CROCHET PATTERN - Scrappy Circles Hot Pad

Use up some of your cotton scraps to make this easy, thick hot pad! The ruffles keep your hot pans safely away from your counters.
It will also work very well as a dishcloth or face scrubber. My daughter thinks it looks like a nice dollhouse rug!

Happy Crocheting! :)

MATERIALS:  H (5.0) crochet hook, 4-5 colors of WW cotton yarn, yarn needle, scissors

GAUGE:  Not important. Hot pad will measure approximately 7" across when you are done.

STITCH GUIDE:  SC - single crochet, HDC - half double crochet, ST - stitch, SL ST - slip stitch, FL - front loops, BL - back loops



Start w/ magic ring or ch-4/join.

Round 1 - CH 1 (not a ST), 8 HDC in ring, join with SL ST to 1st HDC.  [8 HDC]

Round 2 - CH 1, 2 SC in each HDC around, join to 1st SC.  [16 SC]

Round 3 - CH 1, (SC in FL of next ST, CH 2) around, join to 1st SC.  [16 SC + 16 CH-2s]
Fasten off and change colors.

Round 4 - Join new color with a SC to any unused BL from Round 3, 2 SC in BL of next, (SC in BL of next, 2 SC in BL of next) around, join to 1st SC.  [24 SC]

Round 5 - CH 1, (SC in next 2, 2 SC in next) around, join to 1st SC.  [32 SC]

Round 6 - CH 1, (SC in FL of next ST, CH 2) around, join to 1st SC.  [32 SC + 32 CH-2s]
Fasten off and change colors.

Round 7 - Join new color with a SC to any unused BL from Round 6, SC in BL of next 2, 2 SC in BL of next, (SC in BL of next 3, 2 SC in BL of next) around, join to 1st SC.  [40 SC]

Round 8 - CH 1, (SC in next 4, 2 SC in next) around, join to 1st SC.  [48 SC]

Round 9 - CH 1, (SC in FL of next ST, CH 2) around, join to 1st SC.  [48 SC + 48 CH-2s]
Fasten off and change colors.

Round 10 - Join new color with a SC to any unused BL from Round 9, SC in BL of next 4, 2 SC in BL of next, (SC in BL of next 5, 2 SC in next) around, join to 1st SC.  [56 SC]

Round 11 - CH 1, (SC in next 6, 2 SC in next) around, join to 1st SC.  [64 SC]

Round 12 - CH 1, (SC in FL of next ST, CH 2) around, join to 1st SC.  [64 SC + 64 CH-2s]
Fasten off and change colors.

Round 13 - Join new color with a SC to any unused BL from Round 12, SC in BL of next 6, 2 SC in BL of next, (SC in BL of next 7, 2 SC in next) around, join to 1st SC.  [72 SC]

Round 14 - CH 1, (SC in next 8, 2 SC in next) around, join to 1st SC.  [80 SC]

Round 15 - CH 1, (SC in FL of next ST, CH 2) around, join to 1st SC.  Fasten off and weave in all ends.  [80 SC + 80 CH-2s]

This one was fastened off after Round 12.

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