Potholders are a good way to practice stitches and they make great gifts. Here's a nice seed and garter stitch potholder to make. You need to know only two stitches for this project - the GARTER STITCH and the SEED STITCH. Photo below is my potholder in progress. The white thread down the middle is my stitch marker.
POTHOLDER IN PROGRESS
How to Knit a Seed & Garter Stitch Potholder
Cast on the number of stitches you want for your potholder.
Knit to half way across the row.
Place a stitch marker on the needle.
Knit in Seed Stitch until the end of the row.
Turn the work around.
Continue knitting this pattern until the potholder is half as long as you want.
Reverse the stitches.
Knitting Garter Stitch over the Seed Stitch half, and the Seed Stitch over the Garter Stitch half.
Bind off and weave the tails in.
Watch the videos for a demonstration.
Tips
- To learn how to do the garter stitch, check out this article.
- To learn how to knit a seed stitch, check out this article.
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