I have a potholder that my Grandma Mangum crocheted years ago and I’ve wanted to figure out the pattern for a long time. I finally recreated her pattern in no. 10 crochet cotton and a size 6 (1.80mm) steel crochet hook. It’s nice and thick and I love how it turned out! But it took longer than I thought a potholder should take to crochet.
So I used a thicker cotton crochet yarn – a size 3 or size 5 crochet cotton thread or a light dk cotton yarn keep the holes in the pattern pretty small and tight (important for a potholder!) – and a size C/2 (2.75mm) crochet hook to make the pattern a quick housewarming or bridal shower gift.
Vintage Climbing Trellis Hexagon Potholder
US Crochet Terms:
ch: chain
dc: double crochet
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
sp: space
Make a sliding loop or magic ring (go here or here for a good tutorial, or ch 4, sl st in first chain to close the ring). Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout). Make 23 dc into ring. Tighten the ring and slip stitch into the top of the first ch 3 to close. (24 dc)
Row 1: Ch 3. 1 dc in the next 3 dc. Ch 2. (1 dc in the next 4 dc, ch 2) 5 times. Sl st in the top of first ch 3. Sl st in the next 3 dc and (attach new color yarn here if desired) then sl st into next ch-2 sp. (24 dc and 6 ch-2 sp)
Row 2: (Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in the same beginning ch-2 sp. Ch 1. (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp. Ch 1.) 5 times. Sl st in top of first ch 3. Sl st in next 2 dc and (attach new color yarn here if desired) then sl st into next ch-2 sp.
Row 3: (Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in the same beginning ch-2 sp. 4 dc in next ch-1 sp. (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2 sp. 4 dc in next ch-1 sp.) 5 times. Sl st in top of first ch 3. Sl st in next 2 dc and (attach new color yarn here if desired) then sl st into next ch-2 sp.
Row 4: (Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in the same beginning ch-2 sp. Skip next 3 dc. 1 dc in sp between skipped 3 dc and next 4 dc. 1 dc in next 4 dc. 1 dc in sp between previous 4 dc and next 3 dc. (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp. Skip next 3 dc. 1 dc in sp between skipped 3 dc and next 4 dc. 1 dc in next 4 dc. 1 dc in sp between previous 4 dc and next 3 dc.) 5 times. Sl st in top of first ch 3. Sl st in next 2 dc and (attach new color yarn here if desired) then sl st into next ch-2 sp.
Row 5: (Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in the same beginning ch-2 sp. Skip next 3 dc. 1 dc in sp between skipped 3 dc and the next 6 dc. 1 dc in next 6 dc. 1 dc in sp between previous 6 dc and next 3 dc. (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp. Skip next 3 dc. 1 dc in sp between skipped 3 dc and next 6 dc. 1 dc in next 6 dc. 1 dc in sp between previous 6 dc and next 3 dc.) 5 times. Sl st in top of first ch 3. Sl st in next 2 dc and (attach new color yarn here if desired) then sl st into next ch-2 sp.
Row 6: (Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in the same beginning ch-2 sp. Skip next 3 dc. 1 dc in sp between skipped 3 dc and the next 8 dc. 1 dc in next 8 dc. 1 dc in sp between previous 8 dc and next 3 dc. (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp. Skip next 3 dc. 1 dc in sp between skipped 3 dc and next 8 dc. 1 dc in next 8 dc. 1 dc in sp between previous 8 dc and next 3 dc.) 5 times. Sl st in top of first ch 3. Sl st in next 2 dc and (attach new color yarn here if desired) then sl st into next ch-2 sp.
Continue to increase each row in like manner until hexagon reaches desired size (6″ across is a good potholder size). Make a second hexagon.
With wrong sides together and right sides facing out, sc the 2 hexagons together, finishing the edge with a shell or picot trim if desired and adding a loop at one corner.
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