A Year of Tapestry Crochet Potholders

A Year of Tapestry Crochet Potholders is my new collection with 15 new patterns for the entire year!

A Year of Tapestry Crochet Potholders - Free Patterns - Raffamusa Designs

A Year of Potholders

A few months ago, I had this crazy idea of crocheting a potholder (or two) for every month of the year. Let’s say a sort of potholder calendar!

The general idea was to only crochet flowers and plants that are typical for each month.

Even though I did not always stick to the only-flowers-and-plants plan, I did crochet 15 new potholders that follow all the seasons.

Tapestry Crochet Potholders - Harvest Time - Raffamusa Designs

For a few months, I just could not settle for only one pattern, so I made two… But you’ll see, these potholders are so quick to crochet! You can literally make one in just one day. So quick and easy!

The collection includes all sorts of designs that you can choose from.

There are roses and flowers for Spring, poppy and wheat for Summer, leaves for Fall, and holly and snow for Winter!

Tapestry Crochet Potholders - Tulips and Bunny - Raffamusa Designs

Tapestry Crochet Potholders

All the patterns in the A Year of Potholders collection are made using tapestry crochet.

Tapestry crochet creates a solid and thick fabric that is so good for making hot pads that not only look beautiful but that are also very functional in the kitchen!

Skill Level

Tapestry crochet is very easy because it only requires knowing how to single crochet!

The only difficulty is working with more than one strand of yarn and making color changes that are subtle and neat.

But these are things that you can easily learn, and to help you, I created these two resources:

If you are more of a visual learner, I also have a video tutorial on my YouTube channel where I show how to crochet my tapestry crochet Rooster Potholder from start to finish.

If you do watch the video, keep in mind that for the Farmhouse Potholders, I considered the first chain of the row as my first stitch. However, that’s not the case for the potholders of the “A Year of Potholders” collection.

What Yarn Should you Use for Your Potholders?

When you crochet potholders, hot pads, trivets, and anything that has to be in touch with very hot pots, you absolutely want to use 100% cotton.

Avoid acrylic and other synthetic fibers and save yourself the pain of melting your potholder when you’re handling stuff in the kitchen!

For the A Year of Potholders collection, I used Aran weight cotton yarn from a small German called G-B Wolle Schulgarn.

While this brand might be difficult to find, I do have a couple of suggestions for yarns that are absolutely comparable. I also used these yarns in the past, so I know for sure that they will work and you can easily purchase them online on LoveCrafts.

PRINTABLE PATTERN eBook

Over the course of the coming year, I’ll be sharing all the free patterns here on the blog (not the charts though…).

However, if you would like to get started and get all the patterns are once, you can get the printable eBook with all 15 potholder patterns for a very small price.

Check the listings on Ravelry, LoveCrafts, and Etsy!

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Save these patterns for later by pinning this pin HERE to your favorite crochet board on Pinterest!

A Year of Tapestry Crochet Potholders - Free Patterns - Raffamusa Designs

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January – Snowy Winter

The first pattern of the collection is the Snowy Winter Potholder, which I designed for the month of January.

The first days of a new year are perfect to cuddle up on the couch reading, crocheting, or knitting.

That’s why for January, I wanted a “cozy” potholder that would fit with my New Years’ mood even when baking some yummy cookies in the kitchen!

So here it is, my Snowy Winter Potholder! Find the free pattern HERE.

Tapestry Crochet Snowy Winter Potholder - Raffamusa Designs

February– Love Birds

For the most romantic month of the year, spoil yourself and the ones you love with homemade biscuits and cakes.

For this, you might want to use my special Love Birds Potholder!

Find the free pattern HERE.

Love Birds Potholder - Free Tapestry Crochet Pattern - Raffamusa Designs

March – Spring Garden

With its sunflowers, tulip, and birdhouse, the Spring Garden Potholder is perfect to add some Spring vibes to your home and kitchen decor!

Get the free pattern HERE.

Tapestry Crochet Potholders - Love Birds and Spring Garden - Raffamusa Designs

April – Bunny & Tulips

The month of April comes with Spring and lots of inspiration! That’s why we have 2 potholders this month, a cute little bunny, and a tulip bouquet!

