Eight-Petal Hotpad
Materials
2.75mm hook Size 5 crochet thread in white Size 5 crochet thread in purple (or desired background color) Note: The front and back panels may ripple a bit due to the amount of stitches being added on each round; however, this can be fixed with blocking.
Front Panel
With white, ch 8, join with slip st to first ch to form a ring Rnd 1: Ch 9, tr in ring, \*ch 5, tr in ring, repeat from \* around 6 times, ch 5, join with sl st to 4th ch of first ch 9-8 ch 5 Ips Rnd 2: Ch 4 (counts as first tr now and throughout), 5 tr in first ch 5 space, \*ch 2, 6 tr in next ch 5 sp, repeat from \* around, ch 2, join with sl st to first tr Rnd 3: Ch 4, tr in same st, tr in next 4 sts, 2 tr in next st, \*ch 2, 2 tr in next tr, tr in next 4 sts, 2 tr in next st, repeat from \* around, ch 2, join with sl st to first tr Rnd 4: Ch 4, tr in same st, tr in next 6 sts, 2 tr in next st, \*ch 2, 2 tr in next tr, tr in next 6 sts, 2 tr in next st, repeat from \* around, ch 2, join with sl st to first tr Rnd 5: \*Ch 5, sk next tr, tr in next 8 sts, ch 5, sc in next ch 2 sp, repeat from \* around, join with sl st to firstch Rnd 6: Sl st in next 4 chs, \*sc in next tr, ch 14, sk next 6 tr, sc in next tr, ch 14, repeat from \* around, join with sl st to first sc, finish off, weave in all ends-16 ch 14 Ips
Back Panel
ith purple (or desired color), ch 8, join with sl st to first ch to forr Rnd 1: Ch 4, 23 tr in circle, join with sl st to first tr—24 sts Rnd 2: Ch 4, tr in same st, 2 tr in each st around, join with sl st to first tr—48 sts Rnd 3: Ch 4, tr in same st, tr in next st, \*2 tr in next st, tr in next st, repeat from \* around, join with sl st to first tr-72 sts Rnd 4: Ch 4, tr in same st, tr in next 2 sts, \*2 tr in next st, tr in next 2 sts, repeat from \* around, join with sl st to first tr-96 sts Rnd 5: Ch 4, tr in same st, tr in next 3 sts, \*2 tr in next st, tr in next 3 sts, repeat from \* around, join with sl st to first tr—120 sts Rnd 6: Ch 4, tr in same st, tr in next 4 sts, \*2 tr in next st, tr in next 4 sts, repeat from \* around, join with sl st to first tr—144 sts
Rnd 7: Ch 4, tr in next 5 sts, crocheting over ch 14 Ip on front panel as shown, \*ch 5, sk 3 sts, tr in next 6 sts, crocheting over next ch 14 Ip on front panel, repeat from \* around, dtr across to first tr
Rnd 8: Ch 4, 2tr in sp formed by last dtr, ch4, 3tr in same sp, \*ch5, (3tr, ch 4,3 tr) in next ch5 sp, repeat from \* around, ch 5, join with sl st to first tr, finish off purple Rnd 9: Join white in any ch 4 Ip, ch 4, 5 tr in same Ip, \*ch 5, sc in next ch 5 Ip, ch 5, 6 tr in next ch 4 Ip, repeat from \* around, ch 5, sc in next ch 5 Ip, ch 5, join with sl st to first tr, finish off white Rnd 10: Join purple in the first tr of any tr group, \*sc in next 6 tr, ch 5, sc in next sc, ch 5, repeat from \* around, join with sl st to first sc, finish off. Weave in all ends, block. Make sure to block heavily to eliminate any ripples and make the hotpad lay flat.
