Crochet Star Pot Holders

Crochet Star Pot Holders

Crochet star pot holders are not just practical kitchen accessories; they add a charming touch to your home decor! With their intricate designs and colorful yarn choices, these pot holders can brighten up any kitchen. Whether you're using them to serve up a piping hot casserole or as cute decorations hanging in your kitchen, they're sure to put a smile on your face. Plus, they make lovely handmade gifts for friends and family members who appreciate a touch of homemade warmth in their homes. So why not grab your crochet hook and get started on creating your own set of delightful star pot holders today?

Skill Level

Intermediate

Finished Size

Approximately 9 inches in diameter

Materials

• Medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn: 3 oz / 150 yds / 85g off-white; 1 ½ oz / 75 yds / 43g each A, B, and C
• Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge

Rnd 1 = 2 ¼ inches

Pattern Notes

• Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated.
• Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
• Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Special Stitch

Cluster (cl): Keeping last loop of each treble crochet on hook, 4 treble crochets in indicated stitch, yarn over, draw through all 5 loops on hook.

Pot Holder

Front

Rnd 1 (RS): With A, ch 4, join (see Pattern Notes) in 4th ch from hook to form ring, ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), 23 tr in ring, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off. (24 tr)

Rnd 2: Join B with single crochet in same ch as joining, (sc, ch 10, sc) in each of next 3 tr, *sc in next tr, (sc, ch 10, sc) in each of next 3 tr, repeat from * around, join in joining sc. Fasten off. (18 ch-10 sps)

Rnd 3: Join A with single crochet in any 3 ch-10 sps at the same time, *ch 5, front post single crochet (see Stitch Guide) around next tr on rnd 1, ch 5, sc in next 3 loops at the same time, repeat from * 4 times, repeat between * once, join in beg sc. Fasten off.

Rnd 4: Join C with single crochet in any sc, *ch 4, cl (see Special Stitch) in next unworked sc on rnd 2, ch 4, sc in next sc on previous rnd, repeat from * 4 times more, then repeat from * to * once, join in joining sc. Fasten off.

Rnd 5: Join off-white in any ch-4 space (see Pattern Notes), 4 double crochets in same space, 5 dc in each remaining space, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (60 dc)

Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in each of next 4 dc, *dc in space between last dc of 5-dc group and first dc of next 5-dc group, dc in each of next 5 dc, repeat from * 10 times, dc in space between last dc of 5-dc group and first dc of next 5-dc group, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Back

Rnd 1: With off-white, ch 4, join in 4th ch from hook to form ring, ch 4, 23 tr in ring, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (24 tr)

Rnd 2: Ch 4, tr in same ch as joining, 2 tr in each tr, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (48 tr)

Rnd 3: Ch 4, tr in same ch as joining and in next tr, *2 tr in next tr, tr in next tr, repeat from * around, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (72 tr)

Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in each tr, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Assembly

Hold front and back with wrong sides together, carefully matching stitches, working through both pieces at the same time, join B in any dc worked between 5-dc groups on front and corresponding dc on back.

Rnd 1: Ch 12 (hanging loop), sc in each dc around, join in first ch of beg ch-12.

Rnd 2: 18 sc in hanging loop, *sc in next sc, ch 3, sk next sc, repeat from * around, working in front of hanging loop, ch 3, join in first sc after loop. Fasten off.

Rnd 3: With one strand of A and C held together, join in any ch-3 space, *ch 3, remove hook, insert hook in next ch-3 space, draw dropped loop through, repeat from * around, join in joining slip stitch.

Fasten off and weave in all ends.