beginner crochet

When I was young, my mom taught me how to chain crochet. For years though, I never progressed much past making extra long crochet chains. In my very early 20s, my ex-husband’s mawmaw gave me my first project – a folded crochet potholder.

Now before you say potholder schmotholder, Brandy – let me tell you that the one I made in my early 20s lasted at least a decade. They’re simple to work up, durable and feel really good.

The folded crochet potholder is worked in a spiral of rounds and eventually, folds over on itself to create a square. This gives it the double layers that are good for pulling hot items from your oven (do I need to put a disclaimer here that things in the oven are hot and keep the potholder away from open flames???)

If you’re able to single crochet, or are a very new crocheter, this is the great beginner crochet potholder to start with.

It felt quite nostalgic recalling this pattern. I could see Mawmaw teaching me, in her moomoo (she called it a house dress) with her bright white keds with the toes cut out. Miss her deeply. Making this made me feel close to her again, I’ve missed her the past 12 years.

Folded Crochet Pot Holder Instructions

Materials

• 100 yards of Cotton Yarn

Tools

• 4.5 MM Hook (or hook of your choice)
• Yarn Needle

Instructions

1. Chain 35 (you can add more or less to the initial chain depending on how big or small you’d like this potholder to be.
2. Chain 3 in the second chain from hook and work single crochets all down the opposite side until you reach the last chain. 3SC in last chain
3. Work SC all down the side around and around until your two sides touch (see photo)
4. Tie off, leave a long tail, and cut yarn
5. fold pot holder so that both sides line up and sew a seam to join the sides together. Tie off and weave in yarn.

Printable Magic Potholder Pattern

Click below to print the magic potholder pattern so that you can work on your project offline.

Fold Over Crochet Potholder

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This was my very first crochet project, passed on to me by my sort-of grandma (mawmaw). It's worked in a spiral round (you don't connect at the end of each round) and works up to be a thick, durable pot holder

Materials

• 100 yards of Cotton Yarn

Tools

• 4.5 MM Hook (or hook of your choice)
• Yarn Needle

Instructions

1. Chain 35 (you can add more or less to the initial chain depending on how big or small you'd like this potholder to be.
2. Chain 3 in the second chain from hook and work single crochets all down the opposite side until you reach the last chain. 3SC in last chain
3. Work SC all down the side around and around until your two sides touch (see photo)
4. Tie off, leave a long tail, and cut yarn
5. fold pot holder so that both sides line up and sew a seam to join the sides together. Tie off and weave in yarn.

Origami Potholder Video

I created a step by step video for you on my youtube channel, click below to watch it.