How to Make a Potholder
If you've ever wondered how to make a potholder, today's DIY is for you. It's fast, easy, and only required ONE supply. Literally can't beat that!
These DIY potholders work during any time of year in the kitchen. But there's something about crochet that makes me think of the fall and winter months. Not to mention, after last week's nutella cinnamon rolls, I think it's full speed ahead on fall projects.
The best part about these DIY potholders though is that it only requires ONE material and no special tools required (unless you count scissors as a special tool).
How is that even possible? Because these homemade potholder are finger crocheted. Anyone as excited as I am?! Click through for the tutorial.
Yield: 1 potholder
Materials
- 20 yards of 3/8 inch cotton piping
- scissors
Instructions
Start with a slipknot.
Form a loop.
- Then pull the long side of your cotton piping through the hole you created with the slipknot, forming a loop about the same size as the first hole. As shown in photo. Continue this process until you've reached roughly 8 inches in length.
Make additional rows.
- Then, you'll start creating additional rows to thicken the width. To do that, thread the cotton piping through the second to last loop and then the last loop.
- Repeat this process (where you're threading through two holes each time) until you've reached the end again. Once you reach the end, make a loop only going through the last loop. This will give you the start for the next row.
Continue creating loops.
- Then continue by creating loops through the previous holes to create more rows this same way until it's roughly the size of a potholder - about 8 inches wide by 8 inches high.
Pull the piping through.
- Once you've reached the desired size, pull the piping all of the way through the final loop and pull tight.
Add a loop.
- Now, it's time to add a loop for hanging and then you're done. To add the loop, take the extra piping and feed it through the closest loop hole until you have a loop that is about 1 inch in diameter.
- Wrap piping around the base of the loop and create a knot to secure it.
Cut off excess piping.
- Finish it off, by cutting off the excess piping as close to the base of the hanging loop
Notes
Another Way to Make a Potholder
Before we jump in, I did want to mention that there is another (very easy) way to make a potholder, if you don't want t use your hands. And that's with a potholder loom. They're super affordable (under 20 dollars for the smaller size) and simple to use.
Personally, I love using potholder looms for making small weavings.
I wrote a lengthy post all about the potholder loom (well actually looms - I have two) I use and where I source weaving loops, etc, if you want to check that out.