Cactus Pot Holder And Hot Pad Crochet Pattern | Posh Pooch Designs

Cactus Pot Holder And Hot Pad

 Crochet Pattern

By Sara Sach of  Posh Pooch Designs

I Love This Cactus Hot Pad And Pot Holder.

It's so fun and Cute.

 And perfect For Parties and decorations.

PLEASE NOTE:

If you are going to use this as a

 Hot Pat or Pot Holder use cotton or 

cotton blend yarns. Acrylic yarns can melt and burn,

 and burn you or your kids.

If you are going to use it as a decoration,

 than Acrylic yarn is fine.

I Made One of Each.

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Cactus Pot Holder And Hot Pad Crochet Pattern 
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Skill: Easy

Materials:

Crochet Hook - H/ 5.00 MM

Yarn – Med (5) Cotton C1- Orange, C2- Purple, C3- Green

Yarn Needle

Stitches:

Chain (ch)

Single Crochet (sc)

Double Crochet (dc)

Front Post Double Crochet (FPDC)

Back Post Double Crochet (BLDC)

Front Loop Only (FLO)

Back Loop Only (BLO)

Change to (chgto)

Double crochet together (dctog)

Size: 7 X 8 Inches

Notes:

Ch 3 Counts as a dc

When changing Colors ch1/ ch3 after the color change.

Pattern:

R: 1 – With C1, Ch 18, 1 dc in the 4^th ch from the hook, 1 dc in each ch across,

Turn, ch 3 (16 dc)

R: 2 – Dc in the 1^st dc, 1 dc in next 14 dc, 2 dc in the last dc,

Turn, ch 3 (18 dc)

R: 3 - Dc in the 1^st dc, 1 dc in next 16 dc, 2 dc in the last dc,

Turn, ch 3 (20 dc)

R: 4 – 1 dc in each dc across, turn, ch 3 (20dc)

R: 5 – 1 dc in each dc across, (20dc)

R: 6 – Chgto C2, (leaving C1 still attached)

ch1, working in the BLO, 1 sc in each dc across, (20sc)

R: 7 – Chgto C3, (tie off C2, but still leave C1 attached)

 ch3, Working in the BLO, 1 dc in each dc across, Ch3 (20dc)

R: 8 – 1 dc in the next dc, *BPDC in the next dc, 1 dc in the next 2 dc*

Repeat From * to * 5 more times, turn, ch 3. (6 BPDC, 14 dc dc = 20 sts)

R: 9 -1 dc in the next dc, *FPDC in the next dc, 1 dc n the next 2 dc*

Repeat From * to * 5 more times, turn, ch 3. (6 FPDC, 14 dc dc = 20 sts)

R: 10 – Repeat R: 8

R: 11- Repeat R: 9, ch1

R: 12 – Dctog the 1^st 2 dc, *BPDC in the next st, 1 dc in the next 2 sts*

Repeat From * to * 4 More times, FPDC in the next st, dctog the last 2 sts,

Turn, ch 1 (6 BPDC, 12 dc = 18 sts)

R: 13 - dctog the 1^st 2 dc, 1 dc in the next 2 sts,

 *FPDC in the next st, 1 dc in the next 2 sts**

Repeat From * to * 3 More times, dctog the last 2 sts,

Turn, ch 1 tie off C3 (4 FPDC, 12 dc = 16 sts)

Trim:

R: 14 – At R: 5 Were we left C1 Attached,  sc evenly down the side, across the bottom

 and up the other side at R: 5, chgto C3, tie off C1,

Evenly sc up the side and around the top of the cactus to R: 5,

If You want a hanging loop, when you reach the center 
of the top of the cactus, ch12, join to the same sc, than continue to evenly sc,

 join to 1^st sc,

Tie off and weave in all the ends.

Cactus Flower:

R: 15 – With C2, ch 3, 8 sc in the 2^nd ch from the hook, join, ch 2

R: 16 – *3 dc in the next sc, ch2, slst in the next sc, ch2*

Repeat From * to * 3 More times, join, tie off leaving a 8 to 10 inch tail for sewing on cactus.

Make sure to close the center of the flower if a hole formed.

Place and Sew in place on the cactus.

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Have Fun with This Pattern.

Enjoy!