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Captain's Wheel Trivet

Captain's Wheel Trivet Designed By Julie A. Bolduc

This fun to make trivet can also be used as a potholder. Just leave the CD out of it. Imagine this made with blue and white yarn!

    Materials Needed
  • Worsted weight cotton yarn in pink
  • Worsted weight cotton yarn in rose
  • 1 old CD
  • Size G/6 aluminum crochet hook
  • Yarn needle for weaving in ends
  • Yarn Thickness:3mm
  • Gauge: 4sc=1"
  • Finished Size: 8" diam
  • Skill Level: Intermediate

Instructions
RND 1: With Pink. Ch4. Join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch1. 16 sc in ring. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 2: Ch2. Hdc in same st as slst. 2hdc in each st around. Join w/slst to top of ch2.

RND 3: Ch3. Dc in same st as slst. Sc in next st. *2dc in next st. Sc in next st. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off. Pink

RND 4: Join Rose to same st as slst. Ch1. Sc in next dc. 3dc in next sc. *Sc in each of the next 2 dc. 3dc in next sc. Rep from *around. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 5: Ch3. Dc in same st as slst. 2dc i next sc. Sc in each of the next 3 dc. *2dc in each of the next 2 sc. Sc in each of the next 3 dc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 6: Ch3. Dc in each of the next 3dc. Dc in next sc. Ch2. Sk 1 sc. Dc in next sc. *Dc in each of the next 4dc. Dc in next sc. Ch2. Sk 1 sc. Dc in next sc. Rep from *around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off.

RND 7: Join pink in same st as slst. Ch1. Sc in each of the next 4dc. (Dc in skipped stitch behind ch2 sp. Sc in same ch2 sp. Dc in same skipped st behind ch2 sp. Sc in next dc. ) *Sc in each of the next 5 dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to ch1. Fasten off. Weave all ends into back of work before continuing. Make a 2nd one exactly the same way.

RND 8: Assembly:
Rejoin pink on any of the sc that is in a ch2 sp on round 7. Go through both thicknesses, wrong sides together. Ch3. 2dc in same st. Ch2. Sc in each of the next 8 sts. Ch2. *3dc in next sc which is in the ch2 sp. Ch2. Sc in each of the next 8 sts. Ch2. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off, weave ends into back of work. NOTE: Before you close, insert CD about half way around the last round.

Design written on Wednesday, April 28, 2004. Copyright ©2004 By Julie A. Bolduc p118015

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