crochet hot pad – The Crochet Architect

If you’ve never crocheted a Magic Square Potholder before, you’re in for a treat! This pattern is so easy that even a beginner can make it successfully! It’s a quick project to make and the pattern is free on my website here.

I’ve been crocheting these potholders for many years. In fact, I learned to make the Magic Square Potholder before I learned to make the Thermal Stitch Potholder. They’re both fabulous potholders to make and both keep your hands/fingers protected when removing hot dishes from the oven (when made with 100% cotton yarn, which doesn’t melt like acrylic yarn does).

Learn how to make this potholder with the accompanying YouTube video here. If you’d rather use it as a hot pad than a potholder, simply eliminate the hanging loop before seaming the potholder/hot pad closed.

Happy crocheting,

Susan

Have you tried Overlay Mosaic Crochet, but can’t quite get it to come out right? Well, there’s a fascinating crochet technique called Woven Crochet. It can look a lot like Overlay Mosaic Crochet, but it’s worked completely differently (and it’s quite fun)! It’s also reversible!!!

I was first introduced to this technique last year when an acquaintance showed me a hot pad/potholder that she had. I was intrigued by it and asked to borrow it. She said “yes” and I proceeded to analyze the hot pad to see how it was made. I found that the woven chains were continuous, not separate for each row, which made for WAY less ends to weave in, which I like!

On and off for the past year, I’ve been playing around with this technique and coming up with new Woven Crochet patterns for your enjoyment. And I decided to make a YouTube video demonstrating how to do Woven Crochet, to go along with the patterns. I’d like to introduce my new Woven Crochet patterns to you.

woven hot pad — Persimmon Flower Woven Hot Pad & Coaster

Check out these new patterns here. If you purchase all 4 patterns, you can receive a $4.00 discount by entering the code “WovenCrochet” at checkout (code is valid indefinitely).

To learn how to do Woven Crochet, watch my free YouTube video.

I hope you enjoy learning this new (to me) crochet technique.

Until next time! Happy crocheting!

Susan