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Farmhouse Potholder

June 7, 2019

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Herringbone Half Double Crochet worked in the round provides one of my favorite crocheted textures. I used it in the Carlyle Slouch + Cowl set and the Herringbone Baby Hat, and it’s making an appearance again in this doubly-thick, modern potholder.

The color-blocking gives you endless possibilities for a more colorful potholder, but this pattern would look just as chic in a solid color, especially if presented in a set of two or three potholders of complimentary shades.

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Farmhouse Potholder

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Difficulty: Easy

Finished Size: 7.75″ x 7.75″

Hook: E (3.50 mm) or whichever hook is needed to obtain correct gauge

Yarn: Approx. 160 yards (80 yards per color) of cotton in a medium (#4) weight.  For my sample, I used I Love This Cotton in Dark Denim + Pale Denim.

Gauge: 15 rows of 18 HHDC = 4″ square

You’ll also need: Yarn needle

Terms and Abbreviations:

ST/STS (stitch/stitches)
SL ST (slip stitch)
CH (chain)
SC (single crochet)
HHDC (herringbone half double crochet; see “Special Stitch”, below)

Special Stitch:

Herringbone Half Double Crochet (HHDC): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch. Yarn over, pull loop through stitch AND through first loop on hook (this is similar to a slip stitch motion). Two loops remain on hook. Yarn over and pull through both loops.

(If you need additional help, Moogly has an excellent video tutorial here.)

Notes:
(1) This pattern is written in American Standard Terms.
(2) CHs do not count as a stitch.
(3) There is no stitch multiple for this pattern. If you want to make it larger or smaller, add or subtract chains at the beginning and repeat rounds as many times as necessary for the height you want. (If doing two colors, switch when potholder is half the height you want it to be.)

 

INSTRUCTIONS

To Begin: With COLOR A, CH37.

Round 1: SC in 2nd CH from hook. HHDC in each remaining CH. Working down the opposite side of the chain, HHDC across. (You have now worked in both sides of each chain.) Do not join. (72)

Rounds 2-15: HHDC in each ST around. Do not join. (72)

Round 16: You may notice that your starting point has shifted over a bit and is no longer right on the fold. This is normal and has to do with the anatomy of a stitch and the fact that we aren’t turning our rounds, but that’s a lesson for another day. For now, since we want to put our color change on the fold (where the jagged change won’t be as noticeable), HHDC in next few stitches (until you are back on the folded edge), then switch to COLOR B. HHDC in each remaining ST around. Do not join. (72)

Rounds 17-29: HHDC in each ST around. Do not join. (72)

Round 30: HHDC in each ST until you get to the first folded edge. Then, continue to HHDC around until you get to the next fold. CH20; SL ST back into the same ST to form a loop. HHDC in each remaining ST around. (72 + CH20)

To finish: Determine how many stitches are left between where your hook is now, and the folded edge. (There should be about 6 or 7, but don’t worry if yours is more or less.) SC in all but one of those STS, then SL ST in the final ST. (So your SL ST should be right on the folded part.)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for seaming. Weave in your other tails, then use the finishing tail and a yarn needle to sew potholder closed. Tie a knot at the end; then run your yarn needle into the nearest opening and underneath about half a dozen stitches (going between the two layers of fabric). Pull yarn through, then reinsert yarn needle back into the exit point and repeat. Do this a few times, then cut yarn and pull fabric to make the tip of the yarn disappear completely into the potholder.

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Done! If you’re sharing on social media, be sure to tag me @yarnandchai.design. Hope you enjoyed it!

 

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Comments

  1. Elsie Simpson says: January 5, 2022 at 5:22 pm

    Is there a pattern for the farmhouse (double) for a round pot holder?I like the closeness it makes a thick pot holder

    Reply
    • Ashley says: March 16, 2022 at 10:53 am

      Just a thought from a non-expert -I doubt that the double thickness would be possible as a single project like this one, but you could always make two and stitch them together to form the double thickness, or crochet with two strands simultaneously (my mom’s technique). There’s a video on how to do the HHDC stitch in the round here: https://youtu.be/IKGsr_rS7Ao

      Reply
  2. Karen Larsen says: September 22, 2021 at 4:55 pm

    Love the pattern just a quick question do you go through both loops or the back loop?

    Reply
    • Dawn says: December 12, 2021 at 10:52 am

      I watched the instruction video for the stitch she goes through both. I had the same question

      Reply
  3. LeAnne Dopp says: May 18, 2021 at 5:14 pm

    I’m sorry nobody replied to you! You are supposed to join the top together. It says at the bottom of the pattern to leave a long tail for seaming. You are supposed to use a needle to “sew” the top closed with the yarn.

