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Giveaway: 25+ Potholders to Knit

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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!

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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?

Stitch Your Favorite Fruit on a Sweater

The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.” 

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them. 

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits. 

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves. 

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit. 

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy. 

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]