Frances Hughes - Silhouette Hot Mats

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General Information

6 inches to 7 inches in diameter

7 sts = 2 inches

Take time to check gauge.

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Picot: Ch 3, sl st in first ch of ch-3.

Beginning 3-double crochet cluster (beg 3-dc cl): Ch 2 (counts as first dc), [yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.

3-double crochet cluster (3-dc cl): [Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, draw through 2 lps on hook] 3 times in same st, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.

Popcorn (pc): 3 sc in indicated st, remove hook, insert hook in first sc of 3-sc group, draw lp through, ch 1 to lock.

Beginning V-stitch (beg V-st): Ch 4 (counts as first dc, ch-1), dc in same st or sp as ch-4.

V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st.

Beginning shell (beg shell): Ch 3 (counts as first dc), (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same sp as beg ch-3.

Shell: (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in indicated st.

Puff stitch (puff st): [Yo, insert hook in indicated st or sp, draw up a lp to height of dc st] 3 times in same st, yo, draw through all 7 lps on hook.

Rnd 1: With cream, ch 8, join(see Pattern Notes on page 2) to form a ring, ch 3(see Pattern Notes on page 2), 2 dc in ring, picot(see Special Stitches on page 2), [3 dc in ring, picot] 7 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (24 dc, 8 picots)

Rnd 2: Sl st in next dc, [ch 8, sk picot and next dc, sc in next dc] 7 times, ch 4, tr in same st as beg ch-8 to form last ch-8 sp. (8 ch-8 sps)

Rnd 3: Beg 3-dc cl(see Special Stitches on page 2) in sp just formed, ch 2, 3-dc cl(see Special Stitches on page 2) in same sp, ch 2, [{3-dc cl, ch 2} 3 times in next ch-8 sp] 7 times, 3-dc cl in same sp as beg 3-dc cl, ch 2, join in top of beg 3-dc cl. (24 cls)

Rnd 4: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 2 sc in same sp, 3 sc in next ch-2 sp, [2 sc in next ch-2 sp, 3 sc in next ch-2 sp] around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (60 sc)

Rnd 1: With sage, ch 4, join to form a ring, ch 3, 14 dc in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (15 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, 2 dc in each rem dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (30 dc)

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in next dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (45 dc)

Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in each of next 2 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (60 dc)

Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, do not fasten off.

Rnd 1: Ch 3, holding Back and Front with WS tog and Front facing, working through both thicknesses, dc in each st around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (60 dc)

Rnd 2: Join cream in same st as join, ch 1, sc in same st, [picot, ch 1, sc in each of next 2 dc] around, join in beg sc, ch 15, sk picot, sl st in next sc (hanging lp made). Fasten off.

Rnd 1: With white, ch 4, join(see Pattern Notes on page 2) to form a ring, ch 3(see Pattern Notes on page 2), 13 dc in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (14 dc)

Rnd 2: Beg 3-dc cl(see Special Stitches on page 2) in same st as join, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, [3-dc cl(see Special Stitches on page 2) in next dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2] 6 times, join in top of beg 3-dc cl. (7 dc, 7 cls, 14 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 3: Ch 5 (counts as first dc, ch-2), dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, *3-dc cl in next dc, ch 2, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2**, dc in next cl, ch 2, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, rep from * 6 times, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (21 dc, 7 cls)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in same st as join, ch 4, sc in next dc, ch 4, sc in next cl, *[ch 4, sc in next dc] 3 times, ch 4, sc in next cl, rep from * around, ending with ch 4, sc in next dc, ch 4, join in beg sc. (28 ch-4 sps)

Rnd 5: Sl st in ch-4 sp, ch 1, 2 sc in same sp, 2 sc in each of next 5 sps, 3 sc in next sp, [2 sc in each of next 6 sps, 3 sc in next sp] 3 times, join in beg sc, Fasten off. (60 sc at end of last rnd)

Rnd 1: With yellow, ch 4, join to form a ring, ch 3, 14 dc in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (15 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, 2 dc in each rem dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (30 dc)

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in next dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (45 dc)

Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in each of next 2 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (60 dc)

Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, do not fasten off.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, holding Front and Back with WS tog and Front facing, working through both thicknesses, sc in same st, sk 2 sts, *6 dc in next st, sk 2 sts**, sc in next st, sk 2 sts, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (60 dc, 10 sc)

Rnd 2: Join white in any sc, ch 15, sl st in same sc (hanging Ip made), *sc in each of next 3 dc, picot(see Special Stitches on page 2), sc in each of next 3 dc**, sc in next sc, picot, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off.