Stash Buster Pot Holder/Hot Pad - Crochet

Good morning,

Here's another very simple project that produces something very useful for yourself or for a hostess gift.  It would be a good way to teach new crocheters how to crochet in the round, too.  I made these because I needed a couple more hot pads that I can also use as pot holders.

If you make this bigger, it becomes a rug or a wall hanging.  Ah, the possibilities.  ;)

Sometimes the simple things are the things that are easiest to make and most useful. If you'd like to make them, my pattern is below.

Lois

Hot Pad/Pot Holder - Crochet

Size N crochet hook

Use either super bulky yarn, or use any combination of yarns that produce a close fabric with an N hook in double crochet. Pictured are 2 strands of #4, and 2 strands of crochet cotton held together.

Simple instructions:

Round 1: Ch 4, join to make a circle, ch 2 (always counts as first dc), 11 dc in ring (12 dc)

Round 2: 2 dc in each st. (24 dc)


Rounds 3 - 5: Increase 12 dc in each round. (60 dc after round 5)

Break off, weave in ends.

Or, keep on going and you'll have a rug or wall hanging. ;)

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