Crochet Christmas Potholders Pattern

Discover a festive and easy crochet pattern for adorable Santa and Elf potholders! This free pattern uses simple stitches and easy construction, making it perfect for holiday crafting or last-minute handmade gifts. Add a touch of Christmas charm to your kitchen with these fun, functional designs that crocheters of all skill levels can enjoy.

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Crochet Christmas Potholders

Crochet potholders are best made with 100% cotton yarn. I used I Love This Cotton! for this project, but any 100% worsted weight cotton yarn will work.

These potholders are double sided making them super durable for the kitchen! You will make two circles, add the belt detail then crochet them together. To finish it off, a bobble edge is crocheted along with a loop for hanging.

Free Crochet Christmas Potholder Pattern

Materials

I Love This Cotton! In Burnt Sienna, Sage, Gold, Black, and White

4.00mm crochet hook

Tapestry needle

Scissors

Crochet Pattern Notes

Beginning chain does not count as a stitch for each round.

You can use any medium weight 100% cotton yarn for this project.

Bobble stitch: *YO, insert hook into st, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through two loops, repeat from * 3 more times into the same stitch, YO, pull through all loops on your hook
Dimensions: 9” diameter
Abbreviations: (US terms)
Ch = chain, sc = single crochet, hdc = half double crochet, dc = double crochet, st = stitch, YO = yarn over

Pattern

For the Santa, start with red yarn and for the Elf, start with green yarn.
Round 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 10hdc into 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.
Make two circles.
Belt
Use black yarn.
Row 1: Ch 5, sc into 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn (4)
Row 2-32: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn (4)
Fasten off and leave tail for sewing. Sew onto the center of one of the circles.
Use gold yarn and tapestry needle to sew on belt buckle. Sew around the belt to make a square shape, go over it a few times.
Assembly
Hold two circles together (wrong side facing in) with the belt on top and single crochet them together with white yarn. I started at the top left where I wanted my loop to end up.
Border: Ch 2, *bobble in next st, sc in next st, repeat from * around, ch 20, sl st, fasten off.

What’s Next?

10 Days of Crochet Christmas

This pattern is part of the 10 Days of Crochet Christmas Event from 12/1/25 – 12/10/15. You can check out the other patterns from this collection when I post them here.

More Free Easy Crochet Christmas Patterns

• 5 Days of Crochet Christmas 2024 (free PDF pattern downloads)
• Snowman and Gingerbread Potholders
• Snowman Coasters
• Gift Card Holder/Ornament