Old Potholder

Submitted by janders on 23 June 2009 - 2:12pm. Categorized As:

+ I Need Crochet Help!

A friend gave me an old potholder that she loves and would like another one like it. I said "no problem" till I got it home and started looking at it.

The front and back are exactly the same. It looks like either single crochet or chain stitch. It is not 2 pieces sewn together, but it has the weight and feel of 2 pieces sewn together. When I put a needle thru the "V" of the stitch on top, it comes out between 2 rows on the reverse side. It is almost like it is single crochet on side 1 and single crochet thru some unusual part of the stitch on side 2 to make it seem like it is double. (It uses a single strand of yarn.) I have tried many things with scrap yarn and just can't get it.

I do not want to take it apart to figure out the pattern since she loves the potholder so much and it has a nice finishing border crocheted around the outside.

I have searched the internet for potholder patterns and have found many neat ones, but none like this. I have looked thru pattern books that are 50+ years old and cannot find it.

I have been crocheting for many years, but this has me stumped and I hope someone on this forum can help. I know I probably have not explained the look and feel of the potholder well enough but if anyone has any ideas I would appreciate help.

Janet

I wonder if it's worked double...
1. make a chain
2. work a row of sc thru one loop of the chain stitches
3. turn the work around and work a row of sc thru one of other loops of the chain row
4. sl st thru the first sc; ch 1, turn
5. continue on... sort of like rounds but no increases. When you get it as big as you want, work a row of sc through both sides.

Clear as mud??

Julie in NC

"There's a fine line between sayings that make sense." - TooMuchCoffeeMan

Submitted by innerbanks on 24 June 2009 - 10:25am.

you might want to look at this pattern which is a double
Mielke's Fiber Arts, LLC
http://www.mielkesfarm.com/diagonal_hotpad.htm

Double-thick Diagonally Crocheted Potholder
This is not a pattern I designed, but one that was shared with me by a friend who learned it from a
friend who…you get the idea. As I am often asked for the directions, I have decided to post it here.
Materials: Sugar ‘n Cream 4-ply cotton yarn, G or H or I crochet hook
Gauge: Not critical - experiment! I get an approximately 5" square.
located on the following website - i've made it and it is double thick -- as the lady says it is an old pattern handed down

Submitted by nj_hou on 26 June 2009 - 7:33pm.

Thank you. I found the pattern you referred me to several weeks ago when I first started to search the internet for the pattern I am looking for. I actually made this potholder for my friend, but have not had a chance to give it to her yet. I really like the way it works up and envision making some with scrap yarn for Christmas presents.

janet

Submitted by janders on 1 July 2009 - 12:29pm.

Have you tried the "potholder stitch"? I came across it several months ago, and once you get it figured out, it is very easy and works up beautifully. It is also very thick!
Here is a link with great instructions and lots of pictures:
http://web.archive.org/web/20000302093753/http://www.spotfans.com/unplug...

There are several patterns online using this stitch.
Hope you find what you are looking for!

Submitted by elizabethann on 3 July 2009 - 8:51pm.