Crochet heart shaped pot holder

Materials: Worsted Weight Yarn Red (MC) 2 ½ oz, White (CC) 3/4 oz

Crochet Hook Size H or 5.00 mm

Note: Entire Hot Pad is worked holding two strands of yarn together.

Finished Size Approximately 11 ½" x 11"

With MC, ch 22.

Rnd 1: (right side): 2 dc in fourth ch from hook, dc in next 4 chs, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, slip st in next ch, skip next 3 chs, slip st in next ch, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 4 chs, 6 dc in last
ch; working in free loops of beginning ch, dc in next 8 chs, 3 dc in next ch, dc in next 8 chs, 3 dc in
next ch; join with sl st to top of beginning ch: 45 sts.

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each of next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, hdc in next dc, sc in next dc, slip
st in next hdc, skip next 4 sts, slip st in next hdc, sc in next dc, hdc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in
each of next 6 dc, dc in ext 9 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in next 9 dc, 2 dc in each of last 3 dc; join with slip
st to top of beginning ch: 55 sts.

Rnd 3: Ch 4 (counts as first dc plus ch 1, now and throughout), dc in same st, ch 1, (dc in ext dc, ch 1)
5 times, hdc in next dc, ch 1, sc in next dc, ch 1, slip st in next hdc, skip next 4 sts, slip st in next hdc,
ch 1, sc in ext dc, ch 1, hdc in next dc, ch 1, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 5 times, (dc, ch 1) twice in each of
next 2 dc, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 15 times, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc, ch 1, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 15 times,
(dc, ch 1) twice in last dc; join with slip st to first dc: 55 sps.

Rnd 4: Slip st in first ch-1 sp, ch 4, (dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 5 times, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in
next ch-1 sp, ch 1, slip st in next 2 ch-1 sps, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1,
(dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) around to next ch-3 sp (at point of heart), (dc, ch 3, dc) in ch-3 sp, ch 1, (dc in
next ch-1 sp, ch 1) around; join with slip st to first dc.

Rnd 5: Slip st in first ch-1 sp, ch 4, (dc in next ch1 sp, ch 1) 4 times, slip st in next ch-1 sp, skip next 4
ch-1 sps, sl st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) around to next ch-3 sp, (dc, ch 3, dc) in
ch-3 sp, ch 1, (dc in next ch-1 sp) around; join with slip st to first dc, finish off: 51 sps.

Rnd 6: With right side facing, join CC with sc in first ch-1 sp after joining; ch 3, sc in same sp, (sc, ch 3,
sc) in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, sc in next 2 ch-1 sps, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each ch-1 sp around to next ch-3
sp, sc in ch-3 sp, (ch 3, sc in same sp) 3 times, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each ch-1 sp around; join with slip st to
first sc, finish off.