Pot holder fun

Pot holders really aren't fun.  They are functional.  You wouldn't say " Hey, let's get the potholders out and play a game!", or "We should have a party and invite those crazy potholders next door!"  Nope.  Potholders take their work very seriously.  They keep you from burning your hands off.
 I have two oven mitts that I reach for every time I cook. The same ones, over and over again, even though I have several to choose from.  They are stained and nasty looking, but I don't want to throw them out, because, well, my hands haven't burned off.
 So I decided to make some cute ones.  Decoy potholders.  I can leave these laying around without shame, while the the real workhorses of the kitchen stay in the cupboard.  And it satisfied my need to want to crochet something, while I was in the middle of quilting something.

Wait.  Flip them over, they get cuter.  I promise.

These came about partly due to laziness.  I didn't feel like crocheting two (front and back) pieces so I cut a piece of Insul Brite, and fabric slightly smaller, and whip stitched them onto the crochet piece.  Then I added a running stitch with embroidery floss about 1/2 inch from the edge, all the way around to hold everything in place. The pattern for the crochet part can be found here.  I used hobby Lobby, I love this Cotton, and a G hook (the blue one was made with Cotton Ease).

And it was FUN!