potholder
Crocheting fruit: Lemon
Pot holders can be crocheted not only in square or round shapes, but also in creative, colourful fruit shapes. Whether shaped like a strawberry, kiwi, lemon or orange, you can customise their colours to suit your taste. This makes cooking twice as much fun! A tutorial by Ms Line.
Table of contents
This is what you need
- Scheepjes Chunky Monkey (100g / 116 m) in colours:
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- Yellow (Fb 2008), ca. 25 g
- Fern (Fb 2016), approx. 15 g
- Crochet hook addiSwing 4.5 mm (US 7)
- Scissors
- Wool needle
Size EU: 26 x 15 cm (with loop)
How it works
Construction
Work in rows back and forth. Chain 12, then start working into the second ch from the hook.
- Rd 1: inc 1 hdc, 9 hdc, inc 1 hdc. (13 sts)
- Rd 2: inc 1 hdc, 11 hdc, inc 1 hdc. (15 sts)
- Rd 3: inc 1 hdc, 13 hdc, inc 1 hdc. (17 sts)
- Rd 4: 17 sc.
- Rd 5: inc 1 hdc, 15 hdc, inc 1 hdc. (19 sts)
- Rd 6: inc 1 hdc, 17 hdc, inc 1 hdc. (21 sts)
- Rd 7-15: 21 sc.
- Rd 16: dec 1 hdc, 17 hdc, dec 1 hdc. (19 sts)
- Rd 17: dec 1 hdc, 15 hdc, dec 1 hdc. (17 sts)
- Rd 18: 17 sc.
- Rd 19: dec 1 hdc, 13 hdc, dec 1 hdc. (15 sts)
- Rd 20: dec 1 hdc, 11 hdc, dec 1 hdc. (13 sts)
- Rd 21: dec 1 hdc, 9 hdc, dec 1 hdc. (11 sts)
- Do not cut the yarn. Work 1 rnd of sc all around the lemon
- starting by turning the piece 45° and working along the left edge to the chain from the beginning. Then work into the chain as follows: 2 sc, [2 dc in the same st] 2x, 2 sc
- Then work into the chain as follows: *4 sc, [1 dc, 1 tr] in the next st, 2 tr in the next st, [1 tr, 1 dc] in the next st, 4 sc*.
- Continue working sc along the right edge until reaching R21. Rep from * to * along the sts of R21. Join the round with an invisible method and weave in the yarn end.
End
Leaves and loop (in col Fern)
- Work in rounds. Chain 16, then work into both sides of the chain sts starting at the second ch from the hook.
- 1 hdc, 2 dc, 9 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 3 ch, continuing on the other side of the chain, work 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 9 tr, 2 dc, 1 hdc. (30 sts)
- Do not cut the yarn. Insert the hook in the center st of the upper edge of the lemon (R21) and attach the leaves with 1sl st.
- Chain 28, 1 sl st in the first ch. Do not cut the yarn, but turn the work and work 28 sc in the chain.
- Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in the yarn end.
End
Leaves and loop (in col Fern)
- Work in rounds. Chain 16, then work into both sides of the chain sts starting at the second ch from the hook.
- 1 hdc, 2 dc, 9 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 3 ch, continuing on the other side of the chain, work 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 9 tr, 2 dc, 1 hdc. (30 sts)
- Do not cut the yarn. Insert the hook in the center st of the upper edge of the lemon (R21) and attach the leaves with 1sl st.
- Chain 28, 1 sl st in the first ch. Do not cut the yarn, but turn the work and work 28 sc in the chain.
- Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in the yarn end.
Abbreviations
- dec – decrease
- co – cast on
- tr – treble crochet
- col – color
- sc – single crochet
- htr – treble crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- y – yardage
- ch – chain stitch
- DPN – double pointed needles
- ndl – needle
- r – row
- Rd – round/s
- dc – double crochet
- rep – repeat
- inc – increase
co – cast on
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Design: Ms Line – Inga Borges
Tip: Check out the tutorials for more fruit-shaped pot holders here
- Crochet a strawberry pot holder
- Crochet an Orange pot holder
- Crochet a Kiwi pot holder
