Hi friends,

Sometimes you just need a simple, back to basics project to work on. And that’s just what the Oversized Crochet Candy Corn-Inspired Potholder is! It’s stitched up in single crochet and can work as a potholder as well as a hotpad to protect your counter or table from a hot dish. It’s a great beginner project!

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I used I Love This Cotton yarn in Curry, Glowing, and White with an F/3.75 crochet hook to stitch up my potholders. I chose colors to mimic candy corn since it’s the season 😉 but of course you can make your potholders in any color combo or even just one color. Just be sure to use 100% cotton yarn so it can withstand the heat.

You can find the easy pattern below along with a link to a free PDF if you want to print it. You can also click the Pinterest button below to save it to your crochet board.

Oversized Crochet Candy Corn-Inspired Potholder 

I Love This Cotton yarn in Curry, Glowing, and White 

F/3.75 crochet hook

Foundation Single Crochet – fsc

Single Crochet – sc

Chain – ch

Make 2

Row 1: work 34 fsc with Curry. Turn. (34 stitches)

Rows 2-14: ch 1. sc in each stitch across. Turn. (34 stitches)

Change to Glowing. 

Rows 15-28: ch 1. sc in each stitch across. Turn. (34 stitches)

Change to White. 

Rows 29-42: ch 1. sc in each stitch across. Turn. (34 stitches)

Fasten off and weave in ends. 

Place one piece on top of the other, matching colors. Attach Glowing to top left corner of White with a slip stitch. 

Round 1: sc evenly around through both layers, working 3 sc in each corner. Join with ss to first sc. 

Round 2: ch 1. sc in each stitch around, working 3 sc in each corner. Join with ss to first sc. 

Fasten off and weave in ends. 

Finished potholder measures approximately 9 by 8.25 inches. 

Here’s the link to the free PDF…

I hope this pattern will inspire you when you just want to stitch up something simple. 🙂

Anita