Pattern: Pot Holder from Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts Lacy Crochet
Yarn: Size 10 cotton
Hook Size: 1.75mm
This potholder is the reason I bought my first crochet book. I had seen different versions of it on Ravelry for a potholder swap, and always thought it was the cutest little thing. The edge, how the gatherings go from fat to skinny, fat to skinny. It just pulls at my heartstrings! And the center bit! Oh, the center bit! I love the feel of the whole thing.
Sorry to say, although I still think this is ridiculously cute and I love love love the edging, this project was so boring. Terribly, terrible boring. The tan center is worked up twice, for a front and a back, and then hooked together with the edging. I felt like it would never end. Seriously. Never. I really had to focus on wanting a finished product- otherwise I would have dropped this like a hot-po-tater!
Usually I just put a project away if I'm not feeling it- I'm really happy that I stuck with it! Have you ever had a project that was dull as a doornail- but you just wanted the FO so bad that you slogged through it?
Wow another great job! You are a crochet machine! Very vintagy looking:) This is my favourite type of crochet item to look for in thrift shops. I remember my grama making tons of these....so for me they are a bit retro cool and (imho) a bit more functional than a doily. I have quite a few of these that I use for setting down my teapor...It catches the drips and saves my table.
ReplyDeleteThat's adorable!
ReplyDeleteI love your cute little potholder despite the agonies of boredom that went with it. My huge slog project is the Evenstar Shawl. I started it 13 months ago as part of the mystery KAL. I kept up with it until we got to the last cue - the endless (and I DO mean endless!) beaded edging. It's not difficult...it's just frickin' BO-ring. I have 14 repeats to go (out of an original 56). Pray for me... LOL!
ReplyDeleteI think your pot holder is adorable. My boredom piece is the bamboo cardi I keep picking up and then after a few days, putting aside for something else. I really just don't love it like I thought I would. So disappointed, but I will finish it and then find something, anything to be excited about. Positive thinking!
ReplyDeleteWow, another one - great job! This is just as beautiful as the others. I'm doing my bore knit right now... I knit a second Still Light tunic for myself. The first one was a pretty quick knit, but this one is taking ages. Hopefully I will be finished soon, it is one and a half arm left and I AM gonna finish it! :-)
ReplyDeleteThat pot holdder is really nice! It may have been boring to make, but it looks quite intricate and difficult. Good for you for sticking with it. I am terrible about not finishing projects.
ReplyDeleteI love the vintage feel of this potholder. There are quite a bit of projects that I have put down. While I haven't found them to be boring, I just find that I am easily distracted and so I start new projects! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is really cute.
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, I feel you on the slogging thingy. YUP.