12 is the "magic" number here. We'll be starting with 12 sts for the first round and increasing by 12 stitches for each round after that.
Directions for the hotpad are in bold. The hotpad starts with a chain loop.
Make a ch 4 loop.In other words, make a slip knot. ch 4. Slip stitch into 1st chain (ie, the slip knot) to complete the loop.
Then since a dc st is fairly tall, we'll start the first round with a sc and then a hdc. (A hdc, half double crochet st, starts out just like a dc. But, instead of pulling the yarn through 2 loops at a time, one pulls the yarn through all 3 loops to end the stitch. NexStitch has a video of the hdc st.)
Round 1: sc1, hdc1, dc10 in ch loop. (12 sts)The second picture shows the first 3 sts of the round. When coming to the end of the round, hold the tail next to the chain sts and dc around both the tail and the chain sts in order to hide the tail.
Round 2: dc twice into same st 12 times. (24 sts)
Round 3: * dc twice into same st, dc 1 * 12 times (36 sts)
The third picture shows the hotpad after Round 3. Notice the difference in height between rounds.Round 4: * dc 1, dc twice into same st, dc 1 * 12 times (48 sts)
Round 5: * dc twice into same st, dc 3 * 12 times (60 sts)
Round 6: * dc 2, dc twice into same st, dc 2 * 12 times (72 sts)
We'll finish the hotpad in the next post.
2 comments:
Can I use this pattern to make an afghan just by continuing to make it to the desired size??
For anything larger than the size here, adjustments need to be made to keep it from becoming bowl-shaped. Since a dc's height is twice its width and because the circumference of a circle is 2 pi r, there should be 12.56 (2 * pi * 2) increases per round.
So, the best way to make an afghan from the pattern would be to have as a first round:
Round 1: sc1, hdc1, dc11 in ch loop. (13 sts).
Rnd 2 would have 26 sts, rnd 3 39, etc.
Or, you could do as I was taught: Make an increase when it seems like time to do so and don't worry about the stitch count per round.
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