vintage potholder set by Karin Burkart

vintage potholder set

Knitting
March 2026
18 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
3.5 mm (E)
164 - 273 yards (150 - 250 m)
one size 19 x 19 cm
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The pattern includes a chart as well as row-by-row instructions detailing how to work each row. Since this potholder is made using the double-face technique, all stitches are worked as stitch pairs, and this is reflected in the row instructions. For example, the row-by-row instructions might look something like this:

Row: 1 E, 13 M, 1 C, 5 M, 1 C, 35 M work this 3x, 1 E
E: Edge Stitch : (at the beginning of the row slip the two colours together as knitted, at the end of the row purl the 2 colours together)
M: Main Colour: (Work the Main Colour of this side knit and the contrast Colour purl)
C: Contrast Colour: (Work the Contrast Colour of this side knit and the Main Colour purl

Material:
Knitting needles 4 mm and 3.5 mm
Crochet hook 3.5 mm
30 gr Cotton Aran yarn in 2 Colors for each potholder