Crocheted Set-of-Three Pot Holders | Purl Soho

Like a lot of New York City kitchens, mine is a bit underutilized, shall we say. But, while the cayenne pepper may be from 2009 and the knives that were a wedding present almost fifteen years ago haven’t been sharpened since said wedding, there is an oasis in my kitchen that is well tended and totally loved, and that is my collection of kitchen textiles.

Crocheted Set-of-Three Pot Holders | Purl Soho

I cherish the dish towels my mother made me from the 1940’s floral tablecloths she hoards and the vintage linen towel Joelle got for each of us on a trip to Switzerland, and also the needlepoint trivet my grandmother stitched (a picture of a Sumo wrestler) and even the crocheted one I designed for the Purl Bee (a watermelon slice). And so this Set-of-Three Pot Holders joins a kitchen where they may get used only periodically, but where they will always be treasured.

Crocheted Set-of-Three Pot Holders | Purl Soho

To make these, I put on my best chef’s hat and thought about the improvisational spirit of making a seasonal soup. I started with a base of Merchant & Mills’ tasty Baker’s Twine, threw in a dash of Brooklyn Tweed’s peppery Shelter and added a cup of Purl Soho’s creamy Worsted Twist. The result is a well-balanced, nuanced and really interesting soup… er, I mean, set of pot holders!

Crocheted Set-of-Three Pot Holders | Purl SohoEnjoy, love and hold dear! -Whitney

Materials

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GRAY (left)

  • Color A: Merchant & Mills’ Baker’s Twine in Cool Grey
  • Color B: Brooklyn Tweed’s Shelter in Snowbound
  • Color C: Purl Soho’s Worsted Twist in Heirloom White (NOTE: We no longer offer Worsted Twist, but choose from one of our other worsted/aran weight yarns.)

BLACK

  • Color A: Merchant & Mills’ Baker’s Twine in Black
  • Color B: Brooklyn Tweed’s Shelter in Soot
  • Color C: Purl Soho’s Worsted Twist in Heirloom White (NOTE: We no longer offer Worsted Twist, but choose from one of our other worsted/aran weight yarns.)

RED

  • Color A: Merchant & Mills’ Baker’s Twine in Red
  • Color B: Brooklyn Tweed’s Shelter in Camper
  • Color C: Purl Soho’s Worsted Twist in Heirloom White (NOTE: We no longer offer Worsted Twist, but choose from one of our other worsted/aran weight yarns.)

You will also need…

Gauge

34 single crochets = 4 inches using the Worsted Twist

Size

Finished Diameter: 8 inches, measuring from straight side to straight side; and 9 inches, measuring from corner to corner.

Note

When measuring the diameter throughout this pattern, measure from one straight side across to the opposite straight side. As you can see from the finished size, above, measuring from corner to corner yields a different result!

Pattern

Version A

Crocheted Set-of-Three Pot Holders | Purl Soho

With Color A…

Round 1: Chain (ch) 1 into an adjustable loop, make 6 single crochets (sc) into the loop. [6 stitches]

Round 2: Make 2 sc into each stitch. [12 stitches]

Round 3: *1 sc into next stitch, 2 sc into next stitch, repeat from * to end of round. [18 stitches]

Round 4: *1 sc into next 2 stitches, 2 sc into next stitch, repeat from * to end of round. [24 stitches]

Round 5: *1 sc into next 3 stitches, 2 sc into next stitch, repeat from * to end of round. [30 stitches]

Continue to work in this pattern, each round adding one stitch between the increases, until the piece measures 8 inches (see Pattern Note, above).

Final Round: Slip stitch into each single crochet to the end of the round.

Cut yarn and pull it through the remaining stitch. (I didn’t make a hanging loop for the Version A pot holder because it feels like it would actually make a great trivet! If you do want a loop, though, just follow the instructions in the Make Hanging Loop section of the Version B pattern, below.)

Weave in all the ends and block.

Version B

Crocheted Set-of-Three Pot Holders | Purl Soho

With Color B, work as for Version A pot holder until piece measures 3 inches in diameter. Do not make the last single crochet of the last round.

Change Colors

Still using Color B, do the first half of the final single crochet of the round.

Crocheted Set-of-Three Pot Holders | Purl Soho

Now using Color C, finish the single crochet by pulling the new yarn through the two loops on the hook.

Crocheted Set-of-Three Pot Holders | Purl Soho

Continue

Cut Color B.

With Color C, continue in pattern until piece measures 7 1/4 inches in diameter.

With Color A, change colors as described above. Cut Color C.

With Color A, continue to crochet in the same pattern until piece measures 8 inches across.

Final Round: Slip stitch into each single crochet to the end of the round.

Make Hanging Loop

Make a 3-inch chain, and keeping the chain untwisted, slip stitch into the base of the chain.

Crocheted Set-of-Three Pot Holders | Purl Soho

Cut the yarn and pull it through the remaining stitch.

Weave in all the ends and block.

Version C

Crocheted Set-of-Three Pot Holders | Purl Soho

With Color A, work as for Version A pot holder until piece measures 5 inches in diameter; or since the Baker’s Twine’s yardage can vary slightly, until the piece is as close to 5 inches as you can get! Do not make the last single crochet of the last round.

With Color C, change colors as described in the Version B pattern, above. Cut Color A and with Color C, continue in pattern until piece measures 7 5/8 inches in diameter.

With Color B, change colors. Cut Color C and with Color B, continue to crochet in the same pattern until piece measures 8 inches across.

Final Round: Slip stitch into each single crochet to the end of the round.

Make a hanging loop as described in the Version B pattern, above.

Weave in all the ends and block.