Creepy Cute Potholders
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The Pattern
Bring a little Halloween magic into your kitchen with this set of three interlocking crochet panels featuring the Plumpy Pumpkin, the Googly Ghost, and the Wobbly Wizard Hat!
These thick, durable panels work up quickly and make for a fun seasonal project that is as practical as it is charming. Use them as potholders, mug rugs, or simply as a festive addition to your fall décor.
They are shown here in fingering weight yarn, but any yarn work will beautifully with these patterns. Simply adjust your hook size to achieve a dense, gap-free fabric, and keep in mind that your finished measurements and yardage will vary accordingly.
This pattern includes stitch charts and row-by-row written instructions for each of the three designs, making them a great next project if you are already familiar with the basics of interlocking crochet.
New to the technique? My book, Interlocking Crochet, covers everything you need to know from start to finish, with detailed step-by-step photos to introduce you to the technique, and a directory of 50 reversible stitch patterns and five project patterns to explore.
Available online and at bookstores worldwide.
Please note that the Creepy Cute Potholders are not included in the book.
Difficulty
Intermediate
Required Skills
These patterns provide stitch charts, as well as row-by-row written instructions and basic information such as a brief overview on the special interlocking stitches, but they do assume you already know the basics of interlocking crochet.
Measurements
After blocking, one potholder measures approximately 6.25 inches (16 cm) across, including the border.
Materials
Yarn
The samples are shown in fingering weight yarn, but any yarn weight will work great with this pattern. Remember to pick an appropriate hook size: the goal is to create a dense enough fabric so that there are no discernible gaps you can peek through. If using a different yarn weight and hook size than the pattern suggests, your finished measurements and yardage will vary.
Shown in
Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4 (100% Cotton, 174 yds/160 m per 1.75 oz/50 g skein) in 35 Coral, 94 Turquoise, and 64 Nightshade as main colors, and 123 Charcoal as the contrast color.
Hooks
US C-2/2.75 mm (main gauge) hook and US B-1/2.25 mm (secondary) hook, or sizes needed to obtain gauge. I’m a tight crocheter, so you may have to go down in hook sizes.
Notions
Scissors, yarn needle, locking stitch marker.
Yardage
Main color (background color on the RS): 50 yds / 46 m of any fingering-weight yarn.
Contrast color (shape outline on the RS): 35 yds / 32 m of any fingering-weight yarn.
These yardages are estimated. Scroll down for the tester lookbook with exact yardages from my testers!
If you’re curious how these patterns work out when made by a left-handed crocheter, you’re in luck! Yvonne (@crochet_by_evony on Instagram) is one of my amazing left-handed testers who kindly sent me this fabulous picture of the potholders she made. When worked up left-handedly, the image on the graph shows up mirrored, and I think this is simply magical 😍
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A word from my testers
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Tester Lookbook
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25 yds of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton in Black/ Magenta as MCs, and 16 yds of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton in Grass/ Black as CCs (worsted weight yarn)
Main hook size: 4.0 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 3.5 mm
Mods: None.
Julia (chezouimette on Ravelry)
40 yds of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton as MC, and 30 yds of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton as CC (worsted weight yarn)
Main hook size: 4.0 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 3.0 mm
Mods: None.
Approx. 70 yds of Yarnsmiths Cotton DK in Orange/ Lion Brand Coboo in Steel Blue/ Paintbox Cotton DK in Raspberry as MCs, and approx. 50 yds of Paintbox Cotton DK in Dark Grey/ Yarnsmiths Cotton DK in Cream as CCs (DK weight yarn)
Main hook size: 4.0 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 3.5 mm
Mods: None.
40 yds of locally sourced 4-ply cotton yarn as MC, and 35 yds of locally sourced 4-ply cotton yarn as CC (sport weight yarn)
Main hook size: 3.25 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 3.0 mm
Mods: I didn’t crochet the loops for the potholder.
Mariaoze (Mariaoze69 on Ravelry)
76 yds of Casasol B3 as MC, and 57 yds of Casasol B3 as CC (DK weight yarn)
Main hook size: 3.5 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 3.0 mm
Mods: For the potholder hanger I’ve crocheted 30 chains.
50 yds of Hazel Knits Artisan Sock as MC, and 50 yds of Hazel Knits Artisan Sock as CC (fingering weight yarn)
Main hook size: 3.0 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: I did not add the potholder loops but I may in the future.
47 yds of Hobbii Rainbow 8/4 in Dark Grey/ Print as MCs, and 37 yds of Hobbii Rainbow 8/4 Print/ Dark Grey as CCs (fingering weight yarn)
Main hook size: 2.5 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: None.
Virginie (virginiespoodercrochet on Instagram)
45 yds of Anna & Clara’s 100% Cotton 8/4 in red/ Dalegarn Lerke in black as MCs, and 35 yds of Dalegarn Lerke in black/ grey/ Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/6 as CCs (sport weight yarn)
Main hook size: 3.0 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: None.
21 yds of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton as MC, and 15 yds of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton as CC (worsted weight yarn)
Main hook size: 3.0 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: None.
Alexis (Morbidmoggymakes on Ravelry)
60 yds of Yarnsmiths Support Act as MC, and 60 yds of self-hand-dyed yarn as CC (fingering weight yarn)
Main hook size: 2.75 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: None.
Laney (zaineylaney on Ravelry)
30 yds of Premier Yarn Afternoon Cotton as MC (DK weight yarn), and 20 yds of Premier Yarn Afternoon Cotton as CC (DK weight yarn)
Main hook size: 3.5 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 3.0 mm
Mods: None.
60 yds of Scheepjes Stone Washed in Malachite as MC, and 45 yds of Scheepjes Stone Washed in Brown Agathe as CC (sport weight yarn)
Main hook size: 2.5 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 2.0 mm
Mods: None.
Jennifer (SunSandStitches on Ravelry)
60 yds of Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4 as MC, and 38 yds of Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 as CC (fingering weight yarn)
Main hook size: 2.5 mm
Secondary hook size(s): 2.25 mm
Mods: None.
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