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You Need: Columbia-Minerva Yarn, 1 ball each Green (G), and Yellow (Y).
"Boye" knit­ting needles No. 8 or size to give gauge.

Gauge: 3 sts = 1"; 4 rows = 1"

Holding 2 needles tog and using G, cast on 19 sts. Remove 1 needle leaving sts on other needle.

Next Row: Inc 1 st in each st - 38 sts. Join Y.

Row 1: *With Y, knit 1, bring both G and Y to front of work (Purl position), with G, purl 1, take both G and Y to back of work; rep from * to end (1 Y st and 1 G st alternated).

Row 2: Working as Row 1, knit G sts with G, purl Y sts with Y. Twist yarns at end of rows to join sides. This procedure will give you a double thickness of one side G, the other side Y. Rep Rows 1 and 2.

Row 5: * [With Y K 1, with G P 1] twice, [G K 1, Y P 1] twice; rep from *, end last rep G K 1, Y P 1.

Row 6: Y K 1, G P 1, * [G K 1,Y P 1] twice, [Y K 1, G P 1] twice; rep from *, end [G K 1, Y P 1] twice.

Row 7: * [G K 1, Y P 1] twice, [Y K 1, G P 1] twice; rep from *, end Y K 1, G P 1.

Row 8: G K 1, Y P 1, * [Y K 1, G P 1] twice, [G K 1, Y P 1] twice, rep from * end [Y K 1, G P 1] twice.

Row 9: Rep Row 1.

Row 10: Rep Row 2.

Row 11: [Y K 1, G P 1 ] 3 times, * G K 1, Y P 1, [Y K 1, G P 1 ] 5 times; rep from * once, G K 1, Y P 1, [Y K 1, G P 1] 3 times.

Row 12: [G K 1, Y P 1] twice, * [Y K 1, G P 1] 3 times, [G K 1, Y P 1 ] 3 times; rep from *, end last rep [G K 1, Y P 1] twice.

Row 13: * G K 1, Y P 1; rep from * to end.

Row 14: [G K 1, Y P 1] twice, * [Y K 1, G P 1] 3 times, [G K 1, Y P 1] 3 times; rep from * end [G K 1, Y P 1] twice.

Row 15: [Y K 1, G P 1] 3 times, * G K 1, Y P 1, [Y K 1,G P 1] 5 times; rep from * once, end G K 1, Y P 1, [Y K 1, G P 1] 3 times.

Row 16: * G K 1, Y P 1; rep from * to end.

Row 17: * Y K 1, G P 1; rep from * to end.

Row 18: Rep Row 8.

Row 19: Rep Row 7.

Row 20: Rep Row 6.

Row 21: Rep Row 5.

Row 22: Rep Row 16.

Row 23: Rep Row 1 7.

Rows 24 & 25: Rep Rows 22 & 23. Cut Y.

Rows 26 & 27: With G, * K 1, P 1; rep from * to end. Bind off by [K 2 tog] twice, * sl first st over 2nd st, K 2 tog; rep from * to end. Fasten off.

Hanging Loop: With Y, cast on 1 5 sts. Cut yarn. With G, bind off as to P. Fasten off. Sew to corner of pot holder. With Size H hook, work 1 row sc on sides.

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