This is a pattern I created with two colors of yarn so that it is reversible; one color predominates on one side and the other color predominates on the other. You can make this really big and make a reversible baby blanket. If you don't know if it is going to be a boy or a girl, make it pink on one side and blue on the other. Here are the directions for the hot pad.

Reversible Hot Pad

Materials:
Several ounces Color A
Several ounces Color B
(Note: color B will be the outside border.)
Crochet hook, size H

Row 1: With color A ch 44 (multiple of 6 plus 2), sc in second ch from hook, * ch 7, sk 5 ch, sc in next ch, repeat from * to end. Drop color A, do not turn. Go back to beg of row, with color B attach yarn at first sc with sl st, ch 2, do 5 dc in center st of base ch under first ch 7 loop (first fan completed, keep ch 7 loop in back of fan). Do 5 dc in center st under next ch 7 loop (second fan completed), continue in pattern to end.

Row 2: Continuing with color B, ch 7, turn, sc between first 2 fans, ch 7, sc between next 2 fans, continue in pattern across row ending with sc between last fan and ch 2. Do not turn. Drop color B and pick up color A. Ch 2, sc in side of top of fan, ch 2, do 5 dc in middle ch of ch 7 loop AND back loop of middle dc of fan together, keeping ch 7 loop of second row behind it. Do 5 dc in middle ch of next ch 7 loop AND back loop of middle dc of next fan together. Continue in pattern across row.

Row 3: Continuing with color A, repeat row 2 with opposite colors.

Rows 4-13: Repeat rows 2 and 3.

Row 14: Repeat row 2. End off color A. With color B, ch 2, sc in corner of fan, do not end off.

Border: Across top of row 14 do 6 dc in middle of ch 7 loop AND back loop of middle st of fan together. Repeat across top of row 14, sc in corner. Down the side, do 6 dc in st between first 2 rows, sc in st between next to rows, repeat down the side, sc in corner. Across bottom do 6 dc in base of fan, sc in base between ch 7 loops, repeat across bottom, sc in corner. Work up the last side same as the other side. Sl st in first st of border, end off. Work in loose ends.

©2005-2009 by Charlotte Meyer
This pattern may be used for non-profit purposes.