Oh So Daisy Hot Pad
Materials Needed:  about 1 oz  of worsted weight cotton in the main color and small amount of CC.  SizeJ and size I crochet hooks.  Worked using two strands held together except daisy.
Special Stitch  Double Triple Crochet (DTrC);  Yarn over 3 times, insert hook in space indicated ,(yarn over and draw through a loop, draw through 2 loops on hook) 4 times.
With MC and J hook, ch 27
Row 1:  DC in 4th ch from hook and each ch across (25 dc) (right side)

Row 2:  Ch 1, turn, (sc-hdc-dc) in 1st dc, skip next 2 st, *(sc-hdc-dc) in next st, sk next 2 st*  Repeat * across, to last st, sc in top of ch from previous row.

Row 3:  Ch 3, turn,  Dc in next st and each st across.  (25 dc)repeat rows 2 and 3 until piece measures about 10 inches. 
Finish off and weave in ends

.Edging:  Rnd 1:  With right facing, Join CC with sl st in ANY sc on the last row.  Ch 2 (1st hdc), HDC in each st evenly around working 3 HDC in each corner.  Join with a sl st to 2nd ch of beg ch 2

.RND 2:  Ch 1, (sc-hdc-dc) in same st, sk next 2 st.  *(sc-hdc-dc) in next st, sk next 2 st*  Repeat * around.  Join with a sl st to first sc.  Finish off and weave in ends.

DAISY:  With yellow and I hook, ch 6, join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1:  ch 1, 12 sc in ring.  Join with a sl st to Back Loop of 1st sc.

Rnd 2:  Working in BLO, ch 3, dc in same sp, work 2 dc in each st around.  Join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch 3

.Rnd 3:  Working in BLO, ch 3, 2dc in next st, * dc in next st, 2 dc in next st*  Repeat * around.  Join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch 3.  Finish off, weave in ends.

Rnd 4:  Working in FRONT Loops from Round 2:  Join white with a sl st in any loop.  Ch 1, (sc-hdc-dc-tc-dtrc) in same loop.  (dtrc-tc-dc-hdc-sc) in next loop, skip next loop.  *(sc-hdc-dc-tc-dtrc) in next loop, (dtrc-tc-dc-hdc-sc) in next loop, skip next loop.*  Repeat * around.  Join with a sl st to 1st sc. 
Finish off and weave in ends.Matching colors, stitch daisy to center of hotpad

Copyright Laurie Clark, 2001