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Knit a Linen Stitch Hot Pad
Linen stitch is one of my favorite knitting stitch patterns that, every time I use it in a project, I think about how I don’t use it often enough.
It’s an easy stitch to make, with slip stitches done with the yarn held to the front of the work on the right/front side and to the back on the wrong/back side, which makes the strand of yarn a visible part of the pattern.
It also makes a fabric that is thick and looks kind of like a woven fabric.
I recently used linen stitch to make a double-thick pot holder, which I worked in a kind of interesting way. I didn’t want to have to do any sewing on the project, so I started it from a crochet cast on and picked up stitches from the side of the cast on to make the hot pad all in one piece in the round with the edge sealed.
This requires working on two circular needles, which is another technique I don’t use that often and am always reminded how much I like it when I do.
The combination of double thickness and the stitch pattern makes for a hot pad that’s already pretty thick, but I also added a bit of old towel to the inside before I closed up the end to make it super thick and extra protective for your surfaces.
I found the engineering challenge of this construction method to be a lot of fun, but you could also just knit it as a tube (casting on twice as many stitches as I did) and sew up the ends by hand when the knitting is done. Either way you’ve got a useful and pretty addition to your kitchen, whether you work it in a solid color, stripes or as a stash busting project will all your cotton odd balls.
You can grab the pattern over at Our Daily Craft, or check it out on Ravelry.
Thank you so much Craftgossip for putting a link to my little shop. I would like to advice your readers that I’m having a sale until the 30th of June midnight (Paris time). 20% off everything, all your favorite brands that can be difficult and even impossible to find elsewhere in Europe.
I do hope to see some of in my shop.
Happy knitting to you all!
Superbe boutique online, un véritable paradis pour les tricoteuses qui aiment sortir des sentiers battus. De très beaux fils à tricoter,biens sûr; des accessoires beaux et astucieux et surtout un choix incroyable d’aiguilles pour toutes les mains et tous les projets. Allez-vite juger par vous-même, vous ne regretterez-pas le détour !
I would love to say that when I moved to France from the US, I was saddened by the lack of knitting supplies to be found…Needles were all Prym, yarn was all acrylic. I still order a lot of yarn from the dyers who will ship overseas, but for needles and notions I always check knitting in france.net first! They carry great brands (Signature Needle Arts, Kollage, Blacktorn, Euclan and many more) , plus Bogga is Great to work with and helped me out when Pay pal was trying to be a little Sticky! Thank you for a great store and keeping a US knitter sane in France!
Jaime