what we’re making

what we’re making

We’re using 3 colours of Homelea Happy 10ply yarn to crochet colourful potholders full of texture and puffy stitch fun.

There’s only a couple of ends to sew in and carrying the yarn up the side of the crocheting is easy to do. There are tips throughout the pattern so your yarn doesn’t get tangled.

There’s an optional hanging hook for you to add at the end and you’ll love the instructions on how to wet block the happy potholder so your crocheted stitches look even and the edges are straight.

Have fun playing with different colour combinations!

size

The Happy Potholder is 20cm (8in) wide and 20cm (8in) high.

gauge / tension in the centre of the potholder

• 18 stitches / 6 x 3 stitch repeats in 10cm (4in)
• 12 rows in 10cm (4in)
• row length = 20cm (8in)

The gauge / tension isn’t critical in this pattern. If the stitches are a different size to the pattern, then the potholder will be a different size and will use a different amount of yarn.

how to make a different size

Adjusting the size of the Happy Potholder is easy. Here are a few different ways to do it:

• change the width: increase or decrease the number of stitches in the foundation chain and subsequent rows in groups of 3, or
• change the height: increase or decrease the number of rows, or
• change the width and height: change the size of the yarn and/or crochet hook.

skill level – easy

The pattern includes simple stitch patterns as well as carrying the yarn up the side of the crocheting.

Take your time and carefully follow the instructions for the first 4 rows, and from then on the same row is repeated again and again.

You will learn how to:

• skip stitches
• do an extended double crochet (UK terminology) / extended single crochet (US terminology)
• how to carry the yarn up the side of the crocheting

It will help if you know how to:

• make a slip knot
• do a chain stitch
• crochet a double crochet (UK terminology) / single crochet (US terminology)
• do a treble (UK terminology) / double crochet (US terminology)
• how to slip stitch