Potholder fun!

The beginning of the year seems to be a time when people like to clean out closets and drawers and get organized! I decided to clean out and organize out my kitchen drawers and noticed that my potholders were stained and even had a burn mark or two on them. Since potholders are a useful kitchen item that can protect your hands from hot surfaces and can be used to protect countertops and tables from hot pots, pans, or baking dishes, they are something I needed to replace. So instead of buying some new ones I decided to start my 2025 crochet journey by making new potholders. 

Here we go a skein, fresh off the hook:

                                                 Wattle Stitch Pot Holders

These potholders are a quick to make since they have a repeating pattern done with basic crochet stitches. In fact you could probably crochet one up in an hour or two! It is best to make potholders with cotton yarn since it can be heat resistant, can absorbed water, and can stand up to repeated washings.

Not only are potholders a handy item to have around, they are also considered decorative, since they can add color to your kitchen and can be incorporated into any decor. Crochet potholders make great gifts and there are no limits to what colors can be used.

Grab your hook and lets start our 2025 creative crochet journey together!

Have a hooky day! Lynne

*Always use caution when handling hot items*

*All images are copyright by Lynne Samaan and D60 Crochet, please do not use without permission, Thank you!  

Granny Scrapghan Complete!

Happy New Year to all! Let this be the beginning of great things to come! 

In 2024 I posted 48 free patterns which includes granny squares, scarves, beanies, gloves, mandalas, and much more. (you can access all of those free patterns on the right hand side of this blog page or on Ravelry. I look forward to a 2025 full of more free patterns!

The first pattern for the year is the pattern for the Granny Scrapghan that I have been working on since 2023.

Here we go a skein, finally off the hook, the completed:

                                      Granny Scrapghan

If you would like to read about the progress of this project, check out the following blog posts: "Scrapghan-Travel Project" posted on September 28, 2023, read about my progress in "Scrapghan Update" posted on December 29,2023, "Scrapghan Update #2" posted on march 29, 2024, Scrapghan Update #3 posted on August 30, 2024

I used a basic border for Scrapghan as to not take away from the bright colorful granny squares. This border complements the granny squares since it is done with the same three dc cluster that granny squares are created with.

The granny squares for the Scrapghan have been my travel project in 2023 and 2024 (it is easy to take small amounts of yarn on the plane or in the car!). Some of the squares were made on trips to Texas, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Greece. 

This has been a fun project and I look forward to a new one in 2025! Any ideas? let me know!

Have a hooky day! Lynne

*All images are copyright by Lynne Samaan and D60 Crochet, please do not use without permission, Thank you!