Dorothy's Potholder

Using a thread crochet potholder that my mother, Dorothy, gave me years ago, I worked out a pattern so that I could make a few more as gifts for family members. The potholder is made from size 10 crochet cotton: 1 ball of a solid main color and a ball of variegated, using a size 5 steel crochet hook. It measures approximately 7 1/2 inches across. Gauge is not important in this project.