CAUTION:  Do not make these as potholders without backing with something solid and thick.

Over the last couple of at home weeks I crocheted these ten hot mats, out of two strands of 100% cotton, approximately size 10 with a  size three crochet hook.   Most are a little over seven by seven inches, whereas the one with the green border and white middle is about nine inches by nine inches.

Altogether this nearly four square feet was done in about four, full -time working days.

The pattern is an extension of the “Simple Filet Crochet Starburst Square Pattern” posted by  Creative Jewish Mom, who got the pattern from a Yarn Freak kit.

The white regions are done with two strands of #10 white crochet cotton, and each colored region is done with one strand of white, and one strand of colored cotton.

 Showing the yarns with the pieces.

Things I like about this pattern are its versatile square shape, its size adaptability, and its quilt-like appearance.

I enjoyed comparing the outcomes of each of my colors combined with white.   Three of them had quite too little contrast to stand alone.  Seven of them had plenty of contrast to stand alone as a hot mat.

 These pale colors could be for infant items or Easter.  The combination looks good.

 This yellow, stand-alone hoat mat came out to be especially pleasing.

 This hot mat done in black came out better than I thought it would.

Doing these all at once gives me some idea of how they can mix and match.  The yellow centered one was simply layed over the green-bordered white one, and it looks quite nice.

 Here I did the same with the maroon and white one, which is also especially effective.