This isn’t your everyday potholder…and yet it is! I don’t know about you, but more times than not, dinner is baked in the oven on a cookie sheet. So when the pan goes from oven to table, I have to use multiple potholders to protect my table surface. That made me wonder, “Why are most potholders so SMALL??”

The solution: The Not-Your-Everyday Potholder. It’s the size of a standard cookie sheet, and double-thick to offer more protection for your table. Made using the two simplest of crochet stitches – the Chain and the Single Crochet, you can whip this up over a weekend and use it for dinner Sunday night. But you better make more than one, because once your friends see it, they’ll want one, too!

This pattern includes instructions on how to modify the size of the finished potholder, so you can make it even BIGGER…or smaller.

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY
This pattern is completed using chains and single crochets – it’s a crochet stitch combination more commonly known as the Moss Stitch. Super simple to do, this potholder is an excellent project for a beginner.

FINISHED SIZE:
15.75” x 10.5” as shown

MATERIALS NEEDED:
This pattern is worked using two strands of yarn at once
• 2 skeins of worsted-weight (#4 medium) cotton yarn
• K / 10.5 (6.5mm) crochet hook
• Yarn Needle to weave in ends

STITCHES AND TERMINOLOGY USED:
All instructions are in U.S. terminology.

STITCHES USED:
CH Chain
SC Single Crochet
SJ Seamless Join
SP Space