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Backsplash Spill AbsorberBacksplash Spill Absorber
U.S. - Abbreviations Used:
ch=ch
sl st = slip stitch sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet dc = double crochet
trc = treble crochet rep = repeat
beg = beginning rem=remaining tog=together sp=space
lp st = loop st blo=back loop only dec = decrease
inc = increase yo=yarn over
Materials Used
2 ½ oz. Gray #4 Peaches and Cream yarn
½ oz. Multicolor #4 Peaches and Cream yarn
¼ oz each of Green and Pink #4 Peaches and Cream yarn Size H crochet hook
Scissors and a darning needle
¾" Button
Sewing needle and thread
Begin at the base
Row 1. With gray yarn and H hook, ch 49. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1 and turn. (48 sc made.)
Rows 2-3. Sc in each st across. Ch 1 and turn. (48 sc made.)
Begin faucet opening divide.
Row 4. Sc in each of the next 22 sts. Ch 1 and turn leaving the remaining sts unworked. (22 sc made.)
Row 5. Sc 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each remaining st across. Ch 1 and turn. (21 sc made.)
Row 6. Sc in each st across. Ch 1 and turn. (21 sc made.)
Row 7. Sc 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each remaining st across. Ch 1 and turn. (20 sc made.) Row 8. Sc in each of the next 18 sts. Sc last 2 sts tog. Ch 1 and turn. (19 sc made.) Rows 9 - 10. Sc in each of the 19 sc across. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 11. Make 2 sc in next st. Sc in each remaining st across. Ch 1 and turn. (20 sc made.) Row 12. Sc in each st across until the last st. Make 2 sc in last st. Ch 1 and turn. (21 sc made.) Row 13. Sc in each of the 21 sc across. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 14. Sc in each st across until the last st. Make 2 sc in last st. Ch 1 and turn. (22 sc made.)
Rows 15 - 16. Sc in each of the 22 sts across. End off and weave in end.
Opposite Side
Attach gray yarn at opposite side and ch 1.
Row 1. Sc in each of the next 22 sts. Ch 1 and turn leaving the remaining sts unworked. (22 sc made.) Repeat rows 5
-16 above. At end of Row 16 do NOT end off but continue below.
Finishing
Rnd 1. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the next 21 sts. In next st make (3 sc.) Now continue to work around the piece making about 14 sts on the raw ends and 3 sc in each corner. Once you get to the faucet opening
Ch 12, sc in 9th ch from hook. This will later be your buttonhole. Sc in each of the next 3 chs.
Continue to work around the faucet opening, keeping your work flat. Now finish making sc around the piece. Join to the beginning sc with a sl st. End off and weave in the end.
Trim
Attach pink in any st from the last rnd with a sl st. (Ch 1 and sl st in the next st) around making 2 sl sts in every corner.
Flowers - Make 6
Make a magic circle and ch 1 to secure.
Rnd 1. Ch 1 and sc in the ring. (Ch 2 and dc in the ring. Ch 2 and sc in the ring) 4 times. End with Ch 2 and dc in the ring. Ch 2 and sl st in the beg sc. End off and weave in the end.
Leaves
With Green make a magic circle and ch 1 to secure.
Rnd 1. Ch 1 and make (2 sc, 2 hdcs and 2 dcs) in the ring. Make a (trc, ch 3 picot and a trc) in the ring. Make (2 dc, 2 hdc and 2 sc) in the ring. Join to the beg sc and ch 5 for the stem. End off and weave in the end.
Finishing
Arrange everything how you want it (or like below) and glue or sew in place.