Weekend Mystery Crochet Along 4

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Blue Tinted Set

Crochet Pattern by Underground Crafter

This is the fourth pattern in the Weekend Mystery Crochet Alongs with Underground Crafter. This post will be updated with new clues every day Friday through Sunday, June 3-5, 2022. After the CAL ends, this pattern will be updated with “the big reveal.”

Finished Sizes

• Are a mystery!

Materials

• King Cole Cottonsoft DK yarn (100% cotton, 3.5 oz/100 g, 229 yd/210 m) – 1 skein each in 714 Sky (CA) and 3365 Midnight (CB), or approximately 229 yd (210 m) in each of two colors in any light weight, cotton yarn.
  • Cottonsoft DK is available from your local yarn shop or online at LoveCrafts or Wool Warehouse UK.
• King Cole Cottonsoft Crush DK yarn (100% cotton, 3.5 oz/100 g, 229 yd/210 m) – 1 skein in 2436 Bluebell (CC), or approximately 229 yd (210 m) in any light weight, cotton yarn.
  • Cottonsoft Crush DK is available from your local yarn shop or online at Wool Warehouse UK.
• Nelsonwood Black Cat US Size G-6/4 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
• Stitch markers.
• Yarn needle.

Gauge

• Motif = 5” (13 cm) square in pattern when completed. Exact gauge is not critical for this pattern.
• 22 scBL = 4” (10 cm). Exact gauge is not critical for this pattern.

Abbreviations Used in This Pattern

• BL – back loop only – Leisure Arts has a helpful video tutorial for identifying the back loop here.
• CA – Color A
• CB – Color B
• CC – Color C
• ch – chain
• pm – place stitch marker
• rep – repeat
• Rnd(s) – Round(s)
• sc – single crochet
• sl st – slip stitch
• sp – space
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• yo – yarn over
• * Repeat instructions after asterisk as indicated.
• [] Repeat instructions between brackets as indicated.

Pattern Instructions

Part I: Motif

• Use your choice of CA, CB, or CC for the inside color and another color as the outside color.
• With inside color, ch 2.
• Row 1: Turn, skip first ch, 3 sc in next ch, pm in second (center) sc to mark position. Move up marker each row unless otherwise indicated. (3 sts)
• Row 2: Turn, 1, scBL in first st, 3 scBL in marked st, pm in second (center) of 3 sc to mark position, scBL in next st. (5 sts)
• Row 3: Turn, ch 1, scBL in first st and in each st across to marked st, 3 scBL in marked st, pm in second (center) of 3 sc to mark position, scBL in next st and in each st across. (Increases by 2 sts)
• Rep Row 3, 18 more times, or until piece measures approximately 4.25” (11 cm), changing to outside color in last yo of final sc (see video below). Fasten off inside color.

• If you can’t see the video above for changing colors in single crochet and crocheting over yarn tails, click HERE to watch it on Facebook.
• Border Rnd 1: Turn, ch 1, scBL in first st and in each st across to marked st, (sc, ch 2, sc) in marked st, scBL in next st and in each st across final row, ch 2, turn to work along next side, sc in side of each row (see video below) to foundation row, (sc, ch 2, sc) in unworked side of foundation row, turn to work along next edge, sc in side of each row, ch 1, join with sc (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp) to first sc.

• If you can’t see the video above for single crocheting around the side of your project, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
• Border Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in next st and in each st across side to ch-2 sp,** (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending at ** with final repeat, sc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sc (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp) to first sc.
• Rep Border Rnd 2 if necessary until Motif measures approximately 5” (13 cm) square.
• If you guessed that Clue 1/Motif of the Mystery CAL is a Coaster, you are correct! Make additional Coasters as needed for your household size, average guest list size, or in the household size of the intended recipient.
• You can choose to make all in the same color combination for uniformity, or use different combinations of inside and outside colors.

Part II: Piece I

• With CB, ch 31.
• Row 1: Turn, skip 1 ch, sc in next ch and each ch across. (30 sts)
• Row 2: Turn, ch 1, scBL in first st and in each st across.
• Rep Row 2 until piece is square (see video below), changing to CC in last yo of final sc. Fasten off CB.

• If you can’t see the video tutorial above demonstrating how to make sure a crochet piece is square, click HERE to watch it on Instagram.
• Border Rnd 1: Turn, ch 1, sc in first st and next 29 sts across row, ch 2, turn to work along side, evenly work 30 sc across side of rows (see video in Part I), ch 2, turn to work along foundation ch, sc in unworked side of 30 sts across foundation chain, ch 2, turn to work along side, evenly work 30 sc across side of rows, ch 1, join with sc (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp) to first sc. (120 sts + 4 ch-2 sp)
• Rep Border Rnd 2 (below) as necessary until piece measures approximately 7” (18 cm) square. Fasten off CC.
• Border Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in next st and in each st across side to ch-2 sp,** (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending at ** with final repeat, sc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sc (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp) to first sc.

Part III: Piece II and Finishing

• Rep as for Piece I/Part II, starting with CA and finishing with CC. Aim to have the same number of Border Rounds in both pieces. This is more important than having each piece measure a specific size. Do not fasten off CC.

Joining

• By now, you may have guessed that we are making a two-layered potholder!
• Position Piece I on bottom, then place Piece II on top with ridges from scBL rows perpendicular to Piece I scBL rows. This will create extra depth between layers. Line up pieces so that corner ch-2 spaces are aligned. Join with single crochet seam (see video below) by working through both pieces as follows:
  • Ch 1, sc in same ch-2 sp, [*sc in each st across side to next ch-2 sp,** (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp] 3 times, rep from * to ** once, sc in next ch-2 sp.
  • To add optional hanging loop: Ch 13, sl st to first sc, sl st in next 13 ch, sl st to last sc. Fasten off CC.
  • To finish without hanging loop, ch 2, join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off CC.

• If you can’t see the video tutorial for joining with the single crochet seam above, click HERE to watch it on Instagram.

© 2022 by Marie Segares (Underground Crafter). This pattern is for personal use only. You may use the pattern to make unlimited items for yourself, for charity, or to give as gifts. You may sell items you personally make by hand from this pattern. Do not violate Marie’s copyright by distributing this pattern or the photos in any form, including but not limited to scanning, photocopying, emailing, or posting on a website or internet discussion group. If you want to share the pattern, point your friends to this link: https://undergroundcrafter.com/2022/06/03/blue-tinted-set/. Thanks for supporting indie designers!