Do you have a list of things you would like to do in your life? Like to climb on the top on the mountain, to travel to a specific part of the world, to paint your hair into purple… or anything like this. I have a dream to see the Northern Lights one day. And the best – to go to Iceland and see them there. Last year I was very close to my dream as I spent 10 days in the North of Sweden. But no luck for me that time. So my dream will stay just a dream. At least for a while.
But then I decided to recreate my dream with yarn. Several months ago I was contacted by Knotions Magazine with an offer to design an accessory for their Winter/Fall issue. And since I am obsessed with mandalas and overlay crochet, I thought of a small potholder in the colors of Northern Lights.
The pattern is very simple and easy to follow. It is aimed to intermediate crocheters, or even advanced beginners. It uses just a little bit of cabling and with lots of progress pictures It will be easy to see the placement of every stitch.
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As for majority of kitchen accessories designs I chose 100% cotton yarn Catona by Scheepjes. You will need just 3 shades. I chose 261, 282, 392 for a northern lights version and also made another potholder with shades 157, 179, 172. I also used 2.5 mm (C) Clover Soft Touch crochet hook.
You can have a look at full range of Catona yarn on Wool Warehouse* HERE, Deramores* HERE and Paradise Fibers* (US) HERE. This yarn comes in balls of 25g and 50g and is also available in local Scheepjes yarn shops. If you never tried this yarn, please, also read my review HERE. In my opinion this type of yarn is just perfect for overlay crochet and creating colorful mandalas. And it’s great for making potholders, hot pads and coasters as cotton yarn doesn’t melt with high temperatures.
My potholder consists of 2 layers: the top layer is structured with a zig-zag cabled pattern, and bottom layer is flat and made in main color. The potholder is thick and thanks to a small loop it can be hung on a wall when not used in the kitchen. You can even create several potholders and use them as wall decorations.
And yes, I should tell you something about the cup with elks you see in the picture. I bought it at the Umeå airport last summer. So it was pretty close to the Northern Lights.
The pattern of Northern Light Potholder is available HERE in the Knotions Magazine. Enjoy! And please, don’t forget to share the pictures of your finished mandala’s with me!
Aurora Borealis. Photo by Steven Webber. Used with permission
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