    Reply
  4. Hilde says: February 18, 2021 at 5:33 pm

    I love this pattern so much! I do have one question that I don´t read in the pattern, do you ever join them together? Or is there an opening left on top? 🙂

    Reply
  5. Janelle Martin says: August 9, 2020 at 5:06 pm

    Hi
    I’m new to crochet…. I don’t understand the part about “working down the opposite side of the chain, HHDC across? Is their a video I could watch or pictures.
    Thanks so much 🙂

    Reply
  6. Lery says: July 21, 2020 at 5:40 pm

    Thank you for the patterns! I’m in love with this one! I love the texture!

    Reply
  7. Leah Abeatty says: July 10, 2020 at 1:38 am

    Yes the sides are a bit confusing on the first 2 rows. I’m not sure I’m doing the ends correctly and I keep getting too many or too little stitches in the second/third rows. Once I’ve done the 36 stitches on each side of the chain (72 stitches), do I just go straight over to the first stitch on the other side? No slip stitch or anything to make my way over? Is it possible to post a photo of what the end stitches look like as you work them. Or a video…I’m struggling to know where to place stitches.

    Reply
    • yarnandchai says: July 10, 2020 at 8:44 am

      Correct, you go straight over to the first stitch on the other side. Have you worked in a seamless (unjoined) round before? This is exactly what you’re doing; it just feels strange because you aren’t working around a circle, you’re working around a line created by the initial chain. After a few rounds you’ll notice it’s starting to form a pocket shape and you should see how it will eventually become a double-layered potholder.

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      • Leah Abeatty says: July 10, 2020 at 10:14 pm

        Yes I have and it seems straight forward but for some reason I’m doing something at the ends that either reduces or increases the number of stitches. I wonder if there is a loop there that is not actually a stitch that I’m working into? Will persevere but any thoughts would be useful.

        Reply
        • yarnandchai says: July 15, 2020 at 8:09 am

          As long as you have the correct stitch count, you will be fine. If finishing the row gives you one too many stitches, then you probably stitched the last one into something you shouldn’t have. The only time you have to get the stitch count right is this first round (after that the spiral takes care of itself). Try this: At the very beginning, do your very fist stitch into your chain and then mark the other loop of that same chain with a stitch marker or bobby pin. That way when you come back around, you’ll know exactly where your final stitch should go; after that you’ll jump over to the first stitch of the round and continue in a seamless spiral.

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  8. Fred says: February 23, 2020 at 2:19 pm

    Hi ! Writing from FRANCE and loving your work ! I don’t know why but each time i try to do one of your 3 potholders patterns there is a shift forming after a certain point of time and the result is not « straight – there is a sort of twist (would be easier to send a pic to explain) and in particular the borders of the final product are not straight. Do u know what I mean and what have I done wrong according to you ? Thank you in advance !

    Reply
    • yarnandchai says: February 24, 2020 at 10:08 am

      Hi Fred! I’m not sure I understand what’s happening, but you can send a photo to rebecca@yarnandchai.com. 🙂

      Reply
  9. libben27 says: October 1, 2019 at 1:23 pm

    I can’t figure out how to download the PDF version with my all access pass. Can you please help? I keep going in circles

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    • rebecca says: October 2, 2019 at 5:40 pm

      Here are the steps to access your Pass:

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      If you need additional help, please email me at rebecca@yarnandchai.com 🙂

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  10. Donna McNulty says: June 14, 2019 at 2:57 am

    I am having trouble understanding your pattern. The first round, hhdc normally. Then go up to the starting chain and work opposite. I think i get that. But not sure totally correct. The 2nd row I’m having trouble understanding. The part i dont get are the sides. It looks like it goes around. But hard to keep track of the stitches especially at the ends. Can you clarify this.

    Reply
    • yarnandchai says: July 4, 2019 at 11:18 am

      Hi Donna! It is a bit difficult, so I would recommend using a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round. That will make it easier to keep track of them on that fold where it’s hard to see. You’re just working in a continuous spiral though so once you get past the first couple rows it should be smooth sailing.

      Reply
      • DebKay says: July 21, 2019 at 9:56 pm

        I’m also having a hard time understanding the sides! Do the sides get HHDC or just SC.?

        Reply
        • yarnandchai says: July 22, 2019 at 9:46 am

          You’re just doing a seamless spiral, all HHDC. The only SC in the pattern is the one at the very beginning of the first round.

          Reply
  11. Nane Alber says: June 9, 2019 at 7:19 am

    thank you so much for the patterns! They are gorgeous!
    Nane from germany

    Reply

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