Ruffled Pot Holder

Materials: Knit cro-sheen, 1 ball. Steel crochet hook No. &, 1 bone ring.

Starting at center, ch 6.Join w/ sl st to form ring.

1^st rnd: Ch 1, 15 sc in ring. Join w/ sl st in 1^st sc.

2^nd rnd: Ch 3 (to count as 1 dc), dc in same place as sl st, 2 dc in each st around (30 sts). Join w/ sl st in top st of 1^st ch-3.

3^rd rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, * half dc in front loop of next st, 5 dc in front loop of next st, half dc in front loop of next st, sc in front loop of next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. Join last sc in same place as 1^st sc.

4^th rnd: ch 3, dc in remaining loop of each st of rnd before last, increasing 15 sts evenly around (45 sts). Join. Repeat 3^rd and 4^th rnds, alternately until piece measures 6 ¼ inches, ending with 3^rd rnd. Break off.

Make another piece same as this, sew these two pieces together along outer edges of last dc-rnd, having petals on the outside. Sew on bone ring (or just make a loop using chain sts).