grandma's favorite potholders
 |
  |
| The Pattern |
| The top photo is one of the set of potholders I made for my friend Ryan as a housewarming gift for his new house. It was made using Aunt Lydia's two-strand bedspread cotton (two strands of size 10 thread wrapped around each other making a size ~3 thread). The bottom two were made using Sinfonia sport cotton for my new Milwaukee kitchen. I loved using the Sinfonia -- it made an extra thick potholder that is still flexible and easy to use. One of my concerns with handmade potholders is that they be thick enough to offer good protection, but not be so thick that you can't feel what you're doing when using one. This pattern using Sinfonia really fits the bill -- these are pretty potholders that I actually use!! |