Eggciting Pot Holder!

Howdy! Last week I told you that I had another Easter pattern in the works and here it is! If you follow me on social media  you’ve probably already seen this, but it’s just another fun pot holder that matches the other seasonal ones I’ve designed, with an iconic image from the season/ holiday and it repeated 4 – 6 times in the pot holder. This is a fun idea if you’re giving gifts to people or just want to spruce up your kitchen with the season. I include a loop in the corner so that you can hang it on a hook, an image that always strikes me as “homey” when I think of it. I’m not someone who does that but I want to be, if that makes sense.
Anyway, this design is less exciting that last week’s, I let the variegated yarn do all the work this week and just made a fun white egg while the variegation worked out really well, looks like I planned the rows to make blocks of color like that. I did not, for the record, just a happy accident. Anyway, I hope you like this design and give it a try!

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Materials:

• US G (4.00) mm crochet hook
• Worsted weight/ size #4/ medium weight yarn
  • 1.50 Oz/ 73 yards
  • I used Sugar and Cream yarn for this (2 – 3 colors)
  • For hot pads or pot holders, use cotton yarn because acrylic will burn/ melt
• Yarn needle

Gauge:

• 17 rows x 16 scs = 4″

Terms/ stitches:

• RS: right side
• Ch: chain
• St: stitch
• Slip st: slip stitch
• Sc: single crochet

Notes:

• This pattern is worked back and forth in rows, with a turn at the end/ beginning.
• The ch 1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.
• This pattern is worked from the bottom up.
• All of the stitches in this pattern are single crochets, because of this the instructions (where all the color changes are) only tell you how many stitches to do in what color, this is what the number in the parenthesis means.
• Rather than changing, cutting, and weaving in the ends of all the colors, the yarn is carried in the photos. Here’s a great tutorial on color changes. In this pattern, the active yarn is worked over the inactive. I drop the other colors when they’re not in use.
• Also check out this post about tapestry crochet from Moogly, it’s helpful.
• You can replace the chain row with a foundation single crochet row.
• Color A: is variegated blue/green, Color B: white, and Color C: is blue.

Finished dimensions:

• Height: 7.75″
• Width: 7.75″
  

  Egg Pot Holder free crochet pattern by DivineDebris.com

Pattern instructions:
Row 1: A: Ch 32, sc into the second ch from the hook and into the next 30 scs – 31 scs
Row 2: A: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 31 sts – 31 scs
Row 3: A: Ch 1, turn, (4), B: (4), A: (15), B: (4), A: (4) – 31 scs
Row 4: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (8), A: (11), B: (8), A: (2) – 31 scs
Rows 5 – 8: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), B: (10), A: (9), B: (10), A: (1) – 31 scs
Rows 9 – 10: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (8), A: (11), B: (8), A: (2) – 31 scs
Row 11: A: Ch 1, turn, (3), B: (6), A: (5), B: (3), A: (5), B: (6), A: (3) – 31 scs
Row 12: A: Ch 1, turn, (3), B: (6), A: (3), B: (7), A: (3), B: (6), A: (3) – 31 scs
Row 13: A: Ch 1, turn, (4), B: (4), A: (3), B: (9), A: (3), B: (4), A: (4) – 31 scs
Rows 14 – 16: A: Ch 1, turn, (11), B: (9), A: (11) – 31 scs
Rows 17 – 18: A: Ch 1, turn, (12), B: (7), A: (12) – 31 scs
Row 19: A: Ch 1, turn, (4), B: (4), A: (5), B: (5), A: (5), B: (4), A: (4) – 31 scs
Row 20: A: Ch 1, turn, (3), B: (6), A: (4), B: (5), A: (4), B: (6), A: (3) – 31 scs
Row 21: A: Ch 1, turn, ( 3), B: (6), A: (5), B: (3), A: (5), B: (6), A: (3) – 31 scs
Rows 22 – 23: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (8), A: (11), B: (8), A: (2) – 31 scs
Rows  24 – 27:  A: Ch 1, turn, (1), B: (10), A: (9), B: (10), A: (1) – 31 scs
Row 28: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (8), A: (11), B: (8), A: (2) – 31 scs
Row 29: A: Ch 1, turn, (4), B: (4), A: (15), B: (4), A: (4) – 31 scs
Rows 30 – 31: A: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 31 sts – 31 scs
Fasten off, weave in all your ends.

Border:
Row 1: C: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 31 sts, ch 15 at the corner (this will be your loop), rotate the piece to the right, sc down the row edges (31 scs), ch 1 at the corner, rotate the piece to the right, sc across the original ch row (31 scs), ch 1 at the corner, rotate the piece to the right, sc down the row edges (31 scs), ch 1, slip st into the first st – 124 scs
Fasten off, weave in all your ends.

 

So there it is! I hope you like this pattern and try it out. I love making and bringing you all patterns week after week, so I hope you like makin’ them as much as I do!
See ya next week.

This post is linked to the Linky Ladies’ Community Link Party #96 and  Hookin’ on Hump Day #139.