Circle in the Corner Potholder

Design by Marie Segares/Underground Crafter.

This is one of 3 potholders featuring circle motifs. This one starts with a motif in the corner and then continues into a mitered square. Instructions are also included for granny square versions without the hanging loop.

Finished Size: Potholder: 7.5” (19 cm) square.

Skills Used

Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, half double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting in the round, crocheting flat in rows
Changing colors, crocheting in the back loop only

Gauge: Finished Potholder = 7.5” (19 cm) square in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project, but stitches should be tight so potholders can protect hands and surfaces from heat.

Materials:

Lily Sugar’n Cream yarn (100% cotton, 2.5 oz/71 g/120 yd/110 m) – 1 skein in Indigo (CA).
Lily Sugar’n Cream yarn (100% cotton, 2 oz/57 g/95 yd/87 m) – 1 skein in Earth Ombre (CC).
US Size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
Yarn needle.
Locking stitch marker.

Skill Level: Easy