snowman potholder

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Snowman Potholder

Designed by Jessie McKitrick, Copyright 2008

My aunt is very fond of snowmen, and I wanted to make something practical but cute for

her for Christmas. After playing around with a few ideas, it finally occurred to me that I

could simply use the snowmans head as the potholder itself, and I was pleased to see thisfellows big grin when I fastened off the last stitch. This pattern creates two circles,

which are joined together in a double-thickness to form a 20 cm diameter round

potholder.

Materials:

Bernat Handicrafter Cotton, White, 2 skeins (note, the pattern uses very little of the

second skein). This yarn is worsted weight, 73 metres and 50 g per skein.Bernat Handicrafter Cotton, Orange, 1 skein (note: I couldnt find orange cotton, so I

used a variegated skein and cut and restarted it whenever it became white or yellow. I

hope others will either find orange cotton, or consider dying a few metres of the white tosave a lot of hassle.)

Filati Fantasia Carezza Black Cotton, 1 skein (a few metres)

4.25 Crochet hook, or as appropriate for the yarn you are using.

Gauge: As long as the stitches are tight enough to make a fairly stiff fabric, but not so

tight as to cause difficulties when forming the stitches, you should be fine.

Abbreviations:

ch: chain

sc: single crochetW: white

O: orangeB: black


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Notes: Following the pattern too rigidly in spacing the increases may result in apronounced hexagonal shape rather than round; if this is happening, then you may wish

to vary the placement of increases over the last two or three rounds, which I find rounds

out the shape nicely (for instance, 1 sc in first four stitches, 2 in next, *1sc in firstfourteen stitches, 2 in next* until last 10; put 1 sc in each of these [96 sc]). I found that Ihad to keep checking my work on the front to make sure that the colour changes hadntdistracted me from making increases, so if something seems a bit off, its worth doing a

quick count of the stitches.

Pattern:

Back:

1. Using magic loop method1 and the white cotton, make 6 sc. Do not join; work

proceeds in spiral. Place a stitch marker to keep track of where the round begins andends.

2. 2 sc in each stitch. (12 sc)

3. *1sc in first stitch, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (18 sc)

4. *1sc in first two stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (24 sc)

5. *1sc in first three stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (30 sc)6. *1sc in first four stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (36 sc)

7. *1sc in first five stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (42 sc)

8. *1sc in first six stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (48 sc)

9. *1sc in first seven stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (54 sc)

10. *1sc in first eight stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (60 sc)

11. *1sc in first nine stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (66 sc)12. *1sc in first ten stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (72 sc)

13. *1sc in first eleven stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (78 sc)

14. *1sc in first twelve stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (84 sc)

15. *1sc in first thirteen stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (90 sc)

16. *1sc in first fourteen stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (96 sc)17. *1sc in first fifteen stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (102 sc)

18. Slip-stitch in next stitch or two to smooth out circle, and fasten off.

Front:

Proceed as for back, starting with orange yarn, making the following colour changes:

Nose:

1. and 2.: Orange (6-12 stitches)3. Orange 14, White 4 (18 sc)

4. W 14, O 4, W 6 (24 sc)5. W 19, O 3, W 8 (30 sc)

1If you are not familiar with the magic loop method for beginning a round project, you may simply ch 2,

then make 6 sc in the second stitch from hook to begin.


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Nose and Eyes:

6. W 7, Black 3 W 6, B 3, W 4, O 3, W 10 (36 sc)7. W 8, B 4, W 6, B 4, W 6, O 2, W 12 (42 sc)8. W 10, B 3, W 8, B 4, W 8, O 1, W 14 (48 sc)

9.-10. White (54-60 sc)

Smile:

11. W 3, B 3, W 39, B 3, W 3, B 3, W 3, B 3, W 3, B 3 (66 sc)

12. W 3, B 3, W 43, B 3, W 3, B 3, W 4, B 3, W 3, B3, W 1 (72 sc)

13. through 18.: white (78 through to 102 stitches)

Finishing:

Weave in ends.

Attach white yarn through both pieces at once with a slip-stitch, then, pausing above thesnowmans eye to add a loop (ch 8, then slip -stitch it to rejoin), *1sc in first sixteen

stitches, 2 in next* repeat for remainder of round (108 sc)

Weave in remaining ends, and block lightly.

Please send questions or comments to Tweedlebug on Ravelry.

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