pot holder help
#12
Would love to make some if anyone can find a good pattern, I just cannot visualize how it's made. My pot ho;ders are very, very sad and desperately need to be replaced. I really don't like the store bought ones!!
#13
Probably not as much as those with batting inside but not bad. The ones I make with instructions as I posted end up with 4 layers. The picture with pmonaghen's only shows 2. Can you envision hers picked up at the intersection of the 4 corners and then folded flat? It gives 4 "leaves" that then will give the 4 layers. Nice thing about this method is that when one side gets dirty, just flip to a clean side! The post from flicker shows how it looks when folded into 4 layers but is not crocheted around as what I make.
#14
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When making conventional potholders, I use two layers of ordinary, cheap cotton bath towel for the "stuffing" and cover with a sturdy cotton (striped mattress ticking is the "classic" material). I make them larger than your typical PH so they wrap around the bottom of the hot dish you're moving with ample room for large hands (or sloppy alignment). It insulates beautifully. As long as the PH is dry, you could stand there holding a piping hot dish until it cools off. The toweling is woven, so it doesn't shift or lump after washing. Two layers of cheapo toweling are thin enough to quilt; if you use good, plush towel, one layer would be enough.
Last edited by Manalto; 11-02-2015 at 03:18 AM.
#15
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Thanks for posting the directions! Here are some pics of the well-loved potholder that my friend's GM had made. She held up two sides, one side, and laid it flat. The last pic is of the crocheted edge. Thanks again for the links.
#16
For some reason my brain doesn't "get it" but sure am interested as I have all the stuff needed and would L O V E to make many. Please let me know if a pattern with pics comes available.
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