A Hooked Hot-Dish Trivet Pattern

Create this trivet playfully featuring three black cats. Wonderfully instructed by Elizabeth Heath, work with small stripes of wool and watch this gorgeously, textured piece come to life in vivid colors.

Finished Size: 9 x 8&frac14 inches (22.9 x 21.0 cm)
Yarn: Fabrics, strips of prewashed 100% wool, 6 inches (15.2 cm) long and&frac14 inch (6 mm) wide in assorted Reds for background (&frac14 yard [0.2 m] total), Black for cats (1?8 yard [0.1 m]), Gray to outline cats (1?10 yard [.09 m])Bright Yellow for cats' eyes 3?16 in
Needles: long-eye sewing
Notions: Twill tape, 1&frac14 inches wide (3.2 cm), Black, 1&frac14 yards; Rug hook; Embroidery hoop, 10 to 12 inches (25.4 to 30.5 cm) in diameter; Burlap, rug hooking linen, or Monk's cloth, 1 piece, 16 x 16 inches (40.6 x 40.6 cm) for backing fabric
Originally Published: PieceWork September/October 2014