Knitting

Patterns, projects and techniques

Giveaway: 25+ Potholders to Knit

by

25+ Potholders to Knit review

Our winner is inspired4eternity.

If you love knitting for your kitchen, you’re going to like this week’s giveaway. I have a copy of 25+ Potholders to Knit this week, which is a really fun book, which has a great variety of projects you can knit as potholders or dishcloths.

The projects are great for a variety of skill levels, and they’re super useful. Great for housewarming presents or other gifts, they’re pretty quick to work up and will use up your stash of 100 % cotton yarn in no time. They’re great projects for summer because they are portable, often repetitive, small and use cotton yarn for coolness.

If you’d like a chance to win this one, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, April 24. I’d love to know if you’ve knit potholders or dishcloths before — feel free to share a favorite pattern if you like!

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

Next Pattern:

Comments

  2. I have knit potholders before.
    My mother loves the ones I have made her that she uses a few until they fall apart and then uses the others that she has set aside. The ones I have made seem to be her favorite.

  3. I just moved into a new home, w/ new kitchen colors, so I’m eager to furnish it w/ new knitted potholders, cloths, etc. Perfect looking prize – thanks for the chance!

  5. Love knitting wash cloths and pot holders, they are my go to when don’t know what to make and I am itching for a project.

  7. Never knit a potholder before. This would be such fun to teach grandchildren and neighborhood children. A gift that keeps on giving 🙂

  8. I like the idea of making pot holders, They are quick and can be colorful. Making them would also be a neat way of learning new stitches.

  10. I have knit lots of dishcloths, but only one potholder. I like the idea of knitting more of them. I would love to win this book. Thanks for the giveaway!

  11. I love to make potholders and dish cloths for little gifts for my friends. Some new patterns would be so fun.

  18. I have knit a few dishcloths and washcloths.
    I’d love to try potholders.
    Great to add to a hostess or shower gift.

  19. Knitting dishcloths is one of my favorite “on the go” projects. I spend a lot of time in doctors’ waiting rooms with my Mom, and dishcloths are a perfect size for taking along. I’ve wanted to start potholders sometime soon.

  20. I’ve knit quite a few dishcloths, but no potholders yet! Would love to try some new patterns, inspired by this great book!
    Thanks, KIm Reid

  21. Fun! Would love to win this book. I’ve seen quilted potholders, but I’ve never knit one. I usually make hats & scarves with the yarn; would be great to try something new. Thanks!

  22. I like to knit dishcloths and washcloths in the summer – when I find it too hot to knit anything bulky!

  25. I have knit a few potholders/dishcloths, mainly using the traditional garter stitch bias square pattern.

  26. I enjoy knitting dishcloths. They make great little gifts and are a good way to practice new stitches.

  27. In between knitting prayer shawls & prayer lap robes (men prefer that term), I knit dishcloths as my small projects.

  28. I’ve knit dishcloths before, but not potholders yet! Only recently found out acrylic shouldn’t really be used haha — oops! These look like fun; thanks for the chance. 😀

  29. I like to knit dishcloths in the car while traveling so potholders would be a welcome addition. They would make quick and easy gifts too!

  30. I would live to win the knit book. I have a s. Center they make things and put it n a basket to sell. This helps with some of their projects. We have a group on Wed. To work on crafts. Etc…
    This book would help us a lot. Thanks

Have you read?

Knit a Sweet Striped Vest for Kids

I’m trying to include more knits for kids in my posts because I know a lot of people do a lot of their knitting for the little ones in their lives. 

This child’s striped vest from Lion Brand Yarn is not only cute and great for kids who might find a full sweater too hot, it’s also an easy project if you’ve never knit a garment before. 

Lion Brand rates it as level 2 easy/beginner +, probably just because there’s a little shaping and seaming invovled, but it’s nothing you can’t handle. 

The pattern comes in three sizes that are meant to be for ages 6, 8 and 10. The finished chest measurement is 30, 31.5 or 33 inches, which is 76, 80 and 84 cm respectively. This makes the vest a little roomy and makes it easy to slip on over a T-shirt or other top. 

It’s worked in two pieces from the bottom up, with the neckband and armhole bands worked in the round after the body pieces are sewn together. One benefit of knitting stripes on a project like this is that it’s easier to make sure your pieces are the same length because you can just count the stripes (it’s also a little easier to seam because you’re always lining up the stripes). 

If you’re knitting the smallest size, you only need one skein each of the two colors you choose, and for the larger sizes you will only need two, making this project a pretty good value. The suggested yarn is Color Theory, a worsted weight acrylic yarn that comes in 18 relatively muted colors. Of course you can use any worsted weight yarn you like. Keep it acrylic for easy washing or use wool to make this a warmer garment for kids who live in cooler climates. 

You can grab the pattern for free from the Lion Brand website, or get a kit that includes the yarn you need (and needles if you don’t have them already). I think this would be a great basic to knit a kid for back to school in their school colors, or make it holiday with red and green, or whatever colors the child likes. 

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]