Here’s a cute hotpad that will look great for any table setting! Textured and thick, when made with cotton this can be used to hold warm dishes or to rest hot pans on!

This pattern has been tested.

This kitty hotpad works up quickly, in 4 hours or less for most of my testers, meaning it would make an adorable last minute house warming, birthday, or hostess gift. For colours, high contrast, low contrast, and variegated yarns all worked fantastically for testers.

Additional Supplies Needed:
Yarn needle (for sewing in ends)
Embroidery thread (optional)

Stitches used:

• Chain (ch)
• Slip stitch
• Single crochet (sc)
• Single crochet decrease (sc dec)
• Puff stitch (puff)
• Half double crochet (hdc)
• Double crochet (dc)
• Treble crochet (tr)
• Back loop only (BLO)

Difficulty Level:
Advanced Beginner: rotating the piece, multiple colours, embroidery.

This pattern is written in US terms, abbreviated style (using abbreviated terms such as sc, hdc, etc.) and includes a chart and photo guides to help with the tricky parts.