Skull Hot Pad By Valerie Fuller Copyright October 2012 Finished size- about 9 12 inches Materials Needed Worsted weight yarn- Amount is estimated Orange- 2 oz White-2 oz Black-2 oz Size g and h crochet hooks Stitches Used Sc-single crochet hdc-half double crochet dc-double crochet dccl-double crochet cluster- Keeping the last loop on hook, dc the number of times indicated, yarn over and draw through all last loops. Picot- ch 3, sl it in top of last st made. For the center of the hot pad you will be using 2 strands of yarn. For the skeletons you will only use 1 strand. Row 1: Using h hook, with orange ch 3 (counts as first hdc), 7 hdc in 3rd ch from hook, join to top of first ch 3. 8hdc Row 2: ch 2, hdc in same st, 2 hdc in each st around, join with a sl st in top of first ch 2.16hdc Row 8: ch 1, sc in same st, ch 2, sk 2 st, \* sc in next st, ch 2, sk 2 st \* repeat between \* around, join with a sl st in beg sc. Fasten off 24sc, 24 ch 2 sp Row 9: Using g hook and a single strand of white, join with a sl st in ch 2 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same sp, ch 5, sk ch 2 sp, keeping the last loop on hook, 4dc in next ch 2 sp, yarn over draw through all 5 last loops ( 4dccl made), ch 1, 4dccl in same sp, ch 5, sk ch2 sp, 2dc in next ch2 sp, ch 5, \* sk ch2 sp, 4dccl, ch1, 4dccl in next ch2 sp, ch 5, sk next ch 2 sp, 2dc in next ch 2 sp, ch 5 \* repeat between \* around, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch 3. Row 10: ch 1, sc in same dc, sc in next dc, \* 5 sc in next ch sp ch 4, sc in sc between 4dccl, ch 4, 5sc in next ch sp, sc in next 2 dc, \* repeat between \* around, join with a sl st in beg sc. Row 11: ch 2, dc in next dc (counts as a decrease), ch6, sk 4 sc, sl st in next sc, 2dhc,3dc in next ch 4 sp, dc in next sc, 3dc, 2hdc in next ch 4 sp, sl st in next sc, ch6, sk 4 sc, keeping last loop on hook, dc in next 2 dc, yarn over draw through all 3 loops (dcdec made) ch 3, sl st in top of dcded( picot made), \* ch 6 sk 4 sc, sl st in next sc, 2dhc,3dc in next ch 4 sp, dc in next sc, 3dc, 2hdc in next ch 4 sp, sl st in next sc, ch6, dcdec in next 2 dc, picot, \* repeat around to beg cl, join with a sl st in beg cl, ch 12, sl st back in cl, turn, hdc in each 12 ch around for hanging loop, sl st back in cl and fasten Off.
