Trivet
Skill Level
Finished Measurement
7½ inches square
Materials
• Medium (worsted) weight acrylic/wool yarn:
1 oz/80 yds/40g each dark pink, lime green, red, off-white, dark green, pale pink and red-and-green variegated
• Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Yarn needle
See back of book for Yarn Specifics.
Gauge
Rnds 1 and 2 and row 3 = 2¼ inches
Pattern Notes
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated.
Special Stitches
Beginning shell (beg shell): (Ch 3—see Pattern Notes, 2 dc) in indicated st or sp.
Shell: 3 dc in indicated st or sp.
Corner shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in indicated st or sp.
Trivet
Rnd 1 (RS): With dark pink, ch 4, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, beg shell (see Special Stitches) in ring, ch 2, (shell—see Special Stitches, ch 2) 3 times in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (4 shells, 4 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 2 (RS): Sl st in next 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, beg shell in ch-2 sp, ch 2, shell in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, [corner shell (see Special Stitches) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1] 3 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (4 corner shells, 4 ch-1 sps)
Row 3 (RS): Now working in rows, join lime green in any corner ch-2 sp, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, shell in next ch-1 sp, corner shell in next corner shell, shell in next ch-1 sp, shell in next ch-2 corner sp, turn. (4 shells, 1 corner shell, 1 ch-2 sp)
Row 4 (WS): Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), [shell in sp between next 2 shells] twice, corner shell in next corner ch-2 sp, [shell in sp between next 2 shells] twice, ch 1, sk next 2 dc, dc in next dc, fasten off, turn. (4 shells, 1 corner shell, 2 dc, 2 ch-1 sps)
Row 5 (RS): Join red in ch-1 sp, beg shell in same ch-1 sp, *[shell in sp between next 2 shells] across to corner ch-2 sp, corner shell in ch-2 sp of corner shell, [shell in sp between next 2 shells] across to last ch-1 sp, shell in ch-1 sp, turn. (1 corner shell, 6 shells)
Row 6 (WS): Ch 4, [shell in sp between next 2 shells] across to next corner ch-2 sp, corner shell in ch-2 sp of corner shell, [shell in sp between next 2 shells] across, ending with ch 1, dc in last dc, fasten off, turn. (1 corner shell, 6 shells, 2 dc, 2 ch-1 sps)
Row 7 (RS): With off-white, rep row 5. (1 corner shell, 8 shells)
Row 8 (WS): Rep row 6. (1 corner shell, 8 shells, 2 dc, 2 ch-1 sps)
Row 9 (RS): With dark green, rep row 5. (1 corner shell, 10 shells)
Row 10 (WS): Rep row 6. (1 corner shell, 10 shells, 2 dc, 2 ch-1 sps)
Row 11 (RS): With pale pink, rep row 5. (1 corner shell, 12 shells)
Row 12 (WS): Rep row 6. (1 corner shell, 12 shells, 2 dc, 2 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 13 (RS): Now working in rnds, join variegated in corner ch-2 sp of corner shell, (beg shell, ch 2, shell) in corner ch-2 sp, [shell in sp between next 2 shells] 6 times, corner shell in next ch-1 sp of corner, shell in side edge of each dc of rows 10, 8, 6 and 4, shell in corner ch-2 sp of rnd 2, shell in next ch-1 sp, corner shell in next ch-2 sp of next corner shell, shell in next ch-1 sp, shell in ch-2 corner sp, shell in side edge of each dc of rows 4, 6, 8 and 10, corner shell in ch-1 sp of corner, [shell in sp between next 2 shells] 6 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (4 corner shells, 24 shells) 