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Filet Potholder

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The sample for this potholder is crocheted with FILET #1 . If you want a real "square" potholder, you can crochet it using FILET #2 technique.

Size : 18 cm wide (7.2 inches) x 15 cm high (6 inches) .

Material: Pearl cotton # 5, hook 1.7 mm (Bates steel #4) white and blue; you can substitute with Cebelia #10 or equivalent cordonnet thread (but the gauge can slightly vary)

Difficulty: medium

Directions

FRONT

With white, start with 69 ch.

Row 1. Dc in 4th ch from hook, and in next 65 chs; 3 ch, turn: 67 dc, corresponding to 22 full squares.

Rows 2-22. Proceed following the diagram.(If the above link does not work, click here)

At the end of row 22 cut thread;

BACK

With blue , start with 69 ch

Row 1 Dc in 4th ch from hook, and in next 65 chs; 3 ch, turn : 67 dc;

Row 2 - 22. Dc in ea. dc; 3 ch, turn.

At the end of row 22, do not cut thread, but work buttonhole in the corner you are in.

BUTTONHOLE

sc ,12 ch, sl st in sc; work 18 sc in loop, end with a sl st in starting sc . Do not cut thread, but work edging.

EDGING

Join front and back with sc edging all around the four sides, with blue thread. You will have a nice visual effect if you crochet edging in this way - Taking both and front side with hook, (2 sc between next two dc, sk next 2 dc).

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