freshly baked potholder

For retro-kitschy kitchens, a potholder that looks like a cherry pie. The pattern churns out a pie slightly larger than the one pictured, with more cherries. If you’re not so keen on crocheting, you can purchase one at kateydidhandmade.etsy.com.
for the filling:
rnd 1 : ch 2, sc 6 times in second chain from hook. join with sl st to first sc (6 st)
rnd 2 : ch 3, repeat *dc three times in next sc. cherry bauble st in next sc* three times, join with sl st to top of ch 3 (9 st)
rnd 3 : ch 1, repeat *sc in next dc, sc twice in dc after that* around (15 st)
rnd 4 : ch 1, repear *sc once in each of next two sc, sc twice in the sc after that* around (21 st)
rnd 5 : ch 3, repear *dc three times in next sc, dc once in next sc, cherry bauble in next sc* around, join to top of ch 3 (28 st)
rnd 6 : ch 1, repeat *sc once in each of next 3 sc, sc twice in the sc after that* around, (35 st)
rnd 7 : ch 1, repeat *sc once in each of next 4 sc, sc twice in the sc after that* around, (42 st)
rnd 8 : work like rnds 2 and 5 (56 st)
rnd 9 : ch 1, repeat *sc once in each of next 6 sc, sc twice in the sc after that* around, join to first sc (64 st)
rnd 10 : ch 1, repeat *sc once in each of next 7 sc, sc twice in the sc after that* around, join to first sc (72 st)
rnd 11 : ch 1, repeat *sc once in each of next 8 sc, sc twice in the sc after that* around, join to first sc (80 st)
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for the crust:
rnd 1: ch 2, sc 6 times in second chain from hook, join with sl st to first sc.
rnd 2-8 : ch 1, sc increase evenly 6 times around. (48 st)
rnd 9,11,13,15 : ch 1,sc increase evenly 8 times around ( 56st, 64st, 72 st, 80 st)
rnd 10,12,14 : sc in each sc around (56 st, 64 st, 72 st)
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putting it all together:
rnd 1: sc to join the filling to the crust all around (80 st)
rnd 2: *sc four st in next sc, sc five st in sc after that* around (360 st)
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cherry/bauble stitch:
double crochet five times in same stitch. remove loop from hook, insert hook through first of the five double crochets, and then back through the loop that was previously on hook. yarn over and draw through everything on hook. chain 1.