Potholder CAL, anyone?

[Mom w/a Motif]

I made two of these "Magic Ball" hotpads while I was in Michigan. I took a picture of them both but my camera ATE all my pictures last night. I gave the first one to my stepmom. Since I still have this one, I took another picture....

[judianne]

I made two of these "Magic Ball" hotpads while I was in Michigan. I took a picture of them both but my camera ATE all my pictures last night. I gave the first one to my stepmom. Since I still have this one, I took another picture....

Very, very nice!

[Gran]

MwaM, how nice your potholder looks! I hope your camera is all right.

[cshell]

I made two of these "Magic Ball" hotpads while I was in Michigan. I took a picture of them both but my camera ATE all my pictures last night. I gave the first one to my stepmom. Since I still have this one, I took another picture....

 

 

Like those a lot- love the brown in them. TFS!

[Gran]

Anyone working on potholders for Christmas presents?

 

I planning to mail a couple to someone who hasn't much storage space.

[cshell]

Me, me, me! I have finished a couple of laphgans I had promised and now I am seriously on to potholders.

 

I am stealing Missmaxx's idea, thank you Nancy!, and gifting the "Potholder of the Month" to my g-ma, mom and aunt so I need to buckle down and get going.

 

I loved Contrarycrocheter's Christmas potholders she shared a couple weeks back, so I have a couple of those done as well. I was able to crochet the flower part but had a mental block for a week as to how to attach the "petals". My brain released the secret information to my hands last night so I was able to finish the one I had started and completed a second, one more to go.

 

As always, I await more photos so I can steal ideas from you all. In the meantime it's CPC where I immediately go into a TMI ( too much information) coma.

 

I will post after I finish my third tonight.

 

I would love to see some of your work Gran-

[annmcc1976]

this still open!????? i'll make a potholder i sure need some anyway **** the Monster who livesi n our dryer ate ours

[cshell]

Okay, these are hot pads but close enough. Contrary.crocheter shared hers in the show and tell and provided a link to the pattern if anyone else is interested.

 

[Mom w/a Motif]

cshell those are great. I like that pattern. Someday....

[Gran]

Cshell, those are pretty ones!

 

I've got several going as WIPS for Christmas presents.

 

One of these years, I might go high tech and post photos.

[LegalWoman17]

Here's a couple of those double thick hot pads.

[Mom w/a Motif]

I love those, great job

[Gran]

LW, those are super. I like the colors.

[cshell]

Those are super nice looking. :cheerAnd double thick? May have to go pattern hunting,,,,,

 

TFS-

[Gran]

Finished a PH for a swap, and am working on the birthday and Christmas PHs today. With the weather now cooler, it is especially nice to crochet.

[cshell]

Yes Gran, the cool weather makes it so much easier to crochet.

 

I look forward to the day when you finally post some photos. I keep checking in to see if anything new is posted- I guess everyone is so busy crocheting that we're not taking the time for photos.

 

I need to get to some potholders but I find myself spending too much time looking at them instead of crocheting them.

[LadiBug329]

me me me i wanna join!! Got some ph's i want to make for Christmas gifts. And a friend who just moved to Texas and is remodelling her kitchen. Yay!!!

[Gran]

Cshell, I'm not high-tech yet, so don't know when photos of mine will appear. I mailed a PH to a friend this week, and hope to get another finished by this week-end.

 

BG, new kitchen decor is a good excuse to give a PH, I think.

 

I so like how small potholders are. They're great projects.

[Gran]

Have got one almost finished for a Christmas present, and need to get going on another one.

 

Anyone else giving potholders for a few Christmas presents?

[Gran]

Gave a PH to someone as a "thank you", and finished one for Christmas.

[Shanesmommy]

I'd love to join in.

 

Dumb question...how do I know what yarn I'm using..cotton, worsted weight, or acrylic??? I have a ton of yarn from years gone by but most labels have been taken off and are long gone. Until recently I never bought anything but the "one pounders" or cheaper skeins of yarn. I made two dishclothes recently one from a ball of cotton and another from a leftover skein of yarn. What is preferred?

[cshell]

It's been awhile but I have something new completed. I am supposed to be finishing a wrap with slits in black for a birthday gift but potholders give me a break from that.

 

 

These were on the Lion Brand site-

[Gran]

Shanesmommy, cotton is the safest. Very close stitches and two layers, for safety.

 

If you are making the potholders to hang on a wall, then any fiber, of course, will do.

 

But, for holding pots, cotton is best.

 

You could compare the no-label yarn with yarn that has labels on it, and look at the fibers, feel the texture, to compare and make a good guess as to whether the yarn is cotton or synthetic.

 

Cshell, your potholders are very nice, quite cheery!

 

I gave a PH to someone for Christmas, and have another started.

[Shanesmommy]

Thank you for the help,unfortunately I think most of my older yarns are acrylic. Oh well on a recent trip to Michael's I saw they had a ton of great colors in Peaches N Cream...not like our local Walmart that only has 4 colors.

[Gran]

Anyone make potholders ahead of time for swaps or gifts? I'm starting a supply of finished items, so I won't be under pressure when it comes time to give them away.