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Potholders are just that: a thick cloth item to stop you from burning your hands when you lift a hot pot. That’s the ho-hum mundane version. We, crocheters, know that a pot holder can be so much more than that; That they can be a key piece of decoration for your kitchen as well. Here are some ideas.
Vintage Dress Potholder Free Video Tutorial
In a slightly more classic vein, here are some vintage dress-inspired potholders to really spruce up a kitchen with. They look almost like little angels! A link the free pattern is at the end of the post.
Skills: Easy Designer: BagoDayCrochet
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Go to the tutorial:
Mini Dresses Free Crochet Pattern
These mini dresses with their little hangers are absolutely adorable, and will be great to decorate a mobile or a wall diorama. They’d be great for livening up a storefront as well. Of course, they could also grace a doll house as well, and they’d be equally at home there too. This is an easy pattern to crochet and the hangers are a cinch. With the endless color possibilities, these are a great way to make something purely decorative and fun.
Skills: Easy Designer: Crafty Guild
Go to the pattern:
Dress Potholder Free Crochet Pattern
UPDATE: Jun 18th, 2024: Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.
This cute miniature dress with a hanging loop (an almost requirement for storing pot holders) is a wonderful little piece of eye-candy that will look great contrasting with and softening the hard-edged minimalism of modern kitchens. You can make these little beauties in just about any color, and with any pattern of color bands. They’re a great little project for making little additions to housewarming gifts or just for using up yarn ends.
Skills: Easy Designer: Elisa Valoroso
