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Candy Potholder
"Ditch that boring trivet and add some color to your kitchen with this fun and easy potholder crochet pattern. Each ball is made with only 5m (5.5 yards) of yarn, then the balls are glued together, making it a wonderful pattern to use up scrap yarn. You can create a hot pad in any shape: round, square, or heart, and use as many colors as you’d like (shown here with 14). Protect your table while adding some fun with this crochet potholder. PATTERN DETAILS • Protects your table from hot dishes • Use 1 or up to 20+ colors (pictures show 14 colors) • Great scrap yarn project • 20cm diameter, 2cm height • Beginner-friendly • US crochet notations • Illustrated step-by-step photos MATERIALS • 2.5 mm / US 1 crochet hook • Fingering weight cotton yarn (265m / 290 yards total) • Tapestry needle • Stuffing • Superglue"
Primary TechniqueCrochet