
Pot Holders and Oven Mitts
Design Book 59
Lily Mills Company
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For pot holders and oven mitts
To protect your hands and decorate your kitchen
Sixteen vintage crochet potholder patterns. Miss America potholder, Honeymoon Cottage potholder, Easter Bonnet potholder, Sun Flower potholder, Orange Blossom Time potholder, Jingle Bells pocket potholders, Scottie potholder, Owl pocket potholder, Wynken-Blynken and Nod potholder set, On the Square pocket potholder, Rose Pinwheel potholder, Flower Garden oven mitts, Butterfly potholder, Sugar N Cream potholders, Daffodil potholder, Bright and Reversible potholder. 16 pages.
Chain Stitch (ch)Start with a slip knot on hook. * Thread over and draw thru loop on hook. Repeat from * until ch is desired length.
Slip Stitch (sl st)Insert hook in work, catch thread and draw thru work and loop on hook at same time.
Single Crochet (sc)With a loop on hook, insert hook in work, catch thread and pull thru work, thread over again and draw thru the 2 loops on hook.
Half Double Crochet (hdc)Make like dc as far as *, then thread over and draw thru all 3 loops on hook at once.
Double Crochet (dc)Thread over, insert hook in work, catching thread and pull thru work, making 3 loops on hook. * Thread over and draw thru 2 loops, thread over and draw thru remaining 2 loops.
Treble Crochet (tr)Thread over twice, insert hook in work, catch thread and pull thru work, making 4 loops on hook. Work off in groups of two as in dc.
Double Treble (dtr)Thread over three times and work off as in dc, two loops at a time.
Triple Treble (tr tr)Thread over 4 times and work off in twos.
Skip (sk)
Picot (p)
Join to end of thumb opening closest to edge, dc in 9 sts across bottom of opening, hdc in end of opening, sc in 9 sts across top of opening. Without joining rows, make sc in 19 sts around for 5 rows. ROWS 7 thru 12Make one decrease in each row for 6 rows. ROW 13Make 6 de-creases, sl st in next st. Cut 8" long and sew end tog.
FACEWith Tea Rose and No. 0 hook, ch 17, sk 3 ch, sc in next 2 ch, hdc in next 2 ch, dc in next 2 ch, holding back the last lp of each dc on hook, make dc in next 2 ch, yarn over and draw thru all lps on hook (Cluster-decrease made), dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next 2 ch, sc in next ch, sc and hdc in end ch. ROW 2Ch 3, turn, hdc and sc in 1st hdc, sc in each st across with sc, hdc and dc in end ch-3. ROW 3Repeat Row 2. ROW 4Ch 3, turn, sc in each st across with sc and hdc in end ch-3. (More)
FRONTRoofWith Red Yarn and No. 0 hook, ch 40, 3 dc in 5th ch from hook, sk next 2 ch, sc in next ch, (ch 3, 3 dc in next ch, sk next 2 ch, sc in next ch) 8 times. ROW 2Ch 3, turn, sc in ch-3 of 1st shell, (ch 3, 3 dc in same place, sc in ch-3 of next shell) repeated across (1 less shell than last row). Repeat Row 2 thru Row 9 (1 shell left). Fasten off. WallWith Lt. Blue ch 25, sk 3 ch, hdc in remaining 22 ch. ROW 2Ch 2, turn, hdc in each hdc across (same number as last row). Do not work in end ch in this row. (More)
FRONTCrownWith Yellow Yarn and No. 0 hook, ch 19, sk 1 ch, sc in next 18 ch. ROW 2Ch 3, turn, 2 dc in 1st sc, * dc in next 4 sc, holding back the last lp of each dc on hook, make dc in next 2 sc, yarn over and draw thru all lps on hook (a Cluster-decrease made). Repeat from * once, dc in next 5 sc. ROW 3Ch 3, turn, dc in 17 dc. ROW 4Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st 2 dc, hdc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next 10 dc. (More)
Starting in center with Orange, ch 5, join with sl st to form ring. ROW 1Ch 1, 8 sc in ring, join with sl st in 1st sc, draw out lp, pass ball thru and pull tight. ROW 2Turn, sc in Brown in back lp of 1 sc, * holding back the last lp of each dc on hook, make 2 dc in same sc, yarn over and draw thru all lps on hook (a Cluster-puff st made), sc in back lp of next sc. Repeat from * around (8 puffs), letting Orange hang down on side towards youout of way. (More)
ORANGEWith Orange Yarn and No. 0 hook, ch 2, 8 sc in 2d ch from hook. Do not join rows but mark end of each row. ROW 2(2 sc in next sc) 8 times. ROW 3(Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) 8 times. ROW 4(Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) 8 times. (This is an increase in every 3d st). ROW 5Increase in every 4th sc. (More)
Jingle Bells Pocket Potholders
RED BELLFrontWith Red Yarn and No. 0 hook, ch 15, sk 3 ch, sc in next ch, hdc in next 2 ch, dc in next 2 ch, holding back the last lp of each dc on hook, make dc in next 2 ch, yarn over and draw thru all lps on hook (a Cluster-decrease made), dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next 2 ch, sc and hdc in end ch. ROW 2Ch 3, turn, sc in each st across with sc and hdc in end ch-3. Repeat once. ROW 4Ch 1, turn, sc in 16 sts, sc in end ch. (More)
