Never say never...

 I thought I'd crossed a fairly serious line when I went on my doily rampage last year.
(here, here and here)

But it seems that another crochet barrier is now in tatters around me because now I've made a potholder too.  Not that there's anything remotely wrong with potholders.  Certainly not, very useful things.  Just I never imagined myself ever making one.  But, you know how this story goes; you see them around and about and then you start to admire them and then, finally, you start to covet them.

It is often collections of them that people have.  Collections of lovely vintage ones.  Neglected treasures that they have found in dusty old corners of thrift stores or some such aladdin's cave of vintage gems.  I don't know if it's just American thrift stores that offer such bounty?  (It seems that way from my side of the fence, but doesn't it always?)

Here in the UK our, generally rather depressing, charity shops don't seem to have quite the same wealth of selection and potential.  I'll admit that I have found some lovely things in charity shops but I've never, ever seen any old crocheted potholders.  Does it happen I wonder?

Well, you make your own luck, they say.  So I've decided to make my very own, brand new, 'vintage' potholder collection.  Oxymorons ahoy!

I've been looking for nice patterns and have collected a few up on Ravelry to try as and when I have a moment and the inclination.  They are a nice quick thing to slip in-between other projects or just to divert the attention for a while.  

So far I've only made this one, but I love it.  I fell in love with it when I saw it on Hopscotchlane's IG feed.  (Which is full of gorgeousness by the way.)  Isn't it sweet?  I even managed to get the proper little plastic rings to make the little loop.

It looks pretty good up on my wall, but a little lonely.  It needs some friends I think.

: : FLOWERY POTHOLDER : :

Pattern: Vintage Inspired Crochet Flower Potholder Pattern by Becky Homick

Hook: 4.0mm (G)

Yarn:
Rico Creative Cotton
Drops Paris

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