Mickey/Minnie Pot Holder
Mickey's Head:
JHook Chain 2 Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Sl st in 1st sc, to join. Rnd 2: ch 1, 2 sc in ea sc around. Sl st in 1st sc, to join (12 sc) Rnd 3: ch 1, \*sc in nxt sc, 2 sc in nxt sc\* around. Sl st in 1st sc, to join (18 sc) Rnd 4: ch 1, \*sc in ea. of nxt 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc\* around. Sl st in 1st sc, to join (24 sc) Rnd 5: ch 1, \*sc in ea of the nxt 3sc, 2 sc in the nxt sc\*around. Sl st in 1st sc, to join (30sc) Rnd 6: ch 1, \*sc in ea. of the nxt 4sc, 2sc in the nxt sc\* around. Sl st in 1st sc to join (36sc) Rnd 7-15: continue to add 1 extra sc stitch to the number of sc stitches between increases.(the increases ar the 2sc together) around.Sl st in 1st sc to join & chain 1. IE:( rnd 7 has \*5sc before 2sc in nxt stitch\*, rnd 8 has \*6sc before 2 sc in nxt stitch\*) Fastenoff. Mickey's ears F hook Create 2 Follow same pattern for Mickey's body but fasten off after Round 9(54sc) leaving a long tail Connect ears to body
Minnie's body (every Rnd is a Sl st to join if not stated)
J hook Rnd 2: ch 1, 2 sc in same st & in each dc around. Sl st in 1st sc (32sc Rnd 3: ch 3, dc in first sc,\*dc in nxt 3 sc, 2dc in nxt sc\* around ending row with 3sc. Join with sl St. Rnd 4: ch 1, (sc, ch-2, sc) all in same st. \*skip nxt st, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in nxt st\* around. Skip last St.Join Repeat rnd 9 one or two more times until the same size as Mickey
Minnie's Ears using flower pattern
from http://rosehip.typepad.com/rose hip blog/2008/11/index.html Fhook Create2 Round 1: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), \* 1 dc into ring, ch 1 \*\*; repeat from \* to \*\* 6 times. Join with a sl st into 3rd ch of the ch-4 made at the beginning of this round. (There should be 8 ch-1 spaces in the round.) Fasten off and break off the first color. Round 2: Join the color you wish to use for the petals into any of the ch-1 spaces, ch 1 and \* 1 sc, 3 dc, 1 sc \*\* into the same ch-1 space; repeat from \* to \*\* into the next 7 ch-1 spaces. Join with a sl st into the first sc of the first ch-1 space. (There should be 8 petals around the center.) Round 3: Ch 1, and working behind the petals now, sl st into the stem t of the last sc made in round 2. Ch 4, sc into the stems of the next 2 adjoining scs (between the two petals) and then \* ch 3, sc into the stems of the next 2 scs; repeat from \* to \*\* 5 more times, ch 3, and then sl st into the first ch of the ch-4 done at the beginning of this round. You should now have a ch-3 space (or loop) behind each petal made in round 2. Round 4: Ch 1 and work \* 1 sc, 5 dc, 1 sc \*\* into the first ch-3 space and repeat from \* to \*\* into all the next ch-3 spaces; sl st into the first sc of the first petal made in this round. You should now have another 8 petals behind the first 8 made.
My Addition:
Rnd 5: Ch-3, \*sc in 1st dc of the flower petal, sl st in the next 3 dc, ch 3\* repeat around ending with ch 3 to first flower petal. Join with sl st. Fasten off leaving long tail
Connect ears to body
Minnie's bow
Fhook Leaving 2in tail Chain 5, sl st in 1st chain to connect. Rnd1: ch 4, 5 tr in in circle, ch 4, sl st in circle Rnd 2: (In same circle), ch 4, 5 tr in circle, ch 4 sl st in circle Leaving a 2in tail Tighten and pull in on beggining tail so as to sqeeze the center of the bow together. Wrap tail end around center of bow and tie a knot in the back Use tail ends to tie onto Minnie. Make sure to place bow on right side, tying on wrong sides. Line up body and ears and Crochet wrong sides together. Sc all the way around.
