(WIP = Work In Progress)
I made the potholder pictured years ago, I honestly can’t remember when. Of all the functional things I’ve crocheted it probably gets the most use and is, poor it, the most ignored. However it has saved me from a nasty burn on more than one occasion.
I used wool as I love this colour but it makes my skin itch, so making anything wearable was out of the question. The border is a light purple cotton, just to add a touch of colour, and to reinforce the loop.
It’s made with a foundation chain of the desired length and then rows of single crochet until it was the right size. On the last row I continued beyond the square with a chain, which I went back over with single crochet to produce the loop. The border was added using single crochet all the way around (these are all UK terms). It comes in handy all the time and I really love the look of it.
With regards to the WIP, I’ve been crocheting a pillow case for, give or take, about 3 years. It’s been so long, that when I recently ran out of yarn and ordered more, the colours had changed. I thought perhaps my stash had faded over time, but some colours seem brighter, some seem duller. I’m pushing to get it finished as it’s rainbow themed and with everything that’s happened over the last 12 months, with the extent to which the rainbow has become synonymous with supporting the NHS, I thought 2021 would be a good year to complete it. Fingers crossed I get it done before I run out of yarn again!
45 Ginger Biscuits 