Alpine Stitch Pot Holder Free Pattern
Alpine Stitch Pot Holders – Free Pattern
These Alpine Stitch Pot Holders are the perfect beginner project if you want to learn a new stitch and create something useful in the process.
You can choose to make them using one color or two colors, I have put both patterns for you below, this way you can choose to use your favorite yarn or use leftover scrap yarn from a bigger project.
Use these potholders in the kitchen to lift hot pots and pans or you can use them on the table to put those hot pans on and not damage your surfaces. They make great gifts paired with wooden utensils and homemade spice mixes.
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Video Tutorial
I used the alpine stitch pattern to create these washcloths. Subscribe to Crafting Happiness YouTube Channel to save the video if you want to create bigger projects with this stitch.
How To Crochet The Alpine Stitch
Pattern Notes
Level
- easy
Project Size/ Gauge
- 23cm by 23cm
- 5sts = 5cm in alpine stitch
Pattern Characteristics
- pot holders
- household items
Yarn Used
- Deramores Studio Aran (UK Customers)
- Click here for YARN ALTERNATIVES
Supplies
- ash (for the single color one)
- pineapple (A) & jasmin (B) (for the two-color one)
- 5mm crochet hook
- sewing needle with an eye big enough to fit your yarn
Abbreviations
Pattern written in US terms using Craft Yarn Council abbreviations.
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sk – skip
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- fpdc – front post double crochet
Alpine Stitch Pot Holder Crochet Pattern
- ch3 at the beginning of the row counts as a dc
- ch1 at the end of the row does not count as a stitch
- the stitches contained within the ** are the repeat section
- the number at the end of each row is the number of stitches you should have
Single Color Version
Starting Chain: ch26
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc next 24ch = 25
Row 2: Ch3 (counts as a dc), dc in next 24sts, ch1, turn = 25
Row 3: sc in each 25sts = 25
Row 4: ch3 (counts as a dc), *fpdc, skip the stitch left behind the fpdc and dc* x 12 times, ch1, turn = 25
Row 5: sc in each 25sts = 25
Row 6: ch3 (counts as a dc), dc in the following stitch, *fpdc, sk the stitch behind the fpdc and dc* x 11, dc in the last stitch, ch1, turn = 25
Row 7: sc in each 25sts = 25
Repeat rows 4, 5, 6 & 7 until the potholder is 19cm tall (in my case 3 more repeats), don’t fasten off.
Single Crochet Border
Continue from the corner where you finished your last row going, down the side.
Round 1: *1sc in the sc row, 2sc around the dc row*, repeat until you reach the next corner, 3sc in the corner, sc in each st across the bottom of the piece until you reach the next corner, 3sc in the corner, *1sc in the sc row, 2sc in the dc row*, repeat until you reach the next corner, 3sc in that corner, sc in each st along the top part of the piece until you reach the corner, 3sc in that corner, sl st in the first sc you made in this round, ch1, don’t turn
Round 2: *sc in each st along the side until you reach the corner st (the 2nd sc of the 3sc you previously made in the corner), 3sc in the corner st*, repeat on each side of the piece (4 times in total), sl st in the first sc you made in this round, ch8, sl st in the next st, fasten off, weave in the ends.
Two-Color Version
With color B
Starting Chain: ch26
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc next 24ch = 25
Row 2: Ch3 (counts as a dc), dc in next 24sts, ch1, turn = 25
Row 3: sc in each 25sts = 25
Row 4: ch3 (counts as a dc), *fpdc, skip the stitch left behind the fpdc and dc* x 12 times, ch1, turn = 25
Change to color A
Row 5: sc in each 25sts = 25
Row 6: ch3 (counts as a dc), dc in the following stitch, *fpdc, sk the stitch behind the fpdc and dc* x 11, dc in the last stitch, ch1, turn = 25
Change to color B
Row 7: sc in each 25sts = 25
Row 8: ch3 (counts as a dc), *fpdc, skip the stitch left behind the fpdc and dc* x 12 times, ch1, turn = 25
Change to color A
Row 9: sc in each 25sts = 25
Row 10: ch3 (counts as a dc), dc in the following stitch, *fpdc, sk the stitch behind the fpdc and dc* x 11, dc in the last stitch, ch1, turn = 25
Change to color B
Row 11: sc in each 25sts = 25
Row 12: ch3 (counts as a dc), *fpdc, skip the stitch left behind the fpdc and dc* x 12 times, ch1, turn = 25
Change to color A
Row 13: sc in each 25sts = 25
Row 14: ch3 (counts as a dc), dc in the following stitch, *fpdc, sk the stitch behind the fpdc and dc* x 11, dc in the last stitch, ch1, turn = 25
Change to color B
Row 15: sc in each 25sts = 25
Row 16: ch3 (counts as a dc), *fpdc, skip the stitch left behind the fpdc and dc* x 12 times, ch1, turn = 25
Row 17: sc in each 25sts = 25
Row 18: ch3 (counts as a dc), dc in the following stitch, *fpdc, sk the stitch behind the fpdc and dc* x 11, dc in the last stitch, ch1, turn = 25
Row 19: sc in each 25sts, fasten off and weave in the ends = 25
Single Crochet Border
Place the crocheted square with the right side facing you. Join with color A on the left side of the piece with a slip knot, in the top sc row.
Round 1: *1sc in the sc row, 2sc around the dc row*, repeat until you reach the next corner, 3sc in the corner, sc in each st across the bottom of the piece until you reach the next corner, 3sc in the corner, *1sc in the sc row, 2sc in the dc row*, repeat until you reach the next corner, 3sc in that corner, sc in each st along the top part of the piece until you reach the corner, 3sc in that corner, sl st in the first sc you made in this round, ch1, don’t turn
Round 2: *sc in each st along the side until you reach the corner st (the 2nd sc of the 3sc you previously made in the corner), 3sc in the corner st*, repeat on each side of the piece (4 times in total), sl st in the first sc you made in this round, ch8, sl st in the next st, fasten off, weave in the ends.
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