Now includes a video tutorial of my version of the Thermal Single Crochet Stitch!!

If “necessity is the mother of invention”, then I think it follows that “dissatisfaction is the mother of improvement”. Store bought oven mitts always leave me wishing for something better, so I decided to make my own.

Using the thermal single crochet stitch and a smaller hook, a great double-thick fabric is produced with no holes.

No guarantees can be made about the exact level of heat resistance, but the Original mitts crocheted in 2019 are STILL working perfect for all the various types of ordinary home cooking I do even with my cast iron.

I make my thermal single crochet stitch differently than most other instructions I’ve seen on the web. Most produce a fabric that has what we typically think of as the “wrong side” of the stitches showing. My method has the “right side” of the stitches showing which makes for a smoother fabric, plus I think it’s easier to do.