
The Cobalt Snowflake Hotpad is the ideal accessory for any dinner party. Work up a few of these to match your dining room’s décor and have the perfect set of decorations to protect your table.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: 6” diameter
Gauge: 4 rnds = 1” in dc; The Lower Section, with this gauge, is 4.25″ in diameter
Materials
Yarn:
Red Heart Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet Thread Size 10 (100% mercerized cotton; 350 yards [320 meters]): Navy (MC, 1 ball), Natural (CC, 1 ball)
Hook: US size 7 (1.65 mm) steel hook, or size to obtain gauge
Special Stitches
Double Crochet Increase (dc inc): Dc twice into same st.
Triple Crochet (tr): Yo 2 times, insert hook into desired st, yo, pull up a loop, (yo, pull through two loops) 3 times. Note: When a tr is the 1st st of a rnd, it should be replaced by sc 1, ch 3.
Triple Crochet 7 Together (tr7tog): * yo 2 times, insert hook into next st, yo, pull up a loop, (yo, pull through two loops) 2 times * 7 times, yo and pull through all 8 loops on hook.
Pattern Notes
This lacy hotpad is 2 layers thick with a picot edging. The upper and lower sections of the hotpad are crocheted separately and then joined together in the third-to-last rnd. The lower section is simple dc in MC, worked in a spiral (my spiral dc hotpad pattern). The rest is Irish lace.
Pattern
Lower Section – Worked in a spiral
Using MC, make a slip ring.
Rnd 1: (Ch 1, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 10 dc) all in ring. (12 sts)
Rnd 2: Dc inc in each st around. (24 sts)
Rnd 3: *Dc inc in next st, dc in next st; rep from * 12 times. (36 sts)
Rnd 4: *Dc in next st, dc inc in next st, dc in next st; rep from * 12 times. (48 sts)
Rnd 5: *Dc inc in next st, dc in next 3 sts; rep from * 12 times. (60 sts)
Rnd 6: *Dc in next 2 sts, dc inc in next st, dc in next 2 sts; rep from * 12 times. (72 sts)
Rnd 7: *Dc inc in next st, dc in next 5 sts; rep from * 12 times. (84 sts)
Rnd 8: *Dc in next 3 sts, dc inc in next st, dc in next 3 sts; rep from * 12 times. (96 sts)
Rnd 9: *Dc inc in next st, dc in next 7 sts; rep from * 12 times. (108 sts)
Partial Rnd 10: Dc in next 9 sts, hdc in next 5 sts, sc in next 4 sts, sl st 1 st to end partial round. (108 sts)
Fasten off.
Upper Section
The Lower Section is attached on Rnd 5.
Using MC, make a slip ring
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 1 sc in ring, ch 6, (tr, ch 3) 5 times in ring. Join to 3rd ch of ch 6. (6 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 2: 7 Tr in each ch-3 sp around. Fasten off. (See note in Notes section on how to work 1st tr.)
With CC, placing the 1st tr of Rnd 3 in the 1st tr of Rnd 2.
Rnd 3: *Ch 5, tr in next 7 sts; rep from * 6 times. Join with sl st to 1st ch of rnd. Sl st in next 2 sts to reach center of ch-5 sp.
Rnd 4: *Sc in ch-5 sp, ch 13, tr7tog into 7-tr block of previous rnd, ch 13; rep from * 6 times. Join to 1st sc. Sl st in next 7 sts to reach center of ch-13 sp.
Continuing with CC, join Upper and Lower Sections:
Rnd 5: *Sc into ch-9 sp of Upper Section, ch 3, (sc in next 7 sts, sk next 2 sts) all into Lower Section, ch 3; rep from * 12 times. Join to 1st sc of rnd. Sl st in next 3 sts, ch 1 to reach 7-sc block.
Rnd 6: Starting in the 1st sc of the 7-sc block, * tr in next 7 sts, ch 5, sk next (non-block) sc; rep from * 12 times. (See note on how to work 1st tr.) Join to 1st tr of rnd. Sl st next 3 sts to reach center of 7-tr block.
Rnd 7: *Sc into 4th tr of 7-tr block, (tr in next st, ch 5, sl st into 4th ch from hook, ch 1) 5 times into ch-5 sp, tr into same ch-5 sp; rep from * 12 times. Join to 1st sc of rnd.
Fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in loose ends. Block.
This beautiful!
How long does it take to make and are there any videos to go along with this pattern?
Eve
Hi! No video that I know of at the moment, I would guess this pattern could be completed in a weekend? Happy crocheting!