Last night, courtesy of Tracy’s blog post with her gorgeous pot holder pattern, i made a present for some friends we are going to visit today.
I’d stumbled across some really pretty cotton in our local wool shop and thought the two sets of colours would look nice together. What I hadn’t realised was that she had recommended worsted wool, not the double knit i’d picked up. I seem to remember that I was meant to have learnt this lesson a short while ago?? Anyway, it works up fine in the lighter weight, I just hope it functions as a pot holder/trivet. Hopefully it will as it has two layers crocheted together, plus a flower to give an extra bit of thickness.
This took about 3 hours to make, and was a nicely repetitive pattern, perfect for making with some background tv.
And a quick bonus photo for you of the shawl colours in daylight! Check out Cathy’s post for some gorgeous moorland photos.
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I can’t wait…….
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Shouldn’t be too long now!
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I suddenly remembered that heather was my grandmother’s favorite flower.
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Oh wow… That’s so lovely. That makes the shawl feel really special
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What beautiful colours in the shawl 🙂 and that’s such a pretty pot holder, I might have to check that pattern out and have a go
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Do… It’s really lovely and Tracy will be so excited 😁
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Beautiful colours in the shawl, and thanks for the link mention.
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Thank you, and you’re welcome.
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I LOVE it! The colors work perfectly:). No worries about the yarn type. Using what you have is always the best choice! Thank you for trying out the pattern. You did a GREAT job!❤️
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Thank you so much. I’ll definitely make more in the future😊
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What a cute potholder! I really love the colours in the shawl, that’s going to be gorgeous!
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We used the potholder for a jug of coffee and it served its purpose very well, and looked very cute with the pointy parts of the star peeking out from under the pot.
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Love the potholder! Tracy came up with such a pretty pattern and I love the yarn you used for it too! Now let’s talk about the yarn for the shawl – wow! That is such a lovely combination of colors! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Thank you. I’m lazy at the moment and just use variegated yarns because the colours grab me from the start without me thinking about it or having to weave in lots of ends! But I’m super pleased with how the shawl turned out and I’m tempted to get more of the wool for something for myself as I loved the colours so much.
I’m so glad Tracy put the pattern up on her blog… It was such a perfect present
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