Almost every crochet pattern uses slip stitch for fastening and binding off but that skinny little stitch takes center stage in this pattern to create the main body of the piece.
A fabulous texture develops by working in short rows and doing the stitches in the Back Loop Only (blo). The super bulky single-ply yarn gives a thick, insulating result – use as is, or make it extra-large and felt it for an extra heavy piece.
Tutorials
This pattern uses US Terminology.
Finished measurements
Potholder/trivet 6-1/2” x 6-3/4” (16.5 cm x 17 cm)
Coaster 4-1/2” x 5-1/4” (11cm x 13cm)
Hook
L-size crochet hook (8.0mm)
Note: a very, very loose tension is needed to work the slip stitch. If you tend to crochet tightly, you might need to use as large as a P-size (10.0mm) hook.
You really want to just lay the yarn over on itself when making the slip stitches. I found it easiest to keep things loose by making the slip stitch a 2 step process: insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull through making sure the loop is the same height as the yarn on the hook and then pull through the loop on the hook to complete the stitch.
Notions
Tapestry needle
Yarn
Brown Sheep Lanaloft Bulky “Cherry Splash” (Super Bulky Single Ply, 100% Wool; 160yds/146m, 7.05oz/200g)
When doing this pattern, you will stop before the end of the previous row and leave the last stitch(es) unworked. Those rows are referred to as “short rows”
Potholder/trivet Pattern
Row 1: Ch18
Row 2: Sl st in back bump of 2nd ch from hook, sl st in back bump of next 16 ch, sl st into the slip knot {18 sl st}
Section 1
Rows 3-18 establish the stitch sequence that is repeated four times to create the potholder/trivet.
Row 3: Ch1, turn, sl st BLO in 1st st, sl st BLO in next 15 sts, leave last 2 sts unworked {16 sl st}
Row 4: Ch1, turn, sl st BLO in last st of previous row, sl st BLO in next 15 sts {16 sl st}
Rows 5-18: Repeat rows 3-4, leaving 2 more sts unworked on each odd numbered row {row 5 = 14 sl st; row 18 = 2 sl st}
Work across the short rows
Row 19: Sl st BLO in 1st st, sl st by inserting hook through both BLO of row 18 and remaining loop of st in row 17 immediately below it, sl st BLO in next st on row 17, sl st by inserting hook through both BLO of row 17 and remaining loop of st in row 16 immediately below it; continue across to end of row {18 sl st}
Section 2
Rows 20-35: Repeat rows 3-18
Row 36: Repeat row 19 (working across short rows)
Section 3
Rows 37-52: Repeat rows 3-18
Row 53: Repeat row 19 (working across short rows)
Section 4
Rows 54-69: Repeat rows 3-18
Row 70: Repeat row 19 (working across short rows)
Edging rnd 1: Sc through both loops across, (sc, 2 hdc) in corner, rotate the piece 90 degrees, hdc along edge, (2 hdc, sc) in corner, rotate the piece 90 degrees, sc through both loops across, (sc, 2 hdc) in corner, rotate the piece 90 degrees, hdc along edge, 2 hdc in corner, sl st to 1st sc.
Edging rnd 2: Sl st around entire piece
Fasten off
Weave in ends
Block as desired
Coaster Pattern
The coaster pattern has four sections and uses the same stitch sequence as the potholder/trivet. You will work fewer stitches per row and fewer rows per section.
Row 1: Ch10
Row 2: Sl st in back bump of 2nd ch from hook, sl st in back bump of next 8 ch, sl st into the slip knot {10 sl st}
Section 1
Row 3: Ch1, turn, sl st BLO in 1st st, sl st BLO in next 7 sts, leave last 2 sts unworked {8 sl st}
Row 4: Ch1, turn, sl st BLO in last st of previous row, sl st BLO in next 7 sts {8 sl st}
Rows 5-10: Repeat rows 3-4, leaving 2 more sts unworked on each odd numbered row {row 5 = 6 sl st; row 10 = 2 sl st}
Work across the short rows
Row 11: Sl st BLO in 1st st, sl st by inserting hook through both BLO of row 10 and remaining loop of st in row 9 immediately below it, sl st BLO in next st on row 9, sl st by inserting hook through both BLO of row 9 and remaining loop of st in row 8 immediately below it; continue across to end of row {10 sl st}
Section 2
Rows 12-20: repeat rows 3-11
Section 3
Rows 21-29: repeat rows 3-11
Section 4
Rows 30-38: repeat rows 3-11
Work the 2 edging rnds just like the trivet/potholder.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER: MARGO BAUMAN
Margo Bauman – aka flyingflower on Ravelry – learned to crochet from her Grandmother. While she occasionally spent some time working on crochet projects while growing up, and later in college, she didn’t devote much time to it until the 2000’s. Since then, she has won a considerable number of 1st place ribbons at the St. Mary’s County Fair for her exceptional work and she’s a member of the CGOA. Her beautiful crochet pieces can be seen at the woman’s cooperative called Fuzzy Farmers Market in Leonardtown MD.
Over the past few years, Margo has created a number of original designs. Her very first pattern, Oh, Honey! Tunisian Spa Cloth, was released as a free pattern on Ravelry in March 2015. Later that year she was a Crochet Awards (aka the Flamies) Judges Nominee.
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