Knitting Patterns for Pot Holders

Are you looking for a simple, lovely, and useful knitting project? Then pot holders are definitely something for you.

Pot holders are an essential part of the kitchen and cooking, and something that is used over and over again. Therefore, it can be fun to knit your own pot holders, so they become personal and exactly to your preference - in terms of pattern and colour.

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See all our patterns for knitted pot holders here.

Knitting pot holders is a perfect choice for those who are new to knitting. Here you can practice different knitting techniques, yarn types and colours, and at the same time get a really nice and useful result in no time. Pot holders are also a knitting project for the more experienced knitter. Pot holders can be knitted with very simple techniques or more challenging techniques, depending on what you want.

If you don't need a pair of pot holders yourself, you can make a pair anyway. You probably know someone who will appreciate a pair of unique pot holders knitted by you!

In our selection of patterns for knitted pot holders, you will find both simple pot holders with English rib and pot holders in, for example, waffle pattern, leaf patterns or Nordic pattern. In addition, you will find single-coloured pot holders and pot holders in several colours. So you can decide for yourself which ones you want to tackle.

If you like beautiful patterns, we also have patterns that meet this requirement. Especially our Christmas and Easter pot holders have nice and fun motifs that can bring any home more coziness and joy. Check out these four patterns, which include two Easter pot holders and two pairs of Christmas pot holders. In all four knitting projects, you can play with motifs and colours.

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If you want to start knitting a pair of pot holders, you can choose to knit them on circular needles or straight regular needles. Both options can be used and it depends on what you prefer. In our selection of needles, you can choose to knit with wooden, metal, plastic or bamboo needles. This is again a matter of taste and entirely up to the individual knitter.

Pot holders are often made in cotton yarn. This is because cotton is good at withstanding heat from pots, pans, and dishes. In addition, much cotton yarn can withstand being machine washed at high temperatures, making it easy to clean the pot holders. When knitting pot holders, it is important that they become thick so that you don't burn your fingers when using them. This can, for example, be done by knitting with two strands of cotton yarn.

One of our popular cotton yarns, which is perfect for pot holders, is DROPS Paris. This yarn consists of 100% cotton and comes in many beautiful colours. The yarn fits needle size 5 mm. If you prefer a thinner thread, we also recommend our cotton yarn, DROPS Safran. This yarn is suitable for needle size 3 mm.

See our full range of cotton yarns here.

If you prefer to crochet a pair of pot holders instead of knitting them, then you can find everything you need right here. We have a number of free crochet patterns for pot holders too. Among these, you will find beautiful and colourful pot holders with different crochet techniques and patterns. If you want to read more about crocheted pot holders, you can check out this page.

Enjoy your new personal and beautiful pot holders :-)