BODYStarting at tail with Rust and No. 0 hook, ch 26, sk 1 ch, sc in next 9 ch, hdc in next 9 ch, sc in next 7 ch. ROW 2Ch 1, turn, sc in 9 sts, hdc in next 10 sts, hdc and sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sl st in next st. ROW 3Ch 1, turn, sk sl st, sl st in next 3 sts, ch 2, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 16 sts. ROW 4Ch 2, turn, hdc in 1st 3 sc, sc in next 14 sts, hdc in next 3 sts. ROW 5Ch 1, turn, sk 1 hdc, sc in next 14 sts. (More)
FRONTBodyWith Terra Cotta and No. 0 hook, ch 20, sc in 4th ch from hook, (ch 1, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch) 8 times. ROW 2Ch 3, turn, sc between 1st 2 sc, (ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp) 8 times across to end ch-3. ROW 3 Ch 3, turn, sc in 1st ch-1 sp, (ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp) repeated across to end ch-3, ch 1, hdc in same ch-3 (an increase). Repeat Row 3 once. ROW 5Ch 3, turn, sc in 1st ch-1 sp, (ch 1, sc in next sp) repeated across to end ch-3. (More)
Wynken, Blynken and Nod Potholder Set
HEADWith Cream Yarn and No. 0 hook ch 11, sk 1 ch, sc in next 2 ch, hdc in next 2 ch, holding back the last lp of each dc or hook, make dc in next 2 ch, yarn over and draw thru all lps on hook (Cluster-decrease made), hdc in next 2 ch, sc in next 2 ch. ROW 2Ch 3, turn, hdc in sc in 1st sc, sc in next 7 sts, sc, hdc and dc in end st. (More)
On the Square Pocket Potholder
FRONTIn Red ch 72, sc in 2d ch from hook, * holding back the last lp of each dc on hook, make 2 dc in next ch, thread over and draw thru all lps at once for a Cluster (1 puff st made), sc in next ch pulled down tight so that the puff st puffs out on back (right side of work). Repeat from * across (35 puffs). ROW 2Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st sc, (sc in next puff st, sc in next sc) repeated across (71 sc), completing 1st row on Chart. (More)
PINWHEELWith Green ch 8, join with sl st to form ring. ROW 1Ch 3, 17 dc in ring, join with sl st in ch-3. Work all rows in back lps only. ROW 2Ch 3, dc in same ch-3, 2 dc in each dc around. Join. Repeat once (72 dc). ROW 4Ch 3, dc in next 5 dc, (ch 2, dc in next 6 dc) 11 times. Join. ROW 5Ch 3, dc in same ch-3, (dc in next 5 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in 1st dc in next group) repeated around. Join. (More)
FRONTWith Lt. Green and No. 0 hook ch 20, sc in 2d ch from hook, (ch 1, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch) 9 times. ROW 2Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st sc (an increase), (ch 1, sc in next sc) repeated across with 2 sc in end sc (an increase). ROW 3Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st sc, (ch 1, sc in next sc) repeated across. Repeat Row 3 four times. Row 8Repeat Row 2. ROWS 9 thru 13Repeat Row 3 five times. Repeat from Row 8 twice. (More)
TOP LEFT WINGWith Yellow ch 16, 2 sc in 2d ch from hook, * sc in next ch, hdc in next 2 ch, 2 dc in next ch, dc in next 5 ch, 2 dc in next ch, hdc in next 2 ch, sc in next ch, * 3 sc in end ch. Repeat from * to * on other side of ch. Sc in next st, sl st in 1st sc. ROW 2Ch 1, 2 sc in same sc, sc in each st around with 3 sc in center sc at other end. End with 1 sc in 1st corner, join with sl st in 1st sc. Fasten off. (More)
Famous Sugar 'N Cream Potholders
SUGAR BOWL: With white ch 20 (to be 3 ½ inches long) skip first st on ch, make 1 sc each st (19 sc).
Make 1 sc in each st on other side of ch (19 sc). Continue, working around center.
Taking the back thread of st, make 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each st for 18 sts, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each st for 19 sts; 3 sc in next st (above increase of previous row) 1 sc in each st for 20 sts, 3 sc in next st (above increase of previous row) 1 sc in each st for 1 complete row. Make 1 dc in each st for 1 complete row. (More)
FRONTPetalWith Yellow ch 13, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, (2 dc in next ch, dc in next ch) 4 times, hdc in next ch, 3 sc in end ch, on other side of ch make hdc in next st, (dc in next st, 2 dc in next st) 4 times, hdc in next st, sc in next st. ROW 2Ch 1, turn, sk sc, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 9 sts, 2 dc in next st, (2 dc, ch 3, sl st in last dc for a p, and 2 dc) in next sc, 2 dc in next sc, dc in next 9 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, sc in center of end. join to 1st sc. (More)
Bright and Reversible Potholder
With one color ch 31, sk 1 ch, sc in next 30 ch. ROW 2Ch 1, turn, * sc in next 3 sc, sc down at base of next sc (long sc made), (a long sc over next sc) twice. Repeat from * 4 times. ROW 3Cut yarn 3" long. Starting 3" from end of next color, draw it thru lp on hook (ch-1 made). Tie 3" ends of 2 colors tog. in a hard double knot. (More)