Felted Crocodile Flower Trivets

[darkcedars]

 

I have made this a huge number of these over the years.  The yarn I've been using has slowly discontinued some colors that are necessary for the pattern (both brown and green are now discontinued).  Everyone in my family enjoys them as much as I like making them, but it is coming to the point that almost everyone has one.  I'm making a last batch carefully with the last of my stash. 

Pattern: Felted Crocodile Flower Potholder by Joyce Lewis

Completed:

Hook: N / 10mm

Yarn: Paton's Classic Wool Roving

Size: pre-felting  __    after felting__

Notes:

• Felting - older top loader washer, hot water & a little soap. Small or medium load.
• I've previously used towels for felting - someone recently said to try with jeans to avoid needing to trim off so much lint. 
• My newer HE washer simply ruins them, this is another reason I may no longer do this type of pattern.  My old washer in the basement won't last forever. 
• Variation - background color of green (instead of brown) and letting the leaf row be a 3rd row of petals.

Yarn estimate by weight - I tried to weigh each skein as I made the first one below, so I could better determine using up stash. These totals should be considered slightly under for safety.
Rnds 1-4 - center - 1.4 oz
Rnds 5-6 - base row petals - 0.6 oz
Rnd 7 - base row leaves - 0.4 oz
Rnd 8-11 - background - 1.8 oz
Rnd 12 - surface crochet leaves - 0.9 oz
Rnd 13-14 - surface crochet petals - 1.5 oz

Final trivets made: 
2024 summer - white with yellow center, brown background 
2024 December - cherry red with brown center, brown background - sent to Caroline 
2025 Feb 27 - pale purple, yellow center, brown background. Used plum for petal foundations. 
2025 July - red with brown background (to Bailey) and blue with green background.