Bring some flowers into your kitchen with this quick and easy tapestry crochet Tulips Potholder, the perfect hot pad for your Easter and Spring baking!
As I’m getting ready to leave the Netherlands in one week, I feel like there’s no better goodbye than this little homage to the land of flowers, which I’ve been calling home for the past 8 years!
It’s funny that when I first made this Tulip Potholder last December, I still didn’t know we’d be moving, and definitely didn’t know when.
So, it’s a sort of ironic coincidence that the April potholder of my A Year of Potholders is actually a bouquet of tulips.
A YEAR OF POTHOLDERS
After the Farmhouse Collection of potholders, this year (2022), I decided to share each month one or two tapestry crochet potholders.
I love tapestry crochet for hot pads, trivets, and kitchen accessories because it creates a thick and solid fabric, which is perfect for handling hot pans and pots while cooking.
- Take a look at the entire “A Year of Potholders” collection HERE
- Grab the eBook with all the patterns on Etsy HERE or Ravelry HERE!
Keep in mind that the free patterns here on the blog will only have the written instructions, while the PDF and ebook have both written instructions and color charts!
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Spring Home Decor Blog Hop
The pattern of the Tulips Potholder is included in the Spring Home Decor Blog Hop and Bundle hosted by Claire of E’Claire Makery.
This means that today (April 14th, 2022), you can get the free pattern on Ravelry. All you need is the special coupon code that you’ll find on the main blog hop page HERE.
AD-FREE PRINTABLE PATTERN
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MATERIALS
- 3.5-mm (E/4 USA, 9 UK) Hook
- Aran (4, Medium) Weight Cotton Yarn
- Tapestry Needle
YARN & YARDAGE
I used GB Wolle Schulgarn, 100% Cotton (50 g, ~95 yds / 87 m) in the following colors and amounts:
- A – Red (1030) – 47.2 yds / 43.2 m
- B – White (1010) – 20.3 yds / 18.6 m
YARN SUBSTITUTIONS
ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)
Ch – Chain
RS – Right Side
Sc – Single Crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl St – Slip Stitch
St – Stitch
WS – Wrong Side
Yo – Yarn Over
TAPESTRY CROCHET & INVISIBLE COLOR CHANGES
- Find a guide to step-by-step guide to flat tapestry crochet HERE
- Learn how to make invisible color changes in tapestry crochet HERE.
Or watch the video tutorial on my YouTube channel HERE.
Just keep in mind that while in the video I do consider the initial ch-1 as my first st, for this pattern, the first chain does NOT count as a stitch!
SIZE
6.2” (15.7 cm) by 6.3” (16 cm).
GAUGE
22.5 sc for 21 rows in 4” (10 cm) worked in tapestry crochet.
PATTERN NOTES
- The pattern is written in 2 sections. The Potholder is worked in rows, the Border in rounds.
- The potholder is worked entirely in sc.
- If the pattern says “(A) 5”, it means that you need to sc 1 in each of next 5 sts using color A.
- At the end of each row, ch 1 and turn.
- The initial ch 1 does NOT count as a st.
- All odd-numbered rows are crocheted on the right side. All even-numbered rows are crocheted on the wrong side.
- (…) – Repeat the instructions within brackets for the indicated number of times.
- With the exception of the border, the stitch count is always 34 sts.
- The color chart of the potholder can be found in the PDF pattern.
Tulips Hot Pad – FREE TAPESTRY CROCHET PATTERN
POTHOLDER
(A) Ch 35.
← Row 1 (RS). (A) 34 (crochet from second ch from your hook). (34 sts)
→ Row 2 (WS). (A) 1, (B) 2, (A) 22, (B) 6, (A) 3.
← Row 3 (RS). (A) 5, (B) 9, (A) 16, (B) 2, (A) 2.
→ Row 4 (WS). (A) 2, (B) 3, (A) 6, (B) 15, (A) 8.
← Row 5 (RS). (A) 10, (B) 21, (A) 3.
→ Row 6 (WS). (A) 4, (B) 4, (A) 4, (B) 9, (A) 13.
← Row 7 (RS). (A) 1, (B) 6, (A) 18, (B) 4, (A) 5.
→ Row 8 (WS). (A) 5, (B) 1, (A) 1, (B) 5, (A) 12, (B) 8, (A) 2.
← Row 9 (RS). (A) 3, (B) 9, (A) 6, (B) 6, (A) 1, (B) 1, (A) 2, (B) 1, (A) 5.
→ Row 10 (WS). (A) 5, [(B) 2, (A) 1] twice, (B) 1, (A) 2, (B) 16, (A) 4.
← Row 11 (RS). (A) 3, (B) 10, (A) 2, (B) 3, (A) 3, (B) 2, (A) 1, (B) 1, (A) 2, (B) 2, (A) 5.
