This Crafting Life: Thick and Easy 1 hour potholder, Version 1 {crochet pattern}

Everyone has seen these potholders, I'm sure that some of you have received them as gifts even. The mystery is in how they're made. They're one piece double thickness potholders, and they are super easy! I've rarely come across patterns for them, as I think they are one of those kind of "word of mouth" patterns...The kind that you learned from so and so, who learned it from her mom, who learned it from her grandma, so on and so forth, you get the idea.

Well, I've been playing with this pattern for some of my holiday gifting and am here to share it with you!

Thick and Easy 1 Hour Potholder, Version 1

Materials:

Size H hook
Cotton yarn- THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. Cotton is able to withstand very high heat and will not melt. It will catch fire if exposed to flame, but it will not melt. Acrylic yarn will melt when coming into contact with very hot items from the oven and is not to be trusted as an actual useable potholder material. Acrylic yarn is fine when used for trivets, provided that your dish has cooled slightly prior to being used for it. I personally used Lily: Peaches and Cream Yarn. I really like the Peaches and Cream yarn and Sugar and Cream for kitchen items because it gives a thick and durable feel.

Pattern:

{pattern notes} this pattern is mostly a free form spiraling round pattern. Do not get hung up on where you are on a row, you can figure out if you are right by laying it as it will go together as shown in the pictures. You may end your potholder before or after i do, depending on the yarn that you use and the tension of which you crochet. The important thing is that it meets together as shown in the pictures.
You will not join rounds, instead moving on to sc in the top of the last round directly.

ch 30

Row 1- work 1sc in the 2nd chain, from hook in the back chain only! (see picture) sc to the end, turn.

Row 2- work 2 sc in what is now the back of the chain, on the opposite side of the last sc of the last row. work 1 sc in each back chain to the end.(see picture) Add one more sc to last chain. Do not turn.
*note, piece will begin to curl on ends, and this means you're doing it right.

Round 2- *now rounds will be worked, Row 1 and Row 2 equal the first round. * sc in back loop of each sc around.

R3-15- sc in back loop of each sc around.

Now while following this pattern, it is advised that once you get to Round 13 or so, you begin laying your piece as it folds naturally. This way you can see how much of the gap that you need to fill. Reference the pictures below to see how much difference even just one round can make. Feel free to add or omit rows as you need to in order to get the seams to line up properly.

Once you're done, you can use any method of seaming that you prefer, but I use a whip stitch with an yarn needle. If you need ideas or how-to's on seaming, check out this post with nice pictures: How To Seam Crochet

Another note! Once you understand this pattern, you can make these in any size! Follow the same formula, but increase your starting chain! By making it bigger, you can make yourself a bigger potholder!

You can also flip it inside out, and make a different look:

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Thick and Easy 1 hour potholder, Version 1 {crochet pattern}