Flower Pot Surface Protector or Trivet

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materials:

Small amount of worsted weight yarn
Small amount of textured yarn for accent
Size H hook
 

pattern:

With worsted weight yarn,
Chain 5
Rnd 1: (double crochet, chain 1) in 5th chain from hook 7x, join with slip stitch in 2nd to last starting chain; 8 chain-spaces
Rnd 2: slip stitch in first chain-space, chain 4, (double crochet, chain 1) in same chain-space, (double crochet, chain 1) 2x in each chain-space around, slip stitch in 3rd beginning chain; 16 chain-spaces
Rnd 3: slip stitch in first chain-space, chain 4, (double crochet, chain 1) in same chain-space, (double crochet, chain 1) 2x in each chain-space around, slip stitch in 3rd beginning chain; 32 chain-spaces
Rnd 4: slip stitch in first chain-space, chain 4, (double crochet, chain 1) in same chain-space, (double crochet, chain 1) in next chain-space, * (double crochet, chain 1) 2x in next chain-space, (double crochet, chain 1) in next chain-space, repeat from * around, join with slip stitch in 3rd beginning chain; 48 chain-spaces
Rnd 5: slip stitch in first chain-space, chain 4, (double crochet, chain 1) in each chain-space around, join with slip stitch to 3rd beginning chain; 48 chain-spaces
Finish off
 

With textured yarn,
Rnd 6: Join with single crochet in any chain-space, single crochet in each chain-space around, join with slip stitch to starting single crochet
Finish off
weave in ends

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