Lovely and useful: the crocheted potholder "dog" protects your fingers from heat of baking sheet or sauce pan and looks decorative in your kitchen while waiting for the next usage.

What skills are you going to need and what will you get

This tutorial will accompany you step by step to receive a decorative potholder with the shape of a dog. Detailed pictures will help you to understand the production process.
This tutorial does not include crochet basics, but requires some experience in crocheting. The following techniques are used: chain stitch, slip stitch, double crochet, half treble crochet, crochet in rounds and rows, sewing and embroidering. (Crochet terms in british english!)

Size information

If you use cotton yarn with a yardage of 200y/3.5oz (90m/50g) and a hook size 3.5, the pot holder will become approx. 11 cm long and 10 cm wide and will fit for medium sized hands.

Required materials

cotton yarn with a yardage of 200y/3.5oz (90m/50g)
a hook size 3.5

Other information from the author

It is not allowed to use this tutorial for commercial purpose, nor to copy and spread even parts of it. It is not allowed to sell articles made with the aid of this pattern.