The Cats’ Meow Potholder
Every kitchen needs a potholder with character!
This is a very simple pattern worked in the round. The cats are made as applique and sewn on. Instructions come in written form and are available in Uk and Us terminology. Photographs and stitch graphs are also included. I advise the use of a cotton yarn for this due to nature of the project and its intended use. Any aran weight cotton will give good results but do check gauge for sizing consistency.
Ravelry (click here) and for Etsy (click here) .
Materials:
6mm/J hook
4.00Au
C1=2x Abbey Road Kung Fu Cotton Aran Weight in orange. 140m/153yd per ball. Approx. 180m/196yd used.
C2=1x Abbey Road Kung Fu Cotton Aran Weight in teal. 140m/yd per ball. Approx. 20m/21.8yd used (Scrap yarn could be used for this.
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Wooden Ring. Mine is approx 60mm/2.3inches
Finished Measurements:
24.5cm/9.6inches x 24.5cm/9.6inches
Gauge:
15 stitches to 10cm/4inches
16 rounds to 10cm/4inches
Yarn Substitutions:
Rico Aran Cotton (click here for supplier).
Scheepjes Cahista Aran Cotton (click here for supplier).
Scheepje Stonewashed XL Aran Cotton (click here for supplier).
A selection from my pattern testers!
photo credits to:
Sallyanne Fisher ( Left Top). Peaches and Cream forest Green 210 yards and a denim blue 24 yards for the cats. I used a 5.5 mm hook to make gauge I used a 2 inch wood ring
Elodie Lacroix Largeron (Top Right). Katia Alabama .
Bethany Colhoff (Bottom Centre). Impeccable by loops and thread in sage and cream. 6mm/J hook.
Danielle Hanken Tetreault (Bottom Left). 5.5mm hook.