Crocheted hotpad

Hotpad

Materials
1 skein I love this Cotton sage
1 skein black variegated
H hook

Ch 26
Row 1 sc in 2 nd Ch from hk and ea Ch across Ch 1 turn
Row2 sc in 1st sc, hdc nxt Sc, dc next Sc, tr nxt Sc, dc nxt sc, hdc next Sc, sc nxt Sc repeat pattern across sc,hdc,dc,tr,dc,hdc to end ending in last sc with sc Ch 1 turn
Row 3 sc in tr, hdc in dc, dc in hdc, tr in sc repeat across row ending with sc in tr Ch 1 turn
Row 4 tr in sc, dc in hdc, hdc in dc, sc in tr repeat across row ending with tr in sc Ch 1 turn
Repeat rows 3&4 to desired size fasten off weave in ends
Mine is 16 rows
Make another using new color same pattern
Holding two sides with wrong side together join in corner with sl st ch1 and sc in same sp sc around entire hotpad going through both sides putting 3 sc in ea corner join with sl st to beg sc ch 15 and sl st into first ch loop.

Dishcloth
Same as one side of hotpad but just and more rows for a larger size dishcloth if you like