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I have been crocheting pot holders with an old design, but with a little larger yarn (most is dk size). The yarn is
mostly 100% cotton and even organic cotton. I purchased an inspiration vintage pot holder and I found 2 blogs with photos and instructions. The blogs are: http://theflowerbed-shr.blogspot.com/1212/11/flower-potholder.html and http://breienenhaken.blogspot.nl/2011/01/traditional-crochet-potholder-tutorial.html. I changed the pattern a little and tried a few different variations. The original directions instruct you to crochet between the petal-like designs and then back up. I crocheted between the petals on one all of the way to the middle of the potholder. I found that if I just crochet down to the second row, it works best. I also found it had a little petal slant if I crocheted back on the crocheted row going down instead of next to the row going down, when I crocheted back up the petal. The pot holders take more yarn than you originally think, but they are large and thick. I am sure that I would not make a profit selling them. I doubt I could sell them for as much as I spent on the cotton yarn, let alone the amount of labor used in making them. If I was frugal and used acrylic yarn, or scraps of yarn, I could make them for less money. I am making them as gifts, so I was not so concerned with the price of the yarn.
They are fun to make, so you may want to give it a try. Thanks for reading my blog. Blessings to you and yours! Dawnie
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