This easy crochet hot pad is double sided, making it thick enough to protect your kitchen surfaces from hot dishes. Find the free crochet pattern below.
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Crochet Hot Pad Yarn + Stitches
For this crochet hot pad, it is important to use cotton yarn. Hot pads are used to put hot dishes on to avoid ruining kitchen surfaces. Because hot dishes are involved, cotton yarn is best. Acrylic yarn can melt under hot temperatures.
I knew I wanted this hot pad to be thick, so I used half double crochets with a 4.00mm crochet hook. I also ended up making two sides to make it extra thick.
To give this simple circle hot pad just a little more detail, I did a modified picot stitch around the edge. It gives it a pretty, delicate touch to what would otherwise be a plain circle.
Free Hot Pad Crochet Pattern
Materials
Dishie Cotton Yarn (1 skein/190 yards)
4.00mm crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Crochet Pattern Notes
I used almost an entire skein for this hot pad, you may want to have extra just incase your tension is a bit looser.
Beginning chain does not count as a stitch.
I’m using a modified picot stitch in this pattern, but I will be referring to it as the picot stitch.
Modified picot stitch: sc, ch 2, sc (all in one stitch)
Dimensions: 9” in width
Abbreviations: (US terms)
Ch = chain, sc = single crochet, hdc = half double crochet
Crochet Pattern
Round 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 10hdc in ring, join to first st (10)
Round 2: Ch 1, 2hdc in each st around, join to first st (20)
Round 3: Ch 1, *hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (30)
Round 4: Ch 1, *hdc in next 2 st, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (40)
Round 5: Ch 1, *hdc in next 3 st, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (50)
Round 6: Ch 1, *hdc in next 4 st, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (60)
Round 7: Ch 1, *hdc in next 5 st, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (70)
Round 8: Ch 1, *hdc in next 6 st, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (80)
Round 9: Ch 1, *hdc in next 7 st, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (90)
Round 10: Ch 1, *hdc in next 8 st, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (100)
Round 11: Ch 1, *hdc in next 9 st, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (110)
Round 12: Ch 1, *hdc in next 10 st, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (120)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Make two circles.
Once both circles are finished, we will crochet them together.
Hold both circles so the ‘right sides’ are facing out.
Insert hook into both circles on the last row and single crochet together. Join to first st of the round
Last row: Ch 1, *sc in next 2 st, picot st, repeat from * around, join to first st
Fasten off and weave in ends.
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