Charming Crochet Granny Stitch Potholder

Create a charming and practical potholder using the classic crochet Granny Stitch technique. This versatile stitch pattern involves working clusters of double crochet stitches in groups of three, creating a textured and visually appealing design. To begin, choose your favorite color of cotton yarn and an appropriate crochet hook size to achieve the desired thickness and texture for your potholder.

Granny Stitch Potholder Pattern

Hook: H (5 mm) sized crochet hook
Size: 8 inch square
Materials: 3 ounces cotton yarn – use scrap yarns and trim as desired
1 inch plastic ring for hanging loop. I used a recycled plastic ring from a water bottle for my hanging loop in this project.

Instructions

With H hook, Ch 4 and join to form a ring. Or you can use a magic circle to start.

Row 1

Ch 2, (counts as 1 Hdc) in the ring work 2 Hdc,
Ch 1, 3 Hdc, Ch 1, 3 Hdc, Ch 1, 3 Hdc, Ch 1, Sl St to top of Ch 2. (4 corners & 4 shells made)

Row 2

With the next color attach in any Ch 1 corner space.
Ch 2, 2 Hdc, Ch 1, 3 Hdc, all in the same Ch 1 corner space.
*Sk next 3 Hdc, 3 Hdc, Ch 1, 3 Hdc, all in the next Ch 1 corner space.*
Repeat between * 2 more times, Sl St to top of the beginning Ch 2.

Row 3

Sl St across remaining Hdc’s to corner.
Ch 2 (counts as 1 Hdc) 2 Hdc, Ch 1, 3 Hdc, all in the corner space.
*Sk 3 Hdc, make 3 Hdc in between shells, Sk next shell, make 3 Hdc, Ch 1,
3 Hdc in corner.* Repeat 2 more times then Sl St to top of first Hdc.

Rows 4-9

Continue in the established pattern until 9 rows completed for granny stitch front panel. The front panel measures 7-1/2 inches wide.

Back Panel of Potholder

Row 1

Ch 27, Sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each st across. (26 Sc)

Rows 2-28

Ch 1, turn. Sc in each st across.

Finishing

Join the front panel and back panel with right sides facing out. Join yarn at the corner and Sc around the edges evenly working 1 Sc in each st through both layers and 2 Sc in corners. On the final corner, attach a 1″ ring and Sc around the ring and join in corner space to finish off.

Abbreviations

• Ch – Chain
• Ea – Each
• FO – Finish Off
• Hdc – Half-Double Crochet
• Sc – Single Crochet
• Sl St – Slip Stitch
• Sm – Same
• St – Stitch