Halloween Skull Pot Holder- Hot Pad

I used a variation of the skull doily and made a hot pad.  It measures about 9 1/2 inches.  The center is worked in 2 strands of worsted weight yarn  with an h hook, the white skulls are worked in one strand with a g hook.  This is my copyright pattern.  You may sell what items you make from the pattern,  but not sell the pattern. I have not tested the pattern yet,  I have only made one and typed the pattern yesterday, so if you have any problems,  let me know. 

Row 1: Using h hook, with orange ch 3 (counts as first hdc), 7 hdc in 3^rd ch from hook, join to top of first ch 3. 8hdc

Row 2: ch 2, hdc in same st, 2 hdc in each st around, join with a sl st in top of first ch 2. 16hdc

Row 3: same as row 2. 32 hdc

Row 4: ch 2, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st in top of first ch 2. 32hdc

Row 5: ch 2, 2 hdc in next st, * hdc next st, 2 hdc in next st* repeat between * around, join with a sl st in in top of beg ch 2. 48 hdc

Row 6: ch 2, hdc in each st around. Join with a sl st in beg ch 2 and fasten off. 48 hdc

Row 7: join black with a sl st in beg hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc in next st, * hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st* repeat between * around, join with a sl st to top of first ch 2. 72hdc

Row 8: ch 1, sc in same st, ch 2, sk 2 st, * sc in next st, ch 2, sk 2 st * repeat between * around, join with a sl st in beg sc. Fasten off 24sc, 24 ch 2 sp

Row 9: Using g hook and a single strand of white, join with a sl st in ch 2 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same sp, ch 5, sk ch 2 sp, keeping the last loop on hook, 4dc in next ch 2 sp, yarn over draw through all 5 last loops ( 4dccl made), ch 1, 4dccl in same sp, ch 5, sk ch2 sp, 2dc in next ch2 sp, ch 5, * sk ch2 sp, 4dccl, ch1, 4dccl in next ch2 sp, ch 5, sk next ch 2 sp, 2dc in next ch 2 sp, ch 5 * repeat between * around, join with a sl st in 3^rd ch of beg ch 3.

Row 10: ch 1, sc in same dc, sc in next dc, * 5 sc in next ch sp ch 4, sc in sc between 4dccl, ch 4, 5sc in next ch sp, sc in next 2 dc, * repeat between * around, join with a sl st in beg sc.

Row 11: ch 2, dc in next dc (counts as a decrease), ch6, sk 4 sc, sl st in next sc, 2dhc,3dc in next ch 4 sp, dc in next sc, 3dc, 2hdc in next ch 4 sp, sl st in next sc, ch6, sk 4 sc, keeping last loop on hook, dc in next 2 dc, yarn over draw through all 3 loops (dcdec made) ch 3, sl st in top of dcded( picot made), * ch 6 sk 4 sc, sl st in next sc, 2dhc,3dc in next ch 4 sp, dc in next sc, 3dc, 2hdc in next ch 4 sp, sl st in next sc, ch6, dcdec in next 2 dc, picot, * repeat around to beg cl, join with a sl st in beg cl, ch 12, sl st back in cl, turn, hdc in each 12 ch around for hanging loop, sl st back in cl and fasten off.