Crochet Spring Chick Pot Holder / Hot Pad

Skill Level

Materials

• Crochet Hook – H / 5.00 MM
• Yarn – Med (4) Cotton – Premier Cotton (C1- Yellow 1 oz, C2- Orange 0.5 oz, small amount of 3 colors of choice for flowers, black for eyes)
• Yarn Needle

Stitches

• Chain (ch)
• Single Crochet (sc)
• Double Crochet (dc)
• Skip (sk)
• Change to (chgto)
• Shell Stitch (shst) 4 dc in the same st

Size

Notes

• Ch3 counts as a dc
• Rounds are joined to the ch3 with slst, unless indicated otherwise.
• Ch1 does not count as a st

Pattern

RND 1: With C1, Ch 5, join in a circle, ch 3, 9 dc in the circle, join, ch 3 (10 dc)

RND 2: 1 dc in the same st as the ch3, 2 dc in each dc, join, ch 3 (20 dc)

RND 3: 1 dc in the same st as the ch3, 2 dc in each dc, join, ch 3 (40 dc)

RND 4: 1 dc in the next 2 dc, *2 dc in the next dc, 1 dc in the next 3 dc* Repeat from * to * around, join, ch 3 (50 dc)

RND 5: 1 dc in the next 3 dc, *2 dc in the next dc, 1 dc in the next 4 dc* Repeat from * to * around, join, ch 3 (60 dc)

RND 6: 1 dc in the next 4 dc, *2 dc in the next dc, 1 dc in the next 5 dc* Repeat from * to * around, join, (70 dc)

RND 7: Change to C2, ch 1, *1 sc in the next 6 dc, 2 sc in the next dc* Repeat from * to * around, join to 1^st sc, ch 14 and join back to the same sc with a slst. Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times, tie off and weave in your ends. (80 sc)

Chick Feet

Join C2 to the 38^th st from the right, *Ch 10, join in the same st with a slst* Repeat from * to * 2 more times, slst in the next 3 sts, Repeat from * to * 3 times, tie off and weave in your ends.

Chick Beak

CR: 1 - With C2, ch 2, 2 sc in the end ch from the hook, turn, ch 1 (2 sc)

R: 2 - 2 sc in each sc, turn, ch 1 (4 sc)

R: 3 – 1 sc in each sc, turn, ch 1 (4 sc)

R: 4 – 2 sc in the 1^st sc, 1 in the next 2 sc, 2 sc in the last sc, turn, ch 1 (6 sc)

Turn sc evenly down the side of the beak, sc, ch 1, sc in the beak point, sc evenly up the side of the beak, sc, ch 1, sc in the corner, evenly sc across the top of the beak, sc, ch 1, sc in the corner. Join in the 1^st sc, tie off leaving a 12 inch tail of yarn.

Place the beak on the front of the chick and sew in place with the yarn tail. With black yarn, stitch 2 French knots for the eyes.

Flowers: Make 3

Ch 2, 6 sc in the 2^nd ch from the hook, join to the 1st sc, *Ch 7, slst in the next sc* Repeat from * to * 5 more times for 6 flower petals. Tie off, leaving a 10 inch tail of yarn for sewing on the pot holder.

Sew flowers on as shown in the picture.