One of my favorite things about winter is the warm, delicious food. This is the time when potholders and hot pads really come in handy. And there’s no reason they shouldn’t liven up the table too! For many decades people have been using cotton yarn to make their tables pretty, and to express themselves with crochet. Indeed, they’re a practical work of art! Here are 10 beautiful and free crochet potholders and hot pad patterns to make, use, and admire!
10 Free Crochet Potholders and Hot Pad Patterns
Click on the names of the patterns you like to go to their pattern pages!
- Flower Potholders by Jennifer Martin, a Ravelry download:
- African Flower Mandala Pot Holder by Alice Best, on Crochet with Raymond:
- Puffy Scrap Yarn Pot Holders by Corina Gray, on Stitch11:
- Kaleidoscope Hot Pads by Cylinda Mathews, on Crochet Memories: It was gone, but now it’s back! Love this design!
- Crochet Flower Hot Pad on FreeCraft Unlimited:
- Interlocking Rings Hotpad by Caitlin Pensak, a Ravelry download:
- Hallo Springtime by Ferula Péñola, on FerulitaBlog:
- Starburst Hotpad Pattern by Loretta Schepp, on Crochet Memories:
- Scalloped Potholder by Priscilla HewittPriscilla’s Crochet
- Wiggle It Crochet Trivet on Moogly:
Hope you don’t mind that I snuck a Moogly pattern in there at the end… I use and enjoy it every day, so I couldn’t resist! I’ve also made the Crochet Flower Hot Pad (#5). That one was a gift, which points out another great thing about crochet potholders and hot pads – they make great presents! Perfect for anyone who cooks, or even as just a pretty thing to put under a potted plant, they’re a fantastic housewarming or any time gift. Why not make one today?
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Karie {Girl Going Country} says
Gorgeous patterns! Can’t wait to try some! I see you recommend cotton yarn…I’m a newbie so forgive the dumb question…acrylic wouldn’t work because of the potential heat, right?
moogly says
Not dumb at all – very important actually! Yes, you’ll want to use only 100% cotton yarn on these, unless you’re only making them for show (which some people do). Acrylic yarn can melt from high temperatures, so it’s not a good choice for these.
Karie {Girl Going Country} says
Glad I asked! 🙂 Thanks for the confirmation!
emma says
pure wool is good to and safe on high heat items 🙂
sandeleh francis says
Actually, wool is a very good material for potholders and hot pads, as it will not support an open flame. Cotton will burn quickly, but it won’t melt into your skin like synthetic materials can. Just about any plant fiber is better than acrylic or nylon, but beware of blends if you intend to use the potholders.
Cathy S says
Thank you SO much! I’ve been on a potholder kick the last few weeks and am so happy to see these. I’ve already made some that are here, but there are several patterns that are new to me. Oh boy! I know what I’ll be working on later!
moogly says
😀 My pleasure! It was a fun list to put together!
Marsha says
Hi Moogly. I am looking for the pinwheel pattern that was on the Facebook page. Can you point me to that link?
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Marsha! I’m sorry, I’m not sure what pattern you are referring to. Is this it, by chance? http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/23-44-tawashi
Lynn says
Hi! When you click on the FB link, it takes you to the pinwheel potholder picture that’s on FB. It looks a lot like the interlock one. Thanks so much!
Kay nethercott says
The pattern you are looking for is SCK 1007 Scrap pot holders and mats by Mary Buse Melick. It is a paid pattern.
Tamara Kelly says
Thank you so much Kay!
Jennifer says
I want to share another (thread potholder) with your readers that I am waiting to make: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnitterlyThings/the-wool-eater-blanket It looks fun
moogly says
It does! Thanks for sharing it Jennifer!
Angie says
Oh thank you for the beautiful patterns. I love the #5 Interlocking Rings Hotpad. It reminds me a lot of the unbrocken Celtic chain work. I think I will try and make it out of 2 different greens and then a white center ring. Very cool!
moogly says
I had the same thought Angie! Sounds like a great idea!
Jan Harrison says
I love the pot holders… was just thinking of a gift for my Mom. She doesn’t wear hats, scarves, slippers etc… & wanted something simple & made from the heart & these are PERFECT… I love your trivet/dishcloth the most I have to say lol & not just saying that bc it’s ur blog either, I actually found it months ago when I first discovered ur site and made my Mammaw one as she moved to a new apartment & had new decor up! I then found the flower scrubby & gave them all as a set, she LOVES them!!!
I do want to also thank you so much for this post & ALL the others! I started crocheting again about a year ago when I lost my job… My hook has helped me thru some pretty tough times & a hard depression… I have 4 daughters (19 mos – 12), an adopted older daughter 17 & a new grand-daughter that love the items I make. I have found awesome FREE patterns on ur blog which is hard to find as it is… I thank you for taking the time to make life easy for us hookers out in the world lol… especially those of us that are mom’s & don’t have much free time as it is!
moogly says
Thank you so much for all your kind words Jan! It means a lot to me.
Moire says
I love these patterns but was a little disappointed that the link to #4 Kaleidoscope Hotpads pattern is broken and can no longer be found. I searched all over the web for it but it seems to be irretrieveably lost. Still I am looking forward to trying out some of these others. They are so lovely and fun.
Tamara Kelly says
Oh dear! I’ll have to see if I can find it. Thank you for letting me know, Moire!
Tamara Kelly says
Ok! I found a blanket pattern that seems to be a giant version of the Kaleidoscope hotpad! So I’m going to link that in the post above, as an alternative – just follow the blanket pattern until you’ve got a trivet in the size desired! 🙂
Maria Carmen del Rio Garriga says
Teneis unas muestras preciosas! Me habeis ayudado mucho, para cojer ideas! Un abrazo!!
Michel says
Cylinda very generously re-posted her Kaleidoscope Hot Pad pattern on her blog at http://crochetmemories.blogspot.com/
Tamara Kelly says
Oh excellent! Thank you so much Michel, I’ll edit the post with the new link!
sandeleh francis says
And here is an even better link – takes you right to the pattern!
http://crochetmemories.blogspot.com/2014/04/kaleidoscope-hot-pads.html
Julie Roswell says
Hello,, I am trying to print off a pattern I like on here, but it will not let me, can you help me out please.
Tamara Kelly says
Hello Julie! This should help: https://www.mooglyblog.com/print-pattern-use-print-friendly-button-moogly/
Connie says
Hi,
Thank you for sharing the patterns! But I am unable to find the one I really wanted. Is there a link for the ripply “star” ones that were posted as “Potholders Crochet for Decoration”? The link takes me to 10 patterns but none for that one. Thank you!
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Connie! I’m afraid I don’t have anything to do with crochetdownloadpattern.tk – they’ve put together an article and linked to me but they used other photos, not from this post. However, with a bit of googling, I was able to find the pattern you’re looking for! https://www.maggiescrochet.com/products/scrap-potholders-and-mats-pattern-set 🙂
Connie says
Thank you so much!
Barbara says
The link that brought us here showed something different than here. Do you have the pattern for those?
http://www.yarncrochetknitting.com/2017/05/pad-crochet-pinwheel-for-decoration.html
Tamara Kelly says
No, I’m afraid that’s one of those spam sites that pairs only minimally related links and images. 🙁
Barbara says
That’s all right. I eventually found and bought the patterns.