Crochet Potholders

This year, I’m determined to stay ahead of the holiday hustle. I’ve already started shopping for gifts and picking up unique decor pieces so that I can truly relax and soak in the festive spirit when the holidays roll around. One of my favourite ways to enhance the holiday ambiance is by setting a beautiful table, complete with handmade touches. That’s why I’ve decided to make my own potholders in vibrant, festive colours and share the crochet potholder pattern with you!

Why Crochet Potholders?

Potholders are super useful because they protect our hands and surfaces from hot dishes. Making your own means you can customize them to match your kitchen style or even whip them up as thoughtful, personalized gifts for friends and family. Who wouldn’t love a handmade gift that’s both cute and useful?

Besides being functional, making your own potholders is a quick and easy project. You can finish one in just a sitting or two, making them perfect for those of us who want the satisfaction of completing something without a huge time commitment. It’s incredibly satisfying to see your work come to life, especially when it’s something that can be used every day. AndPlus being quick to make, potholders make excellent projects for beginner crocheters.

If you’re someone who loves playing with colours and textures, crocheting potholders gives you the perfect canvas to experiment. You can mix and match yarns and stitches to create something unique and stylish. The yarn I recommend for potholders, Knit Picks Dishie, offers a wide range of colours, making it easy to find exactly what you need.

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Crochet Potholders Stitch

When crocheting your own potholders, it’s important to make a thick fabric so that you have a strong barrier between the heat and your hands or other surfaces in your kitchen. That means no lace or mesh stitches! This is a situation where dense and chunky is what you’re looking for when deciding which stitch to use.

The stitch that I used in this pattern might look familiar because it’s the same bumpy rows stitch from my Bumpy Rows Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern. I fell in love with it for potholders because it creates a thick, textured fabric that’s excellent for protecting surfaces and looks fabulous. I made a video tutorial on this stitch too, which you can watch at the following link: Bumpy Rows Crochet Stitch tutorial.

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Crochet Potholder Pattern:

What you will need

You will need the following materials to make one potholder:

• A size G-6 (4 mm) Crochet Hook.
• 70 yards of Knit Picks Dishie Yarn in your colour of choice (Colours used in photos are Pomegranate and Swan).
• Scissors.
• Tapestry needle to weave in ends.

Repeat row 3 until your work measures 7 inches (should look square) and continue on to Border.

Border

Crochet 2 rounds around the border of the potholder evenly in single crochet.  Make sure that you work 3 SC in each corner of the border (or your edges will be too tight and curl inwards).  

When you have completed two rounds,  work a slip stitch into the next stitch and chain 20.  Secure back into the same stitch with a slip stitch to create the hook.  Fasten off and weave in the ends!

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