Craft This Great Crochet Pig Hot Pad For Your Home
Craft this Great Crochet Pig Hot Pad for your home. It’s another wonderful design from the Farmhouse Collection and is just 1 of 7 in the series.
This fabulous hot pad should be approx. 8.5 inches / 21 cm square, when completed, and has been crafted using a 3.5 mm / US E-4 / UK 9 crochet hook and Tapestry Needle.
There are no difficult stitches, just follow the pattern and have fun.
For those of you who are new to Tapestry crochet, here is are an additional couple of notes from the designer….
…with tapestry crochet, it is always better to carry the second strand of yarn even in rows where you’re only using one color. This will avoid distortions and uneven tension in your finished piece.
Also, when turning your work at the end of one row/beginning of the next row, make sure to pass your unused color on the back of your work when you are crocheting on the right side, and on the front of your work when you are crocheting on the wrong side. Otherwise, you’d see the second color peeking through at the beginning of some rows on the right side, which is what you’re seeing right now if I understood correctly.
Also, to avoid seeing the carried yarn in between stitches, pull it gently every now and then, but don’t pull too hard otherwise you’ll shrink your work. And make sure to crochet quite tight so that the second color is well hidden inside your stitches!
For the stitch count, yes, you have to skip the very first st because the initial ch-1 counts as your first st. So, make sure not to skip that one ch/st at the end of the next row otherwise your rows will start getting shorter and shorter.
This crochet pattern is a wonderful design by Raffaella and you find her FREE pattern on Raffamusa Designs.
For those of you who haven’t changed color in Tapestry Crochet before, Rafaella has also written a tutorial for us to make it easier.
To access the FREE pattern for the Hot Pad, please click on this link: Jorie’s Pig Potholder Pattern
Not to be confused with the designers Ad-FREE PDF PAID pattern, which Raffaella also offers.
If you like this Pot Holder and would like to see similar FREE patterns for the home, please click on this link: Dishcloths & Potholders
Featured image: Raffaella/ Raffamusa Designs – thank you!
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