Ever Ridge Hot Pad

Free Crochet Pattern

This pattern utilizes a unique combination of stitches to give you a thick finished product. Ever Ridge is perfect for protecting your counters and tabletops. It is a great stash-buster too! You only need about 15 yards of the contrasting yarn.

Intermediate Crochet Pattern

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Materials

• Worsted weight cotton or cotton blend yarn, (4), 2 colors.

Color A: 80 yards

Color B: 15 yards

• K 6.5 mm hook
• Large eye needle for weaving in ends

Abbreviation & Stitch Key

ch(s) = chain stitch

FPhdc = front post half double crochet

hdc = half double crochet

RS = right side

sc = single crochet

sl st = slip stitch

st(s) = stitch(es)

WS = wrong side

yo = yarn over

Special Stitches

Front post half double crochet (FPhdc) = Yo, insert hook from front to back to front around post of the stitch, yo and pull up loop, yo and draw through all loops on hook.

Pattern Gauge

13 hdc and 9 rows = 4” x 4”

Finished Measurements

One Size 8” X 7 ¾”

Pattern Notes

• All directions are written in US Crochet Terms.
• Pattern is written in three sections: the hot pad is created in rows, the stripes are added with surface slip stitching in one continuous piece in a contrasting color, and the edging/border is added last.

Directions

With Color A, ch 26.

Row 1: Hdc in second ch from hook and each across. [25 hdc]

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, FPhdc around each st across. [25 FPhdc]

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. [25 sc]

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc through both loops of sc in row 3 and both loops of the corresponding hdc 3 rows below across.  [25 sc]

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each st across. [25 hdc]

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, FPhdc around each stitch across. [25 FPhdc]

Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across. [25 sc]

Row 8: Ch 1, turn, sc through both loops of sc in row below and both loops of the corresponding hdc 3 rows below. [25 sc]

Rows 9-32: Repeat rows 5-8, 6 more times.

Fasten off color A.

Stripes

With color B, working on RS, sl st to first ch of potholder in Row 1, ch 2, turn to begin surface sl st in each st between rows 4 and 5. Ch 2, turn to begin surface sl st in each st between rows 8 and 9. Repeat until you have surface slip stitched between each ridge. Ch 2, sl st to last st made with color A. Do not fasten off.

Edging

Side 1: (WS) Ch 1, sc in each st across. [25 sc]

Side 2: Ch 6, sc in corner, (ch 2, sc between ridges (same place as sl st), 3 sc in ch 2 space (between sl st rows), sc between ridges (same place as sl st)) 4 times, ch 1. [15 ch, 20 sc]

Side 3: Sc in each st across the bottom edge. [25 sc]

Side 4: Sc in corner, (ch 2, sc between ridges, 3 sc in ch 2 space, sc between ridges) 3 times, ch 2, sc between ridges, 3 sc in ch 2 space, ch 1, sl st to first sc. [9 ch, 20 sc]

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Your Ever Ridge Hot Pad is completed! Enjoy!

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