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    Home » Free Pattern Roundup

    Art in the Kitchen: Crochet Potholders and Hot Pads

    Published: Feb 5, 2013 · Modified: Aug 6, 2014 by Tamara Kelly · 33 Comments

    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!

    Make a work of ART for your kitchen! Pretty and practical, they make great gifts too! 10 free patterns for Crochet Potholders and Hot Pads now at mooglyblog.com! #crochet

    10 Free Crochet Potholders and Hot Pad Patterns

    Click on the names of the patterns you like to go to their pattern pages!

    1. Flower Potholders by Jennifer Martin, a Ravelry download:Flower Potholders - make your kitchen a work of art! #crochet potholders
    2. African Flower Mandala Pot Holder by Alice Best, on Crochet with Raymond:African Flower Mandala Pot Holder - make your kitchen a work of art! #crochet potholders
    3. Puffy Scrap Yarn Pot Holders by Corina Gray, on Stitch11:Puffy Scrap Yarn Pot Holder - make your kitchen a work of art! #crochet potholders
    4. Kaleidoscope Hot Pads by Cylinda Mathews, on Crochet Memories: It was gone, but now it's back! Love this design!Kaleidoscope Hot Pads - make your kitchen a work of art! #crochet potholders
    5. Crochet Flower Hot Pad on FreeCraft Unlimited:Crochet Flower Hot Pad - make your kitchen a work of art! #crochet potholder
    6. Interlocking Rings Hotpad by Caitlin Pensak, a Ravelry download:Interlocking Rings Hot Pad - make your kitchen a work of art! #crochet potholder
    7. Hallo Springtime by Ferula Péñola, on FerulitaBlog:Hallo Springtime - make your kitchen a work of art! #crochet potholder
    8. Starburst Hotpad Pattern by Loretta Schepp, on Crochet Memories:Starburst Hot Pad Pattern - make your kitchen a work of art! #crochet potholders
    9. Scalloped Potholder by Priscilla HewittPriscilla's CrochetScalloped Potholder - make your kitchen a work of art! #crochet potholders
    10. Wiggle It Crochet Trivet on Moogly:Wiggle It Crochet Trivet - make your kitchen a work of art! #crochet potholders

    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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    1. 1

      Karie {Girl Going Country}

      February 05, 2013 at 11:24 am

      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?

      Reply
      • 2

        moogly

        February 05, 2013 at 12:07 pm

        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.

        Reply
        • 3

          Karie {Girl Going Country}

          February 05, 2013 at 1:09 pm

          Glad I asked! 🙂 Thanks for the confirmation!

          Reply
        • 4

          emma

          December 13, 2013 at 5:06 pm

          pure wool is good to and safe on high heat items 🙂

          Reply
        • 5

          sandeleh francis

          August 06, 2014 at 10:32 pm

          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.

          Reply
    2. 6

      Cathy S

      February 05, 2013 at 11:54 am

      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!

      Reply
      • 7

        moogly

        February 05, 2013 at 12:08 pm

        😀 My pleasure! It was a fun list to put together!

        Reply
        • 8

          Marsha

          August 15, 2017 at 8:23 am

          Hi Moogly. I am looking for the pinwheel pattern that was on the Facebook page. Can you point me to that link?

          Reply
          • 9

            Tamara Kelly

            August 18, 2017 at 11:59 am

            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

            Reply
            • 10

              Lynn

              February 13, 2018 at 2:54 pm

              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!

          • 11

            Kay nethercott

            September 23, 2018 at 11:25 pm

            The pattern you are looking for is SCK 1007 Scrap pot holders and mats by Mary Buse Melick. It is a paid pattern.

            Reply
            • 12

              Tamara Kelly

              September 24, 2018 at 9:47 am

              Thank you so much Kay!

    3. 13

      Jennifer

      February 05, 2013 at 12:33 pm

      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

      Reply
      • 14

        moogly

        February 05, 2013 at 1:55 pm

        It does! Thanks for sharing it Jennifer!

        Reply
    4. 15

      Angie

      February 05, 2013 at 1:24 pm

      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!

      Reply
      • 16

        moogly

        February 05, 2013 at 2:46 pm

        I had the same thought Angie! Sounds like a great idea!

        Reply
    5. 17

      Jan Harrison

      February 08, 2013 at 11:58 am

      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!

      Reply
      • 18

        moogly

        February 08, 2013 at 12:09 pm

        Thank you so much for all your kind words Jan! It means a lot to me.

        Reply
    6. 19

      Moire

      April 07, 2013 at 9:32 pm

      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.

      Reply
      • 20

        Tamara Kelly

        April 07, 2013 at 9:47 pm

        Oh dear! I'll have to see if I can find it. Thank you for letting me know, Moire!

        Reply
      • 21

        Tamara Kelly

        April 07, 2013 at 10:09 pm

        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! 🙂

        Reply
    7. 22

      Maria Carmen del Rio Garriga

      September 11, 2013 at 10:40 am

      Teneis unas muestras preciosas! Me habeis ayudado mucho, para cojer ideas! Un abrazo!!

      Reply
    8. 23

      Michel

      March 28, 2014 at 8:42 pm

      Cylinda very generously re-posted her Kaleidoscope Hot Pad pattern on her blog at http://crochetmemories.blogspot.com/

      Reply
      • 24

        Tamara Kelly

        March 28, 2014 at 8:52 pm

        Oh excellent! Thank you so much Michel, I'll edit the post with the new link!

        Reply
      • 25

        sandeleh francis

        August 06, 2014 at 10:34 pm

        And here is an even better link - takes you right to the pattern!

        http://crochetmemories.blogspot.com/2014/04/kaleidoscope-hot-pads.html

        Reply
    9. 26

      Julie Roswell

      September 14, 2017 at 6:09 am

      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.

      Reply
      • 27

        Tamara Kelly

        September 14, 2017 at 9:56 am

        Hello Julie! This should help: https://www.mooglyblog.com/print-pattern-use-print-friendly-button-moogly/

        Reply
    10. 28

      Connie

      September 20, 2017 at 2:01 am

      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!

      Reply
      • 29

        Tamara Kelly

        September 20, 2017 at 8:19 am

        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 🙂

        Reply
        • 30

          Connie

          September 21, 2017 at 12:08 am

          Thank you so much!

          Reply
    11. 31

      Barbara

      January 12, 2018 at 7:22 pm

      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

      Reply
      • 32

        Tamara Kelly

        January 15, 2018 at 12:53 pm

        No, I'm afraid that's one of those spam sites that pairs only minimally related links and images. 🙁

        Reply
        • 33

          Barbara

          January 15, 2018 at 2:35 pm

          That’s all right. I eventually found and bought the patterns.

          Reply

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