Easter Bunny Potholder

The Easter Bunny Potholder is the cutest little bunny that you’ll see hopping around your kitchen counter!

The pattern is already on the blog and you can find it HERE.

Easter Bunny Potholder - Free Tapestry Crochet Pattern - Raffamusa Designs

Tulips Potholder

The second potholder for the month of April is the Tulips Potholder, the perfect pattern to bring some Spring flowers into your kitchen!

Find the free pattern on the blog HERE.

Tulips Potholder - Free Tapestry Crochet Pattern - Raffamusa Designs

May – Rambler Roses

The pattern for the month of May is the Rambler Roses Potholder, which is actually the first one I sketched for this collection.

You can find the free pattern HERE.

Rambler Roses Potholder - Tapestry Crochet Pattern - Raffamusa Designs

June – Wheat Ears

For the month of June, we have this Wheat Ears Potholder. This pattern combines tapestry crochet with a little embroidery, adding a little extra (and hopefully fun!) challenge!

Find the free pattern HERE.

Wheat Ears Potholder - Free Tapestry Crochet Pattern - Raffamusa Designs

July – Citrus Fruits

With July and the Summer, it’s time to bring in some colors and vitamins with the Citrus Fruits Potholder!

Get the free pattern HERE.

Tapestry Crochet Citrus Fruits Potholder - Raffamusa Designs

August – Poppy Field & Sea waves

The Sea Waves Potholder is the first pattern for the month of August.

Get the free pattern on the blog HERE.

Tapestry Crochet Sea Waves Potholder - Raffamusa Designs

The second potholder for the month of August is the Poppy Field Potholder.

Find the free pattern HERE.

Poppy Field Potholder - Tapestry Crochet - Raffamusa Designs

September – Swirling Leaves

With the September potholder, we start the “leaf series”.

Acorn Leaves, Maple Leaf, and Swirling Leaves Potholders - Free Tapestry Crochet Patterns - Raffamusa Designs

The first pattern that has some leaves is the Swirling Leaves Potholder!

Find the free crochet pattern HERE.

Tapestry Crochet Swirling Leaves Potholder - Raffamusa Designs

October – Maple & Acorn Leaves

The second pattern featuring leaves is the Acorn Leaves Potholder.

Get the free pattern HERE.

Acorn Leaves Hot Pad - Free Tapestry Crochet Pattern - Raffamusa Designs

The third pattern is the Maple Leaf Potholder.

Get the free pattern HERE.

Maple Leaf Potholder - Free Tapestry Crochet Pattern - Raffamusa Designs

November – Coffee Beans

The Coffee Beans Potholder is the pattern for the month of November. Start your day with the right food with all the energy of coffee!

Get the free pattern HERE.

Coffee Beans Hot Pad - Free Tapestry Crochet Pattern - Raffamusa Designs

December – Christmas Holly

This Christmas Holly Potholder is the pot holder pattern for the month of December. It looks great made in two colors, like the one in the picture below, or with multiple colors, maybe with green leaves and red berries!

Grab your free pattern HERE.

Tapestry Crochet Holly Potholder - Free Pattern - Raffamusa Designs

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED this “A Year of Tapestry Crochet Potholders” Collection!

Looking forward to seeing your tapestry crochet potholders on Facebook and/or Instagram. Make sure to use the hashtag #raffamusadesigns so that I don’t miss your creations!

Find more crochet potholders here on the blog…

4 thoughts on “A Year of Tapestry Crochet Potholders”

  1. I love all your potholders and have made several of the Farmhouse collection for Christmas presents this year and just bought your Year of Tapestry Crochet Potholders Collection. I did get a request from a friend asking me about making them an Eagle Potholder. Do you think you could make one? I would totally buy it! <3

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  2. I absolutely love your potholders! The designs are adorable and very creative. Thank you for sharing them.

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  3. Good afternoon, I’m trying to find the free pattern for the maple and acorn pot holder pattern. There dosent seen to be a link for that pattern. Thank you.

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    • Hi Angela,
      The maple and the acorn aren’t on the blog yet.
      You can already find them in the PDF e-book with all the potholders, but I’ll share them for free on the blog only in September/October 🙂

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