Starry Night Potholder

It's written up! Here is the pattern for "Starry Night." NOTE: I wrote this up AFTER I made one, so technically it hasn't been tested. Please let me know if you find any mistakes, have suggestions to make it better, etc. I'm not a profeesional designer and this is the first pattern I have ever written out :-)

I used an F hook, but it could have been tighter, so might benefit from an E or even a D.

Here's a pic of the second version I made with the solid backing.





With color A ch. 2. 8 single crochet in 2nd ch from hook.

Round 1: Ch. 4 (counts as first DC and ch.1) *2 DC ch. 1 in next SC* Repeat from * 7 times. DC in same stitch as Ch.4. Join with slip stitch to 3rd ch of original Ch. 4. (8 ch. 1 spaces)

Round 2: Ch. 3. Slip stitch into next ch. 1 space. Repeat 7 times. Join with slip stitch to top of ch. 3 space. Fasten off. (8 ch. 3 spaces)

Round 3: Join color B with a SC into any ch. 3 space. HDC, DC, TRC, DC, HDC, SC into same ch. 3 space. *SC, HDC, DC, TRC, DC, HDC, SC* into each ch. 3 space around. Join with slip stitch to base of first SC. (8 petals made)

Round 4: Ch. 3 and slip stitch into top of first TRC. Ch. 3 and slip stitch into base of next SC. Repeat 7 times. (16 ch 3. Spaces) Fasten off.

Round 5: Join color C with SC in any ch.3 space. SC, HDC, DC, HDC, SC in each ch. 3 space around. Join with slip stitch to base of first SC.

Round 6: Ch. 4 (counts as first DC and ch. 1) DC into base of same stitch, ch. 1. *DC, ch 1, DC, ch. 1 into “V” of next cluster.* Repeat from * 15 times. Join with slip stitch into 3rd ch of ch. 4. Fasten off.

Round 7: Join color A with slip stitch into ch. 1 space of any “V” stitch. Ch. 3. DC into same space. Ch. 1. 3 DC into next ch. 1 space. Ch. 1. *2 DC into “V” stitch, ch. 1. 3 DC into next ch. 1 space and ch. 1* Repeat from * 15 times. Join with slip stitch to top of ch. 3 space.

Round 8: Ch. 4 (counts as first DC plus ch. 1.) *DC, ch. 1, DC, ch. 1 into next ch. 1 space.* Repeat from * 31 times. DC, ch. 1 into next ch. 1 space. Join with slip stitch to top of beginning ch. 3. Fasten off.

Round 9: Join color C with slip stitch into “V” stitch. Ch. 3 (Counts as first DC) 2 DC, ch. 1 in same space. *3 DC, ch. 1 in each “V” stitch ch. 1 space around* Join to top of beginning ch. 3.

Round 10: Slip stitch in each stitch around. Join in top of first slip stitch.

EDGING: You could use any edging pattern you like. I did *SC, HDC, DC, HDC, SC* into the slip stitches all the way around.

I made a flat circle backing for potholder use, but it could also just be decorative!