Thursday, January 31, 2013

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!

13 comments:

  1. I really like the fabric added to them, they are so pretty!

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  2. Very cute with the fabric on one side!
    Good idea!
    KATRIN W.

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  3. Oh my goodness! Must make! I love those sweet calico backing fabrics. Very granny, in the bestest possible way. :)

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  4. I really like pot holders especially those cotton ones! :)

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  5. Oh, how pretty! I love them. I want some too! I'll have to crochet the back of mine, as I am not a sewer...H.A.T.E.sewing. Bleh, vomit, spit, gag. But yours are so so pretty, it almost makes me want to.

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  6. Love the fabric back...you were right they did get cuter. Thanks for the link!

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  7. Love these! Laughing at Pammy Sue's comment!!
    xo Kris

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  8. Oh, LOVE! How fun. My friend crocheted some pot holders for me but I can't bring myself to use them as pot holders, so instead I use them as coffee mats and under my Yankee Candle jars.

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  9. love them - they are too cute :)
    have a blessed weekend...
    laura

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  10. CUTE!! I was not expecting fabric on the back, but now I am thinking why???? Lynne is a quilter too :)

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  11. Hi Lynne, It must be potholder month...:) I've seen a few while hopping around blogland. Yours are so pretty! The fabric makes them so sweet!
    I've made a few myself using the old potholder loom method and crochet. It's fun to have these quick smaller projects in between the larger ones.
    Hope your day is sunny, penny x

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  12. So darn cute with the fabric on the back! I love your color choices. Looks like these will love to help out with baking cookies and cakes!

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You guys are awesome! Thank you for the comments!