Thick and Bumpy Potholder – Free Crochet Pattern
Necessity is the mother of invention they say. Whoever “they” are…I’m not really sure where that saying comes from. But it’s true!
One of the most useful things I’ve ever made was a cotton potholder. We use it for cleaning and for grabbing hot pans out of the oven, and placing hot casseroles on the table. The first potholder I made was just a simple single crochet square…but I’ve come a ways since then. This “Think and Bumpy” potholder is bumpy with puff stitches on one side, and ribbed on the other. For her pleasure. Actually it’s just for practicality. But it does feel good to the touch.
Thick and Bumpy Potholder – Free Crochet Pattern
H Hook
WW Cotton (2.5oz, 1 ball Sugar and Cream)
Special stitches:
Puff stitch (Pst) –
(YO, insert hook into st and draw up
a loop to height of dc) 4 times.
YO and draw through all 9 loops on hook.
1. Ch 28
Sc in back bump of 2nd ch from hook
and each ch across (27 sc)
Turn
2. Ch 2 (counts as dc)
Dc in next sc
and each sc across
Turn (27 dc)
3. Ch 2 (counts as dc)
Pst in next dc
* FPdc around next st
Pst in next dc *
Repeat from * to * across
until 1 st remains
Dc in last st (ch-2)
Turn (13 Pst, 2 dc, 12 FPdc)
4. Ch 2 (counts as dc)
* Dc in next st
BPdc around FPdc from previous row *
Repeat from * to * across until 2 st remain
Dc in last 2 st
Turn
5-20: Repeat rows 3-4 eight times.
21. Repeat row 3
22. Ch 2 (counts as dc)
Dc in next st and
each st across (27 dc)
23. Ch 1 (does not count as st, do not turn)
3 sc in same st/corner st
Rotate work slightly and sc evenly along edge
(No hard and fast rules, just try to keep it even)
3 sc in corner
Rotate work slightly and sc in each st across
3 sc in corner
Rotate work slightly and sc evenly along edge
Join to first sc w/ sl st
Loop:
Sl st into next st
Ch 10
Sl st into same st
Sl st into next st
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