→ Row 12 (WS). (A) 5, (B) 2, (A) 2, (B) 1, (A) 2, (B) 3, (A) 3, (B) 2, (A) 2, (B) 11, (A) 1.
← Row 13 (RS). (A) 2, (B) 9, (A) 2, (B) 2, (A) 3, (B) 2, (A) 1, (B) 1, (A) 1, (B) 2, (A) 2, (B) 2, (A) 5.
→ Row 14 (WS). (A) 5, (B) 2, (A) 3, (B) 1, [(A) 1, (B) 2] twice, (A) 3, (B) 2, (A) 2, (B) 6, (A) 4.
← Row 15 (RS). (A) 3, (B) 5, (A) 3, (B) 2, (A) 3, (B) 2, (A) 2, (B) 1, (A) 2, (B) 1, (A) 3, (B) 3, (A) 4.
→ Row 16 (WS). (A) 4, (B) 3, (A) 3, (B) 1, [(A) 2, (B) 2] twice, (A) 2, (B) 4, (A) 3, (B) 4, (A) 2.
← Row 17 (RS). (A) 8, (B) 3, (A) 4, (B) 1, (A) 2, (B) 2, (A) 3, (B) 1, (A) 3, (B) 3, (A) 4.
→ Row 18 (WS). (A) 3, (B) 3, (A) 3, (B) 2, (A) 3, (B) 2, (A) 2, (B) 2, (A) 5, (B) 2, (A) 7.
← Row 19 (RS). (A) 13, (B) 2, (A) 2, (B) 2, (A) 3, (B) 4, (A) 2, (B) 3, (A) 3.
→ Row 20 (WS). (A) 2, (B) 4, (A) 1, (B) 6, (A) 2, (B) 2, (A) 3, (B) 5, (A) 9.
← Row 21 (RS). (A) 7, (B) 8, (A) 1, (B) 3, (A) 1, (B) 7, (A) 2, (B) 3, (A) 2.
→ Row 22 (WS). (A) 2, (B) 2, (A) 2, (B) 8, (A) 2, (B) 2, (A) 1, (B) 9, (A) 6.
← Row 23 (RS). (A) 5, (B) 10, (A) 1, (B) 2, (A) 2, (B) 8, (A) 3, (B) 2, (A) 1.
→ Row 24 (WS). (A) 1, (B) 1, (A) 3, (B) 9, (A) 2, (B) 2, (A) 1, (B) 10, (A) 5.
← Row 25 (RS). (A) 4, (B) 11, (A) 1, (B) 2, (A) 1, (B) 10, (A) 5.
→ Row 26 (WS). (A) 4, (B) 11, (A) 1, (B) 2, (A) 1, (B) 12, (A) 3.
← Row 27 (RS). (A) 1, (B) 14, (A) 1, (B) 2, (A) 1, (B) 3, (A) 1, (B) 4, (A) 1, (B) 2, (A) 4.
→ Row 28 (WS). [(A) 3, (B) 2] 3 times, (A) 1, (B) 1, (A) 2, (B) 8, (A) 1, (B) 4, (A) 2.
← Row 29 (RS). (A) 7, (B) 7, (A) 3, (B) 1, (A) 1, (B) 1, (A) 5, (B) 1, (A) 8.
→ Row 30 (WS). (A) 16, (B) 1, (A) 3, (B) 2, (A) 2, (B) 3, (A) 7.
← Row 31 (RS). (A) 7, (B) 1, (A) 5, (B) 2, (A) 19.
→ Row 32 (WS). (A) 34.
Border
After row 32, you are still facing the WS and both A and B are at the left, top corner (if you are right-handed, or the right corner if you are left-handed).
Fasten off B.
With A, ch 1, and turn (RS). Now, yarn is at the right, top corner on the RS (or left, top corner if you are left-handed)!
Round 1 (RS). Sc 34 on the top side of the potholder. At the corner, ch 1, and start working on the next side. Sc 32 on the left side, ch 1, sc 34 on the bottom, ch 1, sc 32 on the right side of the potholder. Ch 1, and join the round with a sl st into the first st. (32 sts on top and bottom, 34 sts on left and right sides, 1 ch at each corner).
Hanging Loop. Ch 1, turn (WS). Ch 14 (15 chs in total). Sl st into next st of the border to form a loop. Ch 1, turn (RS). Sc 18 inside the loop you just created.
Fasten off, weave in all your ends.
YOUR TAPESTRY CROCHET Tulips POTHOLDER IS READY!
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Bello y fantástico! Gracias por compartir! Felicidades!
Any chance you can do a dog pot holder? Maybe a labrador.
Hi, sure, I’ve been thinking about it for a while… Hopefully, it will be coming soon 🙂