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| Rose Granny Square Potholder – Free Crochet Pattern |
I found this beautiful crochet potholder at the Liberty Antique show. This Rose Granny Crochet Potholder is worked with size 10 crochet cotton thread. You could try it with larger yarns, especially sport weight cotton. If it gets too large you could decrease the number of rows. To make the crochet skill easier you could omit the color change in the granny rounds and just do one solid color of crochet thread. The possibilities are endless!
Rose Granny Square Potholder
Edited and Copyrighted 2010 By:Maggie Weldon
Skill: Intermediate
Size: About 6 inches square
Materials: Size 10 Crochet Thread: White, Green, Red, Blue, Yellow
Crochet Hook:Size 7 (1.65 mm)
JOINING WITH SC
When instructed to join with sc, begin with sl knot on hook, insert hook in st or sp indicated, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through both loops on hook.
TO CHANGE COLORS
Work last stitch before color change to last step, with new color yo and pull new color through remaining loops on hook. Drop unused color to wrong side. Do not work over unused color.
*For Further Assistance with Changing Colors, see our Help Section on the Website www.MaggiesCrochet.com
Special Stitches
Double Treble (dtr): Yarn over hook 3 times, work off 2 lps at a time.
Cluster (cl): Keeping last loop of each specified st on hook, work in st or sp indicated, yo and pull through all loops on hook.
BACK
Rnd 1: (Right Side) Starting at center, with White, ch 6, join with sl st to first ch to form ring; ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), 2 dc in ring, ch 2, (3 dc in ring, ch 2) 3 times; join with sl st to first dc. (12 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)
Rnds 2-9: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st as joining, dc in next dc across to ch-2 sp, * (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in corner sp, dc in next dc across to ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending with (3 dc, ch 2) in corner sp; join. (32, 52, 72, 92, 112, 132, 152, 172 dc)
Rnd 10: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, dc in next dc across to ch-2 sp, * (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner sp, dc in next dc across to ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending with (2 dc, ch 2) in corner sp; join. (188 dc)
Rnd 11: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st as joining, * (ch 2, skip 3 dc, 3 dc in next dc) across to corner sp, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in corner sp; rep from * around omitting final 3 dc on last rep; join. (52 3-dc groups) Finish off and weave in ends.
FRONT
Rnd 1: (Right Side) Starting at center, with White, ch 6, dc in 6th ch from hook, (skipped ch count as first dc and ch 2), ch 2, (dc in ring, ch 2) 6 times; join with sl st to first dc. (8 spokes, 8 ch-2 sp)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, (sc, ch 1, 2 dc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-2 sp around; join with sl st to first sc. (8 petals)
Rnd 3: Ch 3, working behind petals, sc in next spoke, (ch 3, sc in next spoke) around. (8 ch-3 sp)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, working in ch-3 sps behind petals, (sc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch1, sc) in each sp around; join. (8 petals).
Rnd 5: Ch 4, working behind petals, sc in next Rnd 3 sc, (ch 4, sc in next Rnd 3 sc) around. (8 ch-4 sp)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, working in ch-4 sps behind petals, (sc, ch 1, dc, ch1, 5 tr, ch 1, dc, ch 1, sc) in each sp around; join. (8 petals).
Rnd 7: Ch 6, working behind petals, sc in next Rnd 5 sc, (ch 6, sc in next Rnd 5 sc) around. (8 ch-6 sp)
Rnd 8: Ch 1, working in ch-6 sps behind petals, (sc, ch 1, dc, ch1, tr, ch 1, 5 dtr, ch 1, tr, ch 1, dc, ch 1, sc) in each sp around; join. (8 petals). Finish off White and weave in ends.
Rnd 9: With right side facing, join Green with sl st to center dtr of any Rnd 8 petal, ch 4, 2 dtr cl in same st as joining, (ch 1, 3 dtr cl in same st) twice, ch 10, sc in center dtr of next petal, ch 10, * 3 dtr cl in center dtr of next petal, (ch 1, 3 dtr cl in same st) twice, ch 10, sc in center dtr of next petal, ch 10; rep from * around; join. Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 10: With right side facing, join White with sl st to any center cl, ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), 2 dc in same sp as joining, * ch 2, 3 dc in next cl, ch 2, (3 dc over ch-10 lp, ch 2) twice, (3 dc over next ch-10 lp, ch 2) twice, 3 dc in next 2 cl, ch 2 *, change color to Blue, with Blue, 3 dc in same cluster, rep from * to *; change color to Yellow, with Yellow, 3 dc in same cluster; rep from * to *; change color to Red; rep from * to *; join. (32 3-dc groups, 8 in each color)
Rnds 11-15: Ch 3, turn, 2 dc in first ch-2 sp, * (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp) across to corner, ch 2, pick up next color; with next color, 3 dc in same corner sp; rep from * around, omitting final color change and 3-dc group; join. (36, 40, 44, 48, 52 – 3-dc groups)
At the end of Rnd 16, DO NOT FINISH OFF WHITE. Finish off other colors and weave in ends.
Joining Round
Rnd 1: With right sides of Back and Front facing (wrong sides together), matching corners, with White, ch 3, working through both thicknesses, 2 dc in corner sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next sp) across to next corner, 3 dc in corner sp, ch 20, join to first ch to form ring, 30 sc in ring, ch 1, 3 dc in same corner sp, * ch 2, 3 dc in next sp; rep from * around, working (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in each corner sp, and ending with 3 dc in first sp, ch 2, join.
Finish off and weave in ends.
Happy Crocheting,
Maggie
Thank you 🙂
Maggie, in the above pattern (which I love, by the way) I notice on the instructions for the FRONT, Round 10 is missing. It goes from Round 9, where you fasten off and weave in ends, straight to Round 11 where you join white thread. Is this just a mis-numbering in the rows, or was Row 10 inadvertently omitted?
Thanks for a clarification 🙂
Carolyn Geoffrey
Hi Carolyn,
I have copied your post to our editor. I will get back to you on Monday with a correction. Sorry for the inconvience.
Maggie
Wow, that is just marvelous! I adore this potholder…I'd NEVER use it, just admire it! Thanks for the pattern, it's just lovely!
Here is the correction for the Rose Granny Potholder:
Rnd 11 – should read Rnd 10.
Rnds 12-16 – should read Rnds 11-15.
Thank you Sandra,
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