Showing posts with label potholder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label potholder. Show all posts

Free Pattern :: Easy Ribbed Hot Pad

Hello Friends...For 2 years now at Christmas, I've made my mother-in-law pot holders.  This year I made a simple ribbed version.  I've posted pictures and free pattern below.  I hope the New Year brings everyone happiness, health and prosperity.







Please kindly use this pattern for personal use only.  Please do not distribute with out my consent.  Pining of images are welcome, otherwise all images are copyright and may not be used without consent.  Thank you -- Alison, Modern Grace Design 

Required Materials: 
  • 1 skein of Bernat Handicrafter multi-colour cotton yarn (for the front side) 
  • 1 skein of Bernat Handicrafter cotton yarn solid colour yarn (for the back side) 
  • size 5mm crochet hook 
  • scissors 
  • yarn needle 
Required Crochet Stitches: 
chain (ch), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc) 
Note: All crochet terms are U.S. 
  
Front: 
With multi coloured yarn, ch 24 
Row 1 - hdc in the back loop of the 3rd ch from your hook , continue with a hdc into each ch across (22 sts); ch 2 and turn. 
Repeat above row 10 more times. Fasten off.  
Back: 
With solid coloured yarn, ch 24 
 Repeat above instructions for your second side of the potholder, however, do not fasten off. 
  
Finishing:   
Place two sides together with the wrong sides facing each other, so that the right sides are on the outside. With the self multi-colour on top (front), trim all loose ends to approx. 3”, so that they may be tucked in between the 2 sides. This makes for less weaving of ends. 
Round 1:  
Ch 1 with the yarn for the back and begin stitching the pot holder together with a sc in each st. If sides are placed together correctly, you should be working from the top right hand corner of the pot holder. Continue to sc evenly across the top, the corner and each side until the two sides are completely attached together. Join with sl st. to the beginning ch 1. 
Round 2: 
Repeat round 1, but do 2 sc's into the corners to square them off. 
To make hanging loop, ch 7 and flip pot holder over, so that the back side is facing up. Skip one st. in the corner and secure ch 7 with a sc into the next st. Fasten off and weave in end.































































More Pot Holders...

Hello Friends...here are the other set of pot holders I've been working on, now complete:



Pot Holders

Hello Friends...I've been working on some crochet hot pads and pot holders for gifts and use around the house:





Look for the pattens soon in my Etsy shop, that is if I can finally get my act together and post them up...

Unfinished Business...

Hello friends...I've been trying to complete some projects that I'd had started some time ago, then abandoned them for something else.  Do you ever find that once you start something, about part way through in your mind your on to the next project?  Sometimes I get so excited about the next idea, that I completely drop what I'm working on.  Although I try not to have too many things on the go, sometimes it's nice to go back and rediscover what was interesting about those W.I.P.'s.

I finally got around to finishing what started out as one potholder and dishcloth set, and added another potholder, to finish up some of my stash.

How many projects do you typically have on the go??  Are there any that simply never get done?  Do you frog your work often and restart on something completely new??  Or, are you a one project at a time worker.  Love to hear your comments...





Welcome...What's In A Name?

Hello out there...this being my first ever post, not sure if there is anyone here yet. I am writing with the intention that someone will read this one day...So, welcome to my little slice of the blog world. Here is where I share all that inspires me, my passions, what I hope to accomplish and any useful tidbits that I have gathered along the way, that I deem useful and fun to share.

Speaking of passions, you will find posts about crochet, yoga, home life, family, books, eating, caring for the environment, design, my favourite things, lifestyle, and everything in between.

Modern Grace...the name I've chosen for my blog and my crochet shop, was inspired by my Grandmother, Grace (which is also my middle name), who was a very talented knitter and crocheter. I have some experience knitting, as a girl, but I always wanted to learn to crochet. I just thought it was so cool the way they put those holes in the piece...how did they do that? Long story short, about 6 years ago, I decided I would teach myself, with Debbie Stoller's amazing book, The Happy Hooker...could crochet really be this easy? I've never looked back, I've learned so much since and just keep learning. Crochet is so simple, with really just a few basic stitches and variations on those. Simple is so beautiful...just as my Grandmother was. Take a look at some of my creations over the past few years..