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Flying Birds Thick Potholder
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 Notes:
Flying Birds Crochet Stitch Tutorial
If you have any problems with this pattern, please reference the Thick and Easy 1 Hour Potholder.
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.
Pattern:
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Row 1: 1 sc in back loop of chain, sc across to end, ending with 2sc in last loop, turn
Row 2: 1 sc in what is now the back loop of chain across to end, ending with 2sc in last loop.
*work in continuous rounds to the end of pattern, do not join at the end of rounds, just continue working in tops of stitches.
Round 2: Follow Flying Bird Stitch around the piece for 9-10 rounds. Lay piece as will be constructed in order to verify that you have enough rows. Finish off.
Sew up seam and hide tails.
Notes: Blocking will help this potholder flatten out a little, you may also iron it on a low low setting or tack it together in a couple of places if it gaps out. :)
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!