scalloped edge hot pads
These little hot pads crochet up quickly and make a nice addition to a gift basket or a hostess gift. I sort of made up the pattern, so it’s not exact, but I can give you the basics.
I made a base chain of 23-25 stitches and single crocheted the entire body of the hot pad so it would be thick and tightly woven. (I’ve never really understood these patterns that make hotpads with holes in them…they’re pretty, but not practical.)
When my hot pad measured the same lengthwise as it did widthwise, I started a scallop edge using the shell/fan stitch. (you’ll be able to fit 4 scallops on each edge.)
When you get to the end corner, feel free to chain 6 or 7 stitches to make a hot pad loop. I didn’t, because I don’t hang my hot pads on the wall. 😉
*note: the yarn used for this particular hot pad is 100% cotton, color–field of dreams brand– sugar ‘n cream
Have fun!
~Melissa
My little nieces do these sometimes…but they have a machine they use to help them along.
I love mine. Use them ALL the time. They get so tickled when they see they’ve been used or when I ask for a few more!
Priceless.
So sweet! Thanks for sharing, Carrie 😉
Sweet little things – they’d make nice coasters as well – you could make one big one and 6 smaller ones to make a set 🙂 Nice one. I tried crocheting and knitting and stuff a few times… I can’t seem to get to grips with it. Soooo hard 🙁
Hello Charles!
I’ve been knitting for a long time, but only crocheting for a few years. I think crocheting is a lot easier than knitting. A great way to learn is to look up tutorials on youtube. That’s how I learned! It took me a few days to really get the hang of it, but the beautiful thing about crocheting is that once you know the basic couple of stitches, you can do them all. Adding and reducing is a breeze. I think it’s awesome that you tried though! 🙂 I bet if you gave it another try you could do it. xo
Well I got my dear wife to try and teach me… just found it too hard – quite fiddly. My hands are quite big so I’m not deft enough with tiny little string things. Much prefer wielding a cleaver and hacking through meat and veg! My wife does it quite a lot – made me an awesome pair of slippers 😀
sweet!