For my teapot

Yes, I finally bought a new tea pot, and I wanted her to feel welcome to my kitchen, by making a little crochet heat mat! And here it is... with a super quick tutorial on how I made it.

Doesn't it look cute in the kitchen counter... love the pop of colour it gives to the black and white kitchen!

So how it was done, really easy:

What do I need?

Thick yarn  and hook to match size. I used a 6mm hook and quite bulky yarn.

Start by making a 6 ring chain (ch), close it with a slip stitch (sl) to form a ring.

Round 1: Ch3 (this counts as the first double crochet), 11 double crochet (dc). Close the round with a sl, cut yarn.

Round 2: With a different colour yarn, ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc1 in the next dc from round 1, 2dc in each dc from round 1. Close the round with a sl, cut yarn.

Round 3: With a different colour yarn, ch3 (counts as first dc), dc1 in the next dc from round 2, [dc1, dc2 in the next dc from round 2] 11 times.Close the round with a sl, cut yarn.

Round 4: With a different colour yarn, ch3 (counts as first dc), dc1 in the next dc from round 3 [dc1, dc1, dc2 in the next dc from round 3] 11 times.Close the round with a sl, cut yarn. 

Round 5: With a different colour yarn, ch3 (counts as first dc), dc1 in the next dc from round 4 [dc1, dc1, dc1, dc2 in the next dc from round 4] 11 times.Close the round with a sl, cut yarn.

Round 6: With a different colour yarn, ch3 (counts as first dc), dc1 in the next dc from round 5 [dc1, dc1, dc1, dc1, dc2 in the next dc from round 5] 11 times.Close the round with a sl, cut yarn.

And voilà,you have a lovely colourful item for your kitchen.