Simple Crochet Pot Holder

You’ll need:

DK-Weight Cotton Yarn in Two Colors;

Crochet hook 4 mm;

Yarn needle.

Size: About seven inches square.

Instructions

Form a Ring of Chain Stitches

Start with a slip knot. Chain 4 and slip stitch to join.

Each row consists of a turning chain (these count as a half double crochet), half double crochet stitches, chain stitches, and more half double crochet stitches.

Each row adds stitches to increase and grow the potholder, and the chain stitches form a space that creates the miter.

Ch 2. Hdc in each stitch. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc to the end. Turn.

Every third row has an extra stitch to increase the rows evenly. In these rows, work an hdc into the chain at the beginning of the space, then the hdc in the space, and continue as usual.

Work the Rows of Half Double Crochet and Chain Stitch

Color A

Row 1: Ch 2. Hdc 2. Ch 2. Hdc 3. Turn.

Row 2: Ch 2. Hdc 2. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 2. Turn.

Row 3: Ch 2. Hdc 3. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 3. Turn.

Row 4: Ch 2. Hdc 4. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 4. Turn.

Change to Color B

Row 5: Ch 2. Hdc 5. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 5. Turn.

Row 6: Ch 2. Hdc 6. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 6. Turn.

Row 7: Ch 2. Hdc 7. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 7. Turn.

Change to Color A

Row 8: Ch 2. Hdc 8. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 8. Turn.

Row 9: Ch 2. Hdc 9. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 9. Turn.

Change to Color B

Row 10: Ch 2. Hdc 10. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 10. Turn.

Row 11: Ch 2. Hdc 11. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 11. Turn.

Row 12: Ch 2. Hdc 12. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 12. Turn.

Change to Color A

Row 13: Ch 2. Hdc 13. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 13. Turn.

Row 14: Ch 2. Hdc 14. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 14. Turn.

Change to Color B

Row 15: Ch 2. Hdc 15. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 15. Turn.

Row 16: Ch 2. Hdc 16. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 16. Turn.

Row 17: Ch 2. Hdc 17. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 17. Turn.

Change to Color A

Row 18: Ch 2. Hdc 18. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 18. Turn.

Row 19: Ch 2. Hdc 19. Hdc in the space. Ch 2. Hdc in the space. Hdc in the ch from the space. Hdc 19. Turn.

End off.

Make Two Pieces and Weave in Ends

Make two matching potholder pieces with the pattern above. Weave in all the ends.

The two sides are different, so be sure to turn the pieces so the matching sides face each other.

Begin the Shell Stitch Edging

Hold the two potholder pieces together and draw up a loop through the starting ring. Chain 1.

Single Crochet Through the Starting Ring

Work 4 single crochet stitches into the starting ring.

Add HDC Shell Stitch Border Around the Edge

Work a hdc shell edging around the potholder, working through both pieces to secure them. Crochet seven shells on each side, with a shell at each corner.

On the row edges, space the shells evenly, working between the rows. On the finished edge, skip a stitch from the corner, work a shell, then work a single crochet anchor in the next stitch. Skip a stitch, then place another shell, and so on.

Join the Edge and End Off the Yarn.