Pretty Pot Holder Knitting Pattern Free
Free knitting pattern for a Pretty Pot Holder featuring a textured slip-stitch design and a functional I-cord hanging loop. Perfect for beginners using worsted weight cotton yarn.
SKILL LEVEL
Easy
FINISHED SIZE
Approx: 8" x 8" (20.32 cm x 20.32 cm)
MATERIALS
Worsted weight cotton yarn [100% combed cotton, 2 ounces, 98 yards (56.7 grams, 89.6 meters) per ball]
2 balls green stripes
Note: Photographed model made with Red Heart® Creme de la Creme® #965 Greentones.
Size 7 (4.5 mm) straight knitting needles (or size required for gauge)
Two Size 7 (4.5 mm) double-pointed knitting needles
GAUGE
15 stitches = 2" (5.08 cm) in pattern
STITCH GUIDE
K: knit
Sl: slip the stitch from one needle to the next without working it
P: purl
INSTRUCTIONS
Note: All slip stitches are worked as if to purl.
Starting at the bottom of the pot holder, cast on 60 stitches.
Rows 1 and 2: *K1, sl 1, P1, sl 1; repeat from * across.
Rows 3 and 4: *P1, sl 1, K1, sl 1; repeat from * across.
Repeat Rows 1 through 4 until pot holder measures 8" (20.32 cm). Bind off 58 stitches, leaving 3 stitches on the needle. Place the 3 stitches on one double-pointed needle and work the hanging cord. The cord is worked from the right side only; do not turn.
Row 1: With a second double-pointed needle, K2. Do not turn. Slide the stitches to the opposite end of the needle.
Row 2: Take the yarn around the back side of the stitches and with first needle, K3; do not turn. Slide stitches to the opposite side of the needle.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until the cord is approximately 3" (7.62 cm). Finish off by knitting 3 stitches together, and sew the loose end of the hanging cord to the pot holder to make a loop.
--- GLOSSARY ---
K: Knit
Sl: Slip stitch
P: Purl
