Hi friends,

I made these Crochet Car Coasters using 3mm Cotton Macrame Cord and decided to use the cord to make a Granite Stitch Trivet/Hotpad. It worked great!

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I used the cord along with a K/6.5mm crochet hook to stitch up my trivets. You can find the pattern below along with links to free PDFs – one with photos and one without – if you’d like to easily print it.

Crochet Granite Stitch Cotton Trivet/Hotpad

3mm Natural Cotton Macrame Cord

K/6.5mm crochet hook

Stitches used in US terms:

Chain – ch

Single Crochet – sc

Note: don’t crochet too tightly, the cord does not stretch. 

Chain 20.

Row 1: sc in the 4th ch from hook. *ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch* Repeat from * to * across. Turn. 

Row 2: ch 2. sc in first ch 1 space, *ch 1, sc in next ch 1 space* Repeat from * to * across, ending with a sc in the ch 3 space in Row 1. Turn. 

Row 3: ch 2. sc in first ch 1 space, *ch 1, sc in next ch 1 space* Repeat from * to * across, ending with a sc in the ch 2 space in the previous row. Turn.

Repeat Row 3 to desired length. 

Fasten off and weave in ends. 

I crocheted a total of 17 rows for my trivet. 

My finished trivet measures about 6.5 by 6.5 inches.  

For the larger trivet I chained 24 to begin and crocheted a total of 21 rows. It measures about 8 by 8 inches. 

You can adjust the size of your trivet by simply adding to or subtracting from your beginning chain. Just be sure to chain an even number. Then follow the pattern, crocheting your desired number of rows. 

Here are the links to the free PDFs…

These trivets are great to protect your table when serving hot dishes. They are also pliable enough to use as potholders to remove hot dishes from the oven.

Make sure to use 100% cotton cord when making your trivets/potholders so they will be able to withstand the heat and won’t melt!

Anita