I think Knitted Pot hoders are Back !!!

Went by a shop that sells `presents` they had a Bunch of knitted Pot
holders ,, i asked about it and the woman said , This is a NEW
RAGE ,,,,,,I sure hope so ,, as this was always a favorite thing for
me to give as presents !!!!
mirjam

On Jul 8, 8:43 pm, wrote:
Went by a shop that sells `presents` they had a Bunch of knitted Pot
holders ,, i asked about it and the woman said , This is a NEW
RAGE ,,,,,,I sure hope so ,, as this was always a favorite thing for
me to give as presents !!!!
mirjam

Hi Mirjam, Wow this is my first email. Wasn't too sure how to use
it. I use to make potholders too. It has been a Loooog time ago.
Showing my age yep and it ain't pretty. When you made your pot
holders did you do anything fancy. I wondered as mine were just a
garder stitch and plain. I wanted to do something cute for my
daughter
Karen S

Years ago an old lady showed me how to crochet a diagonal double-sided
potholder I've never seen in any pattern book, and they're great!
They're a bit boring to make, but look good, work well, can be any
size you like, use up odd bits of yarn, have no ends to weave in even
if you change yarns frequently, require no increases or decreases, and
need only one seam to stitch the thing shut.

How to do it -- decide how big you want the finished square to be, and
measure the diagonal. Make a chain that is the length of the
diagonal without stretching (and it doesn't matter if it's an even or
odd number of chain stitches). Do a double crochet stitch in every
chain all down one side, and then just keep going down the other side
of the chain. It will seem "wrong" since you're not doing anything
special at the ends of the chain and will probably seem stretched or
tight, but that is correct. Now just keep on going round and round
and round, etc., with double crochet stitch. You can go through the
front hoop or the back hoop, but once you decide, keep doing the
same. After an inch or so you will notice that the ends want to fold
in, and that's what you want. Keep on going, and let it fold in on
itself. When it gets big enough so that it looks like the folded
halves will meet, put it on a flat surface to see whether you need to
add another round or two. When they meet, go to the end (don't worry,
you'll see it), stop work, lock the last stitch, and cut off a tail of
yarn long enough to stitch the seam shut. Stich the seam, leaving the
tail inside, and you're finished! You will see that the stitches are
all diagonal one way on one side, and the other way on the other
side. You now have a double-sided pot holder (or trivet) that
protects your hand from heat and that can be tossed into the washer
and dryer.

To see if you like doing this sort of potholder, I suggest you make a
chain of about 15 stitches and make a little bitty one. (You can
stuff it with old scraps of yarn or with batting scraps and call it a
dollhouse pillow or a pic cushion if you like.)

As to yarn, worsted weight works best. Use any hook that pleases you
and feels right with the yarn. You can use just about any crochet
stitch you like for the body -- single, half double, double, etc. I
prefer double since the work goes faster -- as I said, this can get
boring! -- and the finished potholder has a good "heft" without holes
to let the heat through. I am not a fan of variegated yarn, but it
looks wonderful with these potholders, and you can get 3 large
potholders from one 4 ounce skein. You can make stripes very easily,
but you might want to make one without stripes first so you can see
how you will have to shift where you make the yarn changes so the
stripes begin at the edges.

On Jul 9, 6:58*am, "YarnWright" wrote:
spun a FINE 'yarn':

+Went by a shop that sells `presents` *they had a Bunch of knitted *Pot
+holders ,, i asked about it and the woman said , This is a NEW
+RAGE ,,,,,,I sure hope so ,, as this was always a favorite thing for
+me to give as presents !!!!
+mirjam

Mirjam. . .
Not only are knitted potholders 'back', so are the loomed ones and crocheted ones!
Handmade dishcloths are also 'back'...
of course, in MY domicile, they never went away, grin!
Hugs,
Noreen

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Noreen i have been sewing poty holders for wuite some time , easier to
wash , and i use my time for my art part ,,,
mirjam

On Jul 9, 7:04*am, "YarnWright" wrote:
spun a FINE 'yarn':

+Went by a shop that sells `presents` *they had a Bunch of knitted *Pot
+holders ,, i asked about it and the woman said , This is a NEW
+RAGE ,,,,,,I sure hope so ,, as this was always a favorite thing for
+me to give as presents !!!!
+mirjam

Mirjam. . .
Not only are knitted potholders 'back', so are the loomed ones and crocheted ones!
Handmade dishcloths are also 'back'...
of course, in MY domicile, they never went away, grin!
Hugs,
Noreen

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I heard you the first Time ,, Noreen dear !!!!
mirjam

On Jul 9, 4:07*pm, LadySammy"
wrote:
On Jul 8, 8:43 pm, wrote:

Went by a shop that sells `presents` *they had a Bunch of knitted *Pot
holders ,, i asked about it and the woman said , This is a NEW
RAGE ,,,,,,I sure hope so ,, as this was always a favorite thing for
me to give as presents !!!!
mirjam

Hi Mirjam, Wow this is my first email. *Wasn't too sure how to use
it. *I use to make potholders too. *It has been a Loooog time ago.
Showing my age yep and it ain't pretty. *When you made your *pot
holders did you do anything fancy. *I wondered as mine were just a
garder stitch and plain. *I wanted to do something cute for my
daughter
Karen S

HALLLLLLO KAREN Welcome , to the most lovely Ng !!!

Years ago i first started with just `plain squares, than i starertd
knitting double pot holders ,
my favorite was a Double one , knitting it st after st ,,,, than i got
bored and i started to knit cables ,,,,My most neat ones were knitted
with Cotton laces, [ looks like shoe lace , is sold in lemgths ,,,,
and i made little faces of animals ,,,, no i can`t say i knitted fancy
one just Fun ones ,,,,
mirjam

Mary THANK you for the Pattern ,,,,, and Thank you MORE for opening a
window to a very OLD memory ,, my very first teacher for crochet did
such things .....
By the way for those who want to Convert this to knitting
Cast on the number of wanted stitches ,,, knit one row , now turn and
k1, purl 1 on each stich . put all knitted st on one DP and all purl
stitiches on a 2nd dp ...
knit the stitches on 1st Dp , turn work knit the stitches on 2nd dp ,
turn etc... you just knit in the round with out changing the order of
stitches . one side than second ,,,,, .
That is the basic pattern ..
Variation ,,,, you could make one side in one color , and the other in
a second color,,, k each side several rows in it`s color , [ taking
care to loop the threads at the edges ,, Than change over , pull every
4th or 5th st through to other side etc...
mirjam