Amazing Crochet Potholder - Double Thick Diagonal Free Pattern

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This free crochet pattern is for a Potholder that is double thick and diagonal. This pattern is made using linked crochet stitches as well as Dishie yarn from WeCrochet and includes a full video tutorial for the pattern.

Mother’s Day is coming up. As my mom lives far away from me, I need to make sure I get my gifts done early so I can send them to her. My mom loves cooking and baking just as much as I do. So a perfect gift for her needs to be related to that.

I went back and forth with ideas on what to make. And I finally settled on something I know she will appreciate. A handmade gift that prevents her from burning her fingers and also looks amazing: a variegated colored potholder.

Potholders can be made in many different ways. But I found a technique that seems like it was challenging, but actually isn’t at all. And mixing this technique for a diagonal and double-thick potholder with variegated yarn makes it extra special.

And if you are like me, you like going the extra step to really make sure she will not burn her hands using this potholder. So making it double-thick and using 100% cotton yarn is not enough. I made sure to use linked double crochet stitches to really eliminate as many gaps as possible. Now I’m satisfied and can sleep well knowing it looks great and is 100% functional.

Using Linked Crochet for Safety for Potholders
- Best Yarn for Potholders Crochet Patterns
Get the PDF of the Potholder
How to crochet the Double Thick Diagonal Potholder
Double Thick Crochet Potholder Pattern Video Tutorial
Free Written Pattern for the Potholder

Using Linked Crochet for Safety for Potholders

If you never heard about Linked Crochet you are for sure not the only one. It doesn’t seem to be well known. But it for sure should be. It is a Crochet technique and type of Tunisian Crochet. However, to make it more visually understanding, I like to say it’s an in-between of Regular Crochet and Normal Crochet.

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Using Linked Crochet allows you to remove the gaps that are usually created when crocheting regular crochet stitches. With linked crochet, you connect a just-made stitch with a new stitch during the “yarn over” part of a stitch before even inserting your hook into the next stitch. What a cool way to eliminate gaps between stitches. That allows you to create crochet projects that are safer to use for any hot situation such as holder hot pots.

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Now let’s talk about what the best yarn for this project is, shall we?

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Best Yarn for Potholders Crochet Patterns

Well, that all depends on what you prefer but it should be 100% cotton if you will use it with anything hot. I like using really soft and sturdy yarn that can last a long time and won’t stretch too much. So I thought the WeCrochet’s yarn “Dishie” was the perfect yarn for this handy and functional potholder. If you prefer subbing the yarn you can easily use any other cotton yarn for this project. Just make sure it’s worsted weighted yarn.

Since Dishie yarn is made with either solid, twist, or multi yarn colors, you can easily choose your preference and style.

Each type of yarn will provide this potholder with a unique look while keeping it double thick and diagonal in the end.