Mushroom Season Potholders

Knitted pot holders in DROPS Cotton Light. The piece is worked with a multi-coloured pattern of fungus and berries. Theme: Christmas.

DROPS Extra 0-1603
DROPS Design: Pattern cl-135
Yarn group B
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SIZE:
17 x 17 cm.

YARN:
DROPS COTTON LIGHT from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
100 g colour 21, light beige
50 g colour 01, off white
50 g colour 11, apple green
50 g colour 12, green khaki
50 g colour 32, red

1 pot holder weighs approx. 53 g.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 40 cm.

KNITTING TENSION:
23 stitches in width and 32 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:
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MOSS STITCH:
ROUND 1: * Knit 1, purl 1 *, work from *-*.
ROUND 2: Purl over knit and knit over purl.
Repeat round 2 onwards.

PATTERN:
See diagram A.1. The pattern is worked in stocking stitch.


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START THE PIECE HERE:

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POT HOLDER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked in the round with short circular needle, bottom up. The loop is worked before sewing the potholder together, bottom and top.

POT HOLDER:
Cast on 80 stitches with short circular needle size 3 mm and colour light beige DROPS Cotton Light.
Work in the round as follows: 1 purled round, 1 knitted round. Then work 3 rounds of MOSS STITCH – read description above. Insert 1 marker in the first stitch and 1 marker in the 41st stitch on the round (sides). Work A.1, 10 times on the round. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When A.1 is finished, continue as follows with light beige: 3 rounds of moss stitch, 1 knitted round and 1 purled round – AT THE SAME TIME at the end of the last round cast on 20 stitches for the loop = 100 stitches.
Turn, cast off the 20 new stitches, then cast off the remaining stitches with purl from wrong side.

Lay the piece flat, with the markers on each side. Sew the bottom together inside the cast-on edge, with small stitches. Sew the top together in the same way, fastening the end of the loop in the corner. Cut and fasten the strand. Work one more pot holder in the same way.

Diagram explanations

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