Dc in each st across, ch 3, turn – 16 dc

Row 8: Dc in same st, dc in each st across, 2 dc in ch 3, dc in each st across, ch 3, turn – 24 dc

Row 9-14: Repeat rows 7 & 8, finish off – 24 dc

Row 15: Join chamois to last st of row 14, ch 3, dc in each st across, ch 3, turn – 24 dc

Row 16: Dc in each st across, ch 3, turn – 24 dc

Row 17 Dc in each st across, finish off – 24 dc

Sauce

Repeat crust rows 1 – 14 with rust.

Pepperoni

Make 4

Work 1 rnd of basic circle with brown, finish off.

Mushrooms

Make 3

With off white ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across, turn, sl st in first 3 sts, ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in remaining 2 sts, finish off

Green Pepper

Make 3

With green ch 7, turn, 2 sc in 2nd st from hook and all other ch sts finish off – 12 sc

Finishing

Sew toppings to right side of rust wedge using photo as guide for placement.

Align crust and sauce wedges with wrong sides tog, fold chamois toward sauce to form edge crust, join chamois to top edge of folded crust: 2 sc in end dc of both layers, sl st across top of wedge through all 3 layers, 2 sc in end dc of both layers, finish of.

Join off white in front of chamois and working through both pieces, work 2 sc in each dc to point, sc in point, 2 sc in each dc up other side to chamois, finish off.

Loop

ch 5, join with a sl st to form a ring. Work 10sc in ring; sl st to first sc finish off. Attach loop to center sts of crust row 14.

Note

When blocking chamois crust should be folded forward and shaped to form a puffy tube along the edge to imitate edge crust.

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