Chili Pepper Pot Holder
Copyright 2001
Designed by Patt Marcial

Materials: 2 skeins sugar and cream cotton yarn or any reasonable substitute
1 skein red, 1 skein green.
Crochet hook G

Row 1: With red ch 2, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: 2 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in last sc, ch 1, turn .
Row 3: 1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in lst sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 4: 2 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 5: 2 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in remaining sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 6: 1 sc in first 6 sc, 2 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. 8 sc
Row 7: 2 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in next 5 sc, decrease 1 sc using last 2 sc. Ch 1, turn. 8 sc
Row 8: 1 sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. 9 sc
Row 9: 2 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in next 5 sc, dec 1 sc using last 2 sc, ch1 turn. 8 sc
Row 10: 1 sc in all sc to last sc, 2 sc in last sc,. Ch 1 turn. 9 sc
Row 11: 2 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in remaining sc, ch 1, turn. 10 sc
Row 12: 1 sc in all sc but last one, 2 sc in last sc. Ch 1 turn. 11 sc
Row 13: 2 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in remaining sc. Ch 1 turn. 12 sc.
Row 14: 2 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. 14 sc
Rows 15-17: repeat row 14. 20 sc
Row 18: 2 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in remaining sc. Ch 1 turn. 21 sc
Row 19: repeat row 18 22sc
Row 20: repeat row 12 23 sc
Rows 21-22: repeat row 18. 25 sc
Rows 23-36: 1 sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. 25
Row 37: 1 hdc in 1st sc, dc in next 2 sc, 1 hdc in next sc, 1 sc in next 2 sc, sl st in next 2 sc, 1 sc in next sc, 1 hdc in next sc, 1 dc in 3 sc, 1 hdc in next 2 sc, sl st in 2 sc, 1 dc in next 2 sc, 1 sl st, 1 dc in next 2 dc, sl st in last2 sc. Fasten off.
Row 38: With green attach with sl st in last worked sl st. ch 1, sc in 1st st and each remaining st. Ch 1 turn
Row 39: 1 dec in first 2 sc, sc in each sc across until last 2 sc, 1 dec in last 2 sc. Ch 1 turn.
Rows 40-46: repeat row 39
Row 47: 1 dec in 2 sc; twice. 1 sc in next 2 sc, 1 dec using next 2 sc, twice. Ch 1 turn
Rows 48-51: 1 sc in each sc. 5 sc.
Row 52: Chain 6, sl st in sc at end of row. Fasten off and weave in